[Fopbc] Fw: [nfb-talk] National Federation of the Blind Applauds Partnership Between K-NFB Reading Technology and Baker & Taylor

[Sherri]

This is great! I'm anxious to learn more.

Sherri
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Subject: [nfb-talk] National Federation of the Blind Applauds Partnership 
Between K-NFB Reading Technology and Baker & Taylor


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> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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> CONTACT:
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> Chris Danielsen
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> Director of Public Relations
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> National Federation of the Blind
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> (410) 659-9314, extension 2330
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> (410) 262-1281 (Cell)
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> <mailto:cdanielsen at nfb.org>cdanielsen at nfb.org
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> National Federation of the Blind Applauds Partnership
> Between K-NFB Reading Technology and Baker & Taylor
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> Historic Partnership Will Make Millions of Books
>  Available for Purchase by the Blind
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> Baltimore, Maryland (October 14, 2009): The National Federation of the 
> Blind, the nation's leading advocate for access to information by the 
> blind, today applauds the historic partnership between K-NFB Reading 
> Technology, Inc., the world-renowned pioneer in reading technologies, and 
> Baker & Taylor, Inc., the world's largest distributor of physical and 
> digital books and entertainment products.  This five-year partnership will 
> use K-NFB Reading Technology's soon-to-be-released electronic book reader 
> to deliver the highest-quality digital book content to tens of millions of 
> readers worldwide and harness Baker & Taylor's market leadership and 
> relationships with 44,000 publishers and major book retailers in more than 
> 120 countries.
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> Dr. Marc Maurer, President of the National Federation of the Blind, said: 
> "We are thrilled that Baker & Taylor has joined forces with K-NFB Reading 
> Technology.  This partnership, using pioneering e-book technology, will 
> provide blind and other print-disabled people heretofore unprecedented 
> access to the printed word.  Until now, the traditional consumer book 
> market has been largely closed to the blind, leaving us with limited 
> access to information.  Blind students are often left behind in 
> coursework, unable to obtain books at the same time as their sighted 
> peers.  With this groundbreaking new partnership, for the first time in 
> history, commercial access to millions of books is about to become a 
> reality for all blind people."
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> Ray Kurzweil, CEO of K-NFB Reading Technology, said: "This dynamic 
> partnership will further my work of more than three decades with the 
> National Federation of the Blind to make the printed word easily 
> accessible to the blind.  With our growing repository of e-content, Baker 
> & Taylor's market leadership, and our innovative book technology, blind 
> people will have millions of books literally at their fingertips.  We 
> expect this collaboration to revolutionize communication of knowledge 
> throughout the world."
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> Under the broad partnership with Baker & Taylor, K-NFB Reading 
> Technology's new e-reader with cutting-edge 3-D technology will present 
> content in formats accessible to the blind and others with diverse reading 
> needs, and will operate seamlessly on a variety of electronic devices, 
> including personal computers, smart phones, and cell phones.
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> K-NFB Reading Technology, Inc., is a joint venture between Kurzweil 
> Technologies, Inc., an innovator and pioneer in reading technologies and 
> the creator of the first print-to-speech reading machine for the blind, 
> and the National Federation of the Blind, the largest, most influential 
> membership organization of blind people in the United States.
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> About the National Federation of the Blind
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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.
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