[Studiotalk] Narrators with an accent?

[Coffman, Linden]

Hi all,

I have not had this come up but it may and I wondered how some of you may have handled this?  How does one decide if a narrator has too thick of an accent to be effective as a reader?  I do not want to accused of discrimination in regards to the individuals I select, but on the other side I have a patron population that may not be able to follow a narrator with an accent, especially a foreign one.  Any suggestions?  Ideas for handling this issue?

Linden Coffman
Director
Indiana Voices
Indiana State Library
Talking Book & Braille Library
315 West Ohio Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202
317-232-3683
E-mail: lcoffman at library.in.gov

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