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<div align="center"><b><u> Opportunities to learn about
NFB-NEWSLINE<sup>®</sup> Online’s revolutionary new <br>
features available during NFB’s National Convention in Detroit
Michigan<br>
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NFB-NEWSLINE<sup>®</sup> is looking towards the future with new
initiatives that make use of modern-age assistive technology and
devices. We have four new initiatives, NFB-NEWSLINE<sup>®</sup> In
Your Pocket, Web News on Demand, Podable News, and KeyStream, and we want
to share information about our new initiatives with national convention
attendees. To that end we have arranged for a suite to allow for
hands-on demonstrations of our new features in addition to two tables in
our exhibit hall. Our suite will feature four computer stations so
that you can gain a better understanding of, and first-hand experience
with, our new initiatives. We will have several open-house events
in our suite to accommodate the time constraints of convention attendees,
so please look through the NFB-NEWSLINE<sup>®</sup> schedule below to see
which open-house sessions are a best fit with your own schedule.
You may feel free to drop in during any of the open-house sessions.<br>
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For those of you unfamiliar with our new initiatives, here’s a brief
description of each to whet your appetite before you come visit us in our
suite to fill up on these goodies:<br>
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<b>Web News on Demand<br><br>
</b>Web News on Demand provides all of the features that subscribers
enjoy with the traditional, phone-based service, including access to all
of their favorite publications, the TV listings, and the Local
Information Channel content. With Web News on Demand subscribers
can, for the first time ever, visit a secure, text-only Web site that
offers the distinctive ability to view the entirety of any publication
offered on the service. Further, this ability affords a uniquely
enhanced search capability as a reader can search for a term throughout
the publication’s content. A subscriber using Web News on Demand is
able to send a full newspaper, a section of a newspaper, or a single
article to his or her e-mail inbox, allowing for unrivaled and immediate
access to a breaking news story.<br>
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<b>NFB-NEWSLINE® In Your Pocket<br><br>
</b>With NFB-NEWSLINE<sup>®</sup> In Your Pocket, we've increased the
flexibility and functionality of NFB-NEWSLINE<sup>®</sup> so that our
subscribers can more easily and quickly get their news through a digital
talking book player (such as the Victor Reader Stream, Icon, or
Braille+). NFB-NEWSLINE<sup>®</sup> In Your Pocket is a dynamic
software application that a subscriber installs on his or her computer
that, through an Internet connection, automatically downloads the
publications of the subscriber’s choice to his or her portable digital
talking book player (such as the Victor Reader Stream, the Icon, or the
Braille+). Through this revolutionary initiative subscribers can
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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<b>Podable News<br>
</b>Podable News provides publication content in an audio format so that
subscribers can use an Ipod or other MP3-playing device to access their
favorite newspapers and magazines. Also, with Podable News, you now
have the ability to create your own "paper." If you like
to read <i>USA Today</i>'s sports coverage, but prefer the <i>Wall Street
Journal</i>'s technology reporting, and you never miss <i>The New
Yorker</i>'s Shouts and Murmurs column, you'll really appreciate
NFB-NEWSLINE®'s innovative functionality using your MP3-playing
device.<br>
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KeyStream<br>
</b>This initiative streams NFB-NEWSLINE<sup>®</sup> publication content
over the Internet, allowing for the same usability and flexibility as the
traditional, phone-based service, but is accessed with your
computer. KeyStream is quite easy to use, even for those with very
little computer experience.<br>
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<b><u>Friday, July 3:<br>
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<b>9:00am - 11:00am At any time during this open-house session, please
stop by and learn about NFB-NEWSLINE<sup>®</sup> In Your Pocket, Web News
on Demand, and our other revolutionary new features! We have four
computer stations with Internet connections where you can get personal,
hands-on experience with our new features. Room 6401 <br>
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11:30am - 1:30pm Affiliate President’s Gathering: Presentation,
Demonstration, Affiliate outreach. Affiliate presidents, give your
members the good news about NFB-NEWSLINE<sup>®</sup>! In this
session we'll give you an opportunity to experience our new initiatives
for yourself, and we'll also explore ways in which you and your members
can share information about the service in your own communities.
