A feature story examines the Detroit Radio Information Service (DRIS), a free closed-circuit radio service operated at Wayne State University since 1978. Through the service, volunteers read newspapers and dozens of other periodicals to those who are unable to read themselves because of various disabilities. The service is active 24 hours a day, seven days a week and includes about 10-11 hours of original programming each day. Volunteers also describe the photographs and graphics that accompany the stories. DRIS director Kim Walsh says registered subscribers receive the closed-circuit signal through about 2,000 receiver units that the service has distributed. Thousands more hear the programming through cable television, at institutions such as hospitals, nursing homes and libraries, and through online audio streaming at www.dris.org.