[New-hampshire-students] NFB NEWSLINE In Your Pocket and Bictor Reader Stream

[Marie Johnson]

Longueuil, QC, May 6, 2009 -- NFB-NEWSLINE, the largest electronic newspaper 
service in the world for the blind and print-disabled, providing free access 
to over 280 newspapers and magazines, is pleased to announce the launch of 
NFB-NEWSLINE Online (Web site: www.nfbnewslineonline.org). Through 
NFB-NEWSLINE Online's breakthrough and innovative features, subscribers can 
enjoy both an enhanced experience in reading the news as well as 
dramatically increased flexibility in how they choose to access their 
favorite publication content. We are now able to provide Victor Reader 
Stream users (Web site: www.humanware.com/stream) with full and innovative 
access to all of our publications through one new initiative, NFB-NEWSLINE 
In Your Pocket.

With NFB-NEWSLINE In Your Pocket, users of the Victor Reader Stream can 
experience an increased flexibility and functionality with NFB-NEWSLINE and 
can more easily and quickly get their news through their digital talking 
book player. NFB-NEWSLINE 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 Stream (the publications will be available in your 
Talking Books Library). Through this revolutionary initiative, subscribers 
can use their Victor Reader Stream to gain easy and immediate access to 
their favorite publications and enjoy the reading experience that is offered 
with a DAISY-reading device. NFB-NEWSLINE In Your Pocket dramatically 
increases both the content and value of your Victor Reader Stream; why not 
subscribe today?

For further information about NFB-NEWSLINE In Your Pocket, visit 
www.nfbnewslineonline.org and select "NFB-NEWSLINE In Your Pocket."

"HumanWare congratulates NFB for this initiative", says Gerry Chevalier, 
Victor Reader Product Manager. "Reading the publications offered by 
NFB-NEWSLINE is highly valued by the subscribers of the service, and through 
this initiative access to those newspapers is now better than ever for 
Stream users. We value HumanWare's partnership with the NFB, who has 
assisted us through the design process of the Stream, and we also appreciate 
the tremendous support of the many NFB members who have purchased Streams 
and provided valuable feedback."

As well as trying the new NFB-NEWSLINE Online, Stream users will want to be 
sure to upgrade their Streams to version 3.0 software. The new software 
release provides navigation of multi-level bookshelf folders, the ability to 
search in text files including publications offered through NFB-NEWSLINE, a 
new bookmark alert feature, and more. To read the 3.0 Release Notes and 
download the new software visit: 
http://www.humanware.com/stream_support

Another new NFB initiative, Web News on Demand, is also now available. Web 
News on Demand provides all of NFB-NEWSLINEs traditional features over a 
secure, text-only Web site; this initiative affords an enhanced search 
capability as well as the ability to e-mail a full newspaper, a section of a 
newspaper, or a single article to the subscriber.

For further information about Web News on Demand, visit 
www.nfbnewslineonline.org and select "Web News on Demand."

To learn more about NFB-NEWSLINE, please visit www.nfbnewsline.org; if you'd 
like to subscribe to the service, you can fill out the online application 
form, write to 
nfbnewsline at nfb.org
, or call  (866) 504-7300 . In order to be 
eligible for NFB-NEWSLINE an individual must be a US resident who is legally 
blind or has a physical or learning disability of such a nature to prohibit 
the independent reading of newspapers. Eligibility is not dependent on, or 
restricted to, affiliation with any particular consumer or support 
organization; the only thing that matters is the inability to read the 
newspaper.

If you are already an NFB-NEWSLINE subscriber, you can access these new 
features today by visiting www.nfbnewslineonline.org and selecting the "Log 
On" link; once you've entered your codes, you'll need to consent to our 
Terms of Use agreement. You will then be able to access all of your 
favorite publications by reading them online or by downloading them to your 
digital talking book player.