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Audiobook Wizard
Illustrated Audiobooks, LLCAudiobook Wizard
Jan. 2024Denver, Colorado, United States"Illustrated Audiobooks," DBA "Enhanced Audiobooks," creates children's audiobooks that include rich descriptions of the illustrations in the books. This makes illustrated children's books accessible to blind, low vision, and all children by providing audio descriptions of the visual elements, thereby enhancing the experience for listeners who may not be able to see the illustrations. It's a unique approach to making literature more inclusive and accessible to children with visual impairments and building a ramp from children’s illustrated book authors to all children in the audiobook format.
Founder
Imagination Videboooks, Inc.Founder
Jan. 2021 - Dec. 2023Denver Metropolitan AreaFounder and CEO of Imagination Videobooks, Inc. (Imagination Storybooks), making hundreds of children's illustrated books accessible to blind children by adding rich description of the pictures and to deaf children by adding ASL and captions. Special Recognition Awards from the American Council of the Blind as a "Game Chnger" in Education, and the Audio Publishers Association for audiobook accessibility.
Founder
Imagination StorybooksFounder
Dec. 2020 - Dec. 2023Denver, Colorado, United StatesRichard Rieman founded the Nonprofit, Imagination Storybooks, to make hundreds of children's illustrated books accessible in a new way - by adding rich audio description of the pictures in both video and audio versions, including American Sign Language, captions, and downloadable braille .brf files with each accessible video. Richard's accessible videos with AD and ASL are now available to tens of thousands of blind, deaf, and neurodiverse children, their parents, and their educators at The Described and Captioned Media Program, funded by the U.S. Dept. of Education at https://dcmp.org/producers/1913-imagination-storybooks-by-dcmp.
Founder & CEO
Imagination Videobooks & Illustrated AudiobooksFounder & CEO
Sep. 2019 - Jan. 2024Denver, COWe make children's illustrated books accessible to blind, deaf, and learning challenged children. We work with authors and publishers to make their books into accessible video and audiobooks by adding audio description of the pictures and sign language interpretation.
Audiobook Masterclass Instructor
https://AudiobookMasterclass.comAudiobook Masterclass Instructor
Jul. 2018 - Jan. 2024Denver, COPartnering with independently published authors to give their books a voice.
Owner and Audiobook Wizard
Audiobook Revolution ProductionsOwner and Audiobook Wizard
Aug. 2016Denver, CO• A personal Project Manager to guide you step-by step through the production • An Author account on ACX and Findaway Voices • Supervising the recording process to make sure it meets technical standards • Giving your book your voice, either at Postmodern Studios in Denver, or virtually from your home or business . We bring the recording studio to you over the Internet. OR • Narrator casting (the author’s choice) through The Audio Flow and Findaway. • Includes full Narrator payment
Business Owner
Audiobook Revolution ProductionsBusiness Owner
Aug. 2016Denver, COJoin the Audiobook Revolution! Give your books a voice with this new team of narrators, producers, editors and studio engineers. Get into Audiobook self-publishing with the experts. https://audiobookrevolution.com/
President
New Beginnings, Inc.President
Sep. 2014Olney, MD
Board Member
New Beginnings, Inc.Board Member
Feb. 2013 - Sep. 2019Olney, MDI combined my Sales and Nonprofit Volunteer experience to become the Director of Development for New Beginnings, Inc. For 35 years, New Beginnings has been the DC area's premier self-help Nonprofit organization for newly separated and divorced men and women.
Award-Winning Audiobook Narrator
RR VoiceAward-Winning Audiobook Narrator
Jan. 2012 - Sep. 2019Denver, COWith smiling Irish eyes and a rich, warm voice to match, Richard is an Audiobook narrator and producer and a professionally trained Voice Actor. He is author of "The Author's Guide to AudioBook Creation" from Breckenridge Press.
Senior Sales Manager
Liquidity Services, Inc.Senior Sales Manager
Sep. 2003 - Mar. 2012Washington, DCManaged bulk sales of customer returns and overstock from the nation's top retailers. As Global Accounts Manager, managed asset liquidation for top 10 national retail accounts.
Sales Manager
ReturnBuy Inc.Sales Manager
Feb. 2002 - Sep. 2003Internet Sales company

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