[ND-Talk] FW: Access to NFB-NEWSLINE extended until July 31

[Sherry Shirek]

Greetings North Dakotans! 

Many thanks and a round of applause to President Riccobono and Scott White
for giving us this gift of NFB Newsline until July!!!

Let's all give it a try and hear some feedback on your experiences! 

To get your code for NFB Newsline, contact our North Dakota President Jesse
Shirek 701-781-2526 or email president at nfbnd.org
<mailto:president at nfbnd.org> 

There's nothing like sitting out on the deck while the sun rises with a cup
of coffee and the newspaper in your hand! On those rainy chilly mornings,
let Alexa read the newspaper to you! 

Sincerely, Sherry Shirek 

Beginning of forwarded message:

We are happy to announce that Mark Riccobono, President of the National
Federation of the Blind, has extended access for all states that are
currently non-sponsored until July 31, 2020. This will include newspaper and
magazine content, as well as up to date COVID-19 data as explained in this
email.

In an effort to bring the latest news on the Coronavirus (COVID-19) virus to
our subscribers, we are pleased to continue to offer this information source
in our "Breaking News: Online" category. This information is being provided
by Johns Hopkins University and is titled "COVID-19 Pandemic Data." Johns
Hopkins University is considered one of the leading worldwide resources
concerning statistics on this pandemic, and we are pleased that we can offer
it in an accessible audio and Braille format to our subscribers.

There are various sections in the COVID-19 data that you may access, and
they are broken down by the "Total State Cases," as well as "World Country
Data Cases." To further provide specific state or international detail, you
can select "States" or "World Regions" in an alphabetical range. This data
is continuously updated throughout the day with the most recent statistics.

Just like with the Breaking News search results, which we added to
everyone's Alexa's favorite number 1, we have added this to everyone's
favorite number 2 for ease of access.

For those subscribers using the telephone access method:

Access the COVID-19 information using the telephone by pressing 5 from the
main menu, then press 1 for the "Breaking News: Online" category, followed
by pressing the 1 key, which will bring you to the virus search results, or
press 2 for the Johns Hopkins data.

For iOS Mobile app users:

Look for the virus information under the "All Publications" section. Web
News on Demand users can find the COVID-19 information by selecting
"Publications Organized by State," and then "Breaking News Online".

Or you can ask Alexa:

You can access this information source by issuing the command: "Alexa, ask
National Federation to read favorite 2". Recall that we do have an
electronic file containing other commands that you can use with the
NFB-NEWSLINE skill for Alexa. If you would like a copy, please contact us.

We hope that you find the COVID-19 information on NFB-NEWSLINE to be
beneficial for keeping you and your family safe during this health crisis.

If you have ideas on other Coronavirus related material that you would like
to see on NFB-NEWSLINE, please write Scott White at swhite at nfb.org
<mailto:swhite at nfb.org>  or call 866-504-7300.

National Federation of the Blind | nfb.org | 866-504-7300 |
nfbnewsline at nfb.org <mailto:nfbnewsline at nfb.org> 

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