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<b>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<br>
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CONTACT:<br>
</b>Chris Danielsen<br>
Director of Public Relations<br>
National Federation of the Blind<br>
(410) 659-9314, extension 2330<br>
(410) 262-1281 (Cell)<br>
<b><a href="mailto:cdanielsen@nfb.org">cdanielsen@nfb.org</a><br>
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Scott White<br>
Director, NFB-NEWSLINE<sup>®<br>
</sup>National Federation of the Blind<br>
(410) 659-9314, extension 2231<br>
<b><a href="mailto:swhite@nfb.org">swhite@nfb.org</a><br><br>
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National Federation of the Blind’s Newspaper Service Now Offers
More<br><br>
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Digital Talking Book Player Compatibility<br><br>
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NFB-NEWSLINE®</b></h1><b> In Your Pocket Now Compatible <br>
with BookSense and Book Port Plus<br><br>
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<b>Baltimore, Maryland (March 9 , 2010):</b> NFB-NEWSLINE<sup>®</sup>, a
free service that provides independent access by print-disabled people to
hundreds of local and national publications and TV listings, is pleased
to announce that NFB-NEWSLINE<sup>®</sup> In Your Pocket is now
compatible with two more digital talking book players, the BookSense and
Book Port Plus. Digital talking-book players such as BookSense and
Book Port Plus allow print-disabled individuals to download and store
books and music on a small handheld device, affording easy and portable
access to a wide array of media. <br>
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NFB-NEWSLINE<sup>®</sup> In Your Pocket is a dynamic software application
for personal computers which, through an Internet connection,
automatically downloads the publications of a subscriber’s choice to his
or her digital talking-book player. Through this revolutionary
access method, subscribers can now use their Book Port Plus or BookSense
players to gain easy and immediate access to their favorite publications
and enjoy the reading experience that is offered with a DAISY-reading
device.<br>
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Dr. Marc Maurer, President of the National Federation of the Blind, said:
“With NFB-NEWSLINE<sup>®</sup>, the print-disabled can benefit from the
vital news contained in newspapers and magazines. With the new
device compatibility created for NFB-NEWSLINE<sup>®</sup> In Your Pocket,
blind people have even more flexibility in where and how they access the
news they need to succeed in all aspects of their lives.” <br>
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NFB-NEWSLINE<sup>®</sup> allows those who cannot read conventional
newsprint due to a visual or physical disability to access newspapers and
magazines by download to a digital talking book player, over the
telephone, or on the Web.<b> <br>
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To learn more about NFB-NEWSLINE<sup>®</sup>, please visit
<a href="http://www.nfbnewsline.org/">www.nfbnewsline.org</a>; those
interested in subscribing to the service may fill out the online
application form, write to
<a href="mailto:nfbnewsline@nfb.org">nfbnewsline@nfb.org</a>, or call
(866) 504-7300. In order to be eligible for
NFB-NEWSLINE<sup>®</sup> an individual must be a US resident who is
legally blind or has a physical or learning disability that prevents the
independent reading of newspapers. <br>
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For further information about NFB-NEWSLINE<sup>®</sup> In Your Pocket,
visit
<a href="http://www.nfbnewslineonline.org/">www.nfbnewslineonline.org</a>
and select “NFB-NEWSLINE<sup>®</sup> In Your Pocket” from the
NFB-NEWSLINE<sup>®</sup> Online Main Menu.<br>
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<b> <br>
About the National Federation of the Blind<br>
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With more than 50,000 members, the National Federation of the Blind is
the largest and most influential membership organization of blind people
in the United States. The NFB improves blind people's lives through
advocacy, education, research, technology, and programs encouraging
independence and self-confidence. It is the leading force in the
blindness field today and the voice of the nation's blind. In
January 2004 the NFB opened the National Federation of the Blind Jernigan
Institute, the first research and training center in the United States
for the blind led by the blind.<br>
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Sponsored Technology Programs<br>
NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND<br>
200 East Wells Street<br>
Baltimore MD 21230<br>
Phone: (410) 659-9314 ext. 2411<br>
Fax: (410) 659-5129<br>
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