Room 6401 <br>
</b> <br>
<b>2:00pm - 6:00pm At any time during this open-house session, please
stop by and learn about NFB-NEWSLINE<sup>®</sup> In Your Pocket, Web News
on Demand, and our other revolutionary new features! We have four
computer stations with Internet connections where you can get personal,
hands-on experience with our new features. Room 6401<br>
</b> <br>
<b>6:30pm - 8:00pm Walk-in NFB-NEWSLINE<sup>®</sup> informational exhibit
for parents of blind children, as well as their children. Please
join us with your child(ren) for an opportunity to become familiar with
the NFB-NEWSLINE<sup>®</sup> service and its new features. Besides
getting some hands-on experience, you'll also learn how having access to
the news can help your child in his or her schoolwork and provide the
foundation for a successful adult life. Best suited for ages 10 and
up. Room 6401 <br>
</b> <br>
<b>8:30pm - 10:00pm At any time during this open-house session, please
stop by and learn about NFB-NEWSLINE<sup>®</sup> In Your Pocket, Web News
on Demand, and our other revolutionary new features! We have four
computer stations with Internet connections where you can get personal,
hands-on experience with our new features. Room 6401<br>
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<u>Saturday, July 4:<br>
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<b>1:00 - 3:00 What’s New with NFB-NEWSLINE<sup>®</sup>?
Presentational Seminar: Come and learn about NFB-NEWSLINE<sup>®</sup>,
the world’s largest audible newspaper service for the blind and visually
impaired. Topics covered will include information on our newest
online initiatives and improvements to the service. Mackinac West
Ballroom, Level 5<br>
</b> <br>
<b>3:30pm - 6:00pm At any time during this open-house session, please
stop by and learn about NFB-NEWSLINE<sup>®</sup> In Your Pocket, Web News
on Demand, and our other revolutionary new features! We have four
computer stations with Internet connections where you can get personal,
hands-on experience with our new features. Room 6401<br>
</b> <br>
<b>6:30pm - 8:00pm Gathering for professionals in the field of work with
the blind. Are you a teacher of blind students? Are you
involved in the rehabilitation field, or do you work for an agency or
organization that serves the blind? If so, please come and join us
for an evening of presentations and possibilities. You can get
hands-on experience with our new initiatives and explore how they can
serve to assist a blind child achieve educational success as well as
provide content for an adult’s rehabilitation process. Room 6401
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</b> <br>
<b>8:30pm - 10:00pm At any time during this open-house session, please
stop by and learn about NFB-NEWSLINE<sup>®</sup> In Your Pocket, Web News
on Demand, and our other revolutionary new features! We have four
computer stations with Internet connections where you can get personal,
hands-on experience with our new features. Room 6401<br>
</b> <br>
<b><u>Sunday, July 5:<br>
</u></b> <br>
<b><a name="Technology"></a>8:00am - 11:00 At any time during this
open-house session, please stop by and learn about
NFB-NEWSLINE<sup>®</sup><a name="Technology"></a> In Your Pocket, Web
News on Demand, and our other revolutionary new features! We have
four computer stations with Internet connections where you can get
personal, hands-on experience with our new features. Room 6401<br>
</b> <br>
<b>1:30pm - 5:30pm At any time during this open-house session, please
stop by and learn about NFB-NEWSLINE<sup>®</sup> In Your Pocket, Web News
on Demand, and our other revolutionary new features! We have four
computer stations with Internet connections where you can get personal,
hands-on experience with our new features. Room 6401<br>
</b> <br>
<b>6:00pm -7:00pm Promotion, Evaluation, and Advancement of Technology
Committee Gathering. This session is for anyone working with, has
an interest in, or teaches assistive technology. We will provide an
opportunity to gain hands-on experience with NFB-NEWSLINE<sup>®</sup>’s
new initiatives and discuss ways to promote the service to your
colleagues and clients. Room 6401 <br>
</b> <br>
<b>8:30pm – 10:00pm At any time during this open-house session, please
stop by and learn about NFB-NEWSLINE<sup>®</sup> In Your Pocket, Web News
on Demand, and our other revolutionary new features! We have four
computer stations with Internet connections where you can get personal,
hands-on experience with our new features. Room 6401<br>
</b> <br>
<b><u>Monday, July 6: <br>
<br>
</u> 6:30pm until 10:00pm At any time during this open-house
session, please stop by and learn about NFB-NEWSLINE<sup>®</sup> In Your
Pocket, Web News on Demand, and our other revolutionary new
features! We have four computer stations with Internet connections
where you can get personal, hands-on experience with our new
features. Room 6401<br>
</b> <br>
<b><u>Tuesday, July 7:</u> <br>
<br>
6:30pm until 10:00pm At any time during this open-house session, please
stop by and learn about NFB-NEWSLINE<sup>®</sup> In Your Pocket, Web News
on Demand, and our other revolutionary new features! We have four
computer stations with Internet connections where you can get personal,
hands-on experience with our new features. Room 6401<br>
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