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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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