SOFTWARE LETS BLIND "READ" NEWSPAPERS The National Federation for the Blind is sponsoring a computerized system that translates newspaper stories and then "reads" them over the phone to visually impaired people. Stories are available from The New York Times, USA Today and the Chicago Tribune; the program is running in Baltimore, Baton Rouge and Minneapolis, and is slated for 100 more cities by next year. (Tampa Tribune 16 Mar 96 A8)