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From: Freeh,Jessica  <JFreeh at nfb.org>
To: david.andrews at nfbnet.org
Sent: Mon, Oct 12,  2009 7:32 pm
Subject: [blindkid] Largest Newspaper Service for the Blind  Now Offers 
Over 300 Newspapers

FOR IMMEDIATE  RELEASE 

CONTACT: 

Chris  Danielsen 

Director of Public  Relations 

National Federation of the  Blind 

(410) 659-9314, extension 2330 
(410)  262-1281 (Cell) 

<_mailto:cdanielsen at nfb.org>cdanielsen at nfb.org_ 
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Largest  Newspaper Service for the Blind 
Now Offers Over 300  Newspapers 

NFB-NEWSLINE® Offers Blind Individuals  More Content Choice 

Baltimore, Maryland (October  12, 2009): The National Federation of the 
Blind announced today that  NFB-NEWSLINE®, the largest electronic newspaper 
service in the world for blind  and print-disabled Americans, now gives 
subscribers independent access to over  three hundred newspapers and magazines. 
This free service allows those who  cannot read conventional newsprint du e to 
a physical disability to listen to  the newspaper over the telephone, on the 
web, or by download to a digital  talking-book player. With the addition of 
national newsmagazines like Time and  interest-specific magazines like 
Science News to its roster of national and  local publications, NFB-NEWSLINE® 
continues to cater to the increasingly  divergent interests of its 
subscribers. 

Dr. Marc  Maurer, President of the National Federation of the Blind, said:  
“NFB-NEWSLINE® is truly a testament to our belief in the importance of  
offering print-disabled individuals access to the same vital information that  
is available to our sighted peers. NFB-NEWSLINE® offers subscribers freedom 
of  choice, and now that over three hundred publications are available on 
the  service, we have more choice than ever.” 

Nijat  Worley, a college student from <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns =  
"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />Colorado, said: “I can't  tell 
you how much I enjoy being able to easily access so many newspapers and  
magazines! All I need to do is pick up a phone or open a Web page and I can  
choose to read from hundreds of publications including my hometown newspaper  
or the New York Times, my favorite national newspaper. As a sophomore with a 
 double major in Political Science and International Affairs, the variety 
of  news sources offered by NFB-NEWSLINE® really helps me find material for 
my  coursework. Since it’s available any time, day or night , I can read the 
news  in accordance with my busy  schedule.” 

NFB-NEWSLINE®, which began operation  in 1995, offers TV listings in 
addition to newspapers and magazines to over  69,000 subscribers through several 
delivery methods: a standard touch-tone  telephone, a secure, text-only Web 
site, or by download to a digital  talking-book player. 

To experience the variety of  choice offered with NFB-NEWSLINE®, please 
visit <_http://www.nfbnewslineonline.org/>www.nfbnewslineonline.org_ (http:/
/www.nfbnewslineonline.org/>www.nfbnewslineonline.org) .  For further 
information, please e-mail Scott White at <_mailto:swhite at nfb.org>swhite at nfb.org_ 
(mailto:swhite at nfb.org>swhite at nfb.org?)   or call (866)  504-7300. 

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About  the National Federation of the Blind 

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. 

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