About "The Audiobook Wizard"
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Richard Rieman (Ree’ man) has narrated and produced hundreds of Indie-published audiobooks. He's the author of the award-winning book, The Author’s Guide to Audiobook Creation.
Richard was a volunteer narrator for Learning Ally, reading books for the blind, as well as being a ski guide for blind skiers. Combining both interests, he created the award-winning “Imagination Storybooks” Nonprofit to make hundreds of illustrated books accessible to blind and deaf children in video and audiobook formats.
His latest book written for children is The Day the Clouds Went Away.
Key achievements include:
*100 of his audiobooks with Audio Description (AD) are available through the U.S. Library of Congress.
*Received awards from the American Council of the Blind and the Audio Publishers Association.
*Produces accessible videos available through the Described and Captioned Media Program.
*Host of an award-winning podcast "Illustrated Audiobooks by the Audiobook Wizard."
*Created an accessible version of "Winnie the Pooh" available on Audible and other platforms.
*Currently producing "The Accessible Wonderful Wizard of Oz" with an all blind/low vision cast.