A Seventh-day Adventist publishing company for the blind is set to release a special edition of the Adventist hymnal.
A Seventh-day Adventist publishing company for the blind is set to release a special edition of the Adventist hymnal.
Ray McAllister, a first-year Ph.D. student at Andrews University Theological Seminary, who himself is blind, developed the edition for Christian Record Services using his laptop computer.
McAllister uses text on a floppy disk that is compatible with his laptop made especially for the blind. Users listen to the words of songs line by line using earphones connected to their computer.
“I’m now able to follow along in church during song service and I haven’t always been able to do that,” says McAllister. “Now blind people can sing hymns that are more obscure, that aren’t in the top 20.”
Ray says he can find any hymn on this program in seven seconds, competitive with people who have sight.
Based in Lincoln, Nebraska, Christian Record Services provides free Christian publications and programs for people with visual impairments. For more information go to www.christianrecord.org, or call (402) 488-0981.