[nfb-talk] FW: Four New Publications Added to NFB-NEWSLINE

David Andrews dandrews at visi.com
Mon Dec 10 01:01:51 UTC 2012


You are right about Bob Watson, but not about the IBTC folks.  Tony 
left the Center some months ago, and those folks do not 
program.  There are others, employees and/or contractors who do that 
kind of work.

Dave

\At 06:53 PM 12/9/2012, you wrote:
>Hi Dave,
>
>         I believe you are correct. I know for a fact that Bob Watson is the
>content manager. As you might imagine, he (in this position) is in charge of
>adding publications. I would imagine that the Newsline people worked with
>the people in the IBTC (Ann Taylor, Tony Olivero and their team) to program
>the app.
>
>Chris
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: nfb-talk [mailto:nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of David
>Andrews
>Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2012 1:23 PM
>To: NFB Talk Mailing List
>Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] FW: Four New Publications Added to NFB-NEWSLINE
>
>That has not been my experience at all, I have never had the app crash, and
>it works fine on my iPhone 5.  Have you reported your problems to Newsline?
>
>Finally, I would guess that the people who program the app are not the same
>people that add publications.  Two different skill sets, and you wouldn't
>pay programmers a higher wage, just to add papers.
>
>
>Dave
>
>At 10:16 AM 12/9/2012, you wrote:
> >Why don't they work on fixing the app itself and then adding new
> >publications?  I'd love to see an iPhone 5 compatible version, and the
> >app is so buggy that it takes a good 5-10 tries to download any
> >publications because the app crashes so much.
> >Mike.
> >
> >On 12/9/2012 6:50 AM, Joshua Lester wrote:
> >>Why would NFB Newsline put an ACB magazine on their site?
> >>Things that make you go "hmmm?"
> >>Blessings, Joshua
> >>________________________________________
> >>From: Joshua Lester [jlester8462 at students.pccua.edu]
> >>Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2012 7:46 AM
> >>To: Joshua Lester
> >>Subject: Fwd: Four New Publications Added to NFB-NEWSLINE
> >>
> >>---------- Forwarded message ----------
> >>From: Director of NFB-NEWSLINE<swhite at nfb.org>
> >>Date: Thu,  6 Dec 2012 14:21:56 -0500 (EST)
> >>Subject: Four New Publications Added to NFB-NEWSLINE
> >>To: Joshua Lester<jlester8462 at students.pccua.edu>
> >>
> >>Four New Publications Added to NFB-NEWSLINE
> >>
> >>December 5, 2012
> >>
> >>We are pleased to inform you that we have added four new publications
> >>to NFB-NEWSLINE service, which brings our total to 361 publications.
> >>NFB-NEWSLINE is an audio information service for the blind which
> >>provides access to print publications. We have 307 newspapers,
> >>including the Associated Press newswire and the United Press
> >>International newswire; 38 magazines such as the Economist and AARP
> >>Magazine; ten international newspapers including the China Daily and
> >>the Jerusalem Post, and four Blindness Specific publications such as
> >>the Braille Monitor and the Matilda Ziegler Magazine.
> >>
> >>Two of the four new publications are part of a new category labeled
> >>Breaking News Online. These are the Huffington Post, a very well-known
> >>online site, and CNN, which is part of Turner Broadcasting Systems
> >>cable news network. To access the new Breaking News Online
> >>publications, select option 5 off the main menu and then press 1.
> >>
> >>The ACB Braille Forum, a publication of the American Council of the
> >>Blind, is the third new publication. This is available in the magazine
> >>section, in the Blindness Specific category, option 7 from the main
> >>menu followed by option 1.
> >>
> >>Finally, a newspaper from Topeka, Kansas, rounds out the additions,
> >>the Topeka Capital Journal, available by accessing option number 5
> >>from the main menu and then navigating to the state of Kansas.
> >>NFB-NEWSLINE subscribers living in Kansas can access the Topeka
> >>Capital Journal by just pressing the number 3 key after logging into
> >>NFB-NEWSLINE on the telephone.
> >>
> >>NFB-NEWSLINE also provides other types of information to the blind
> >>such as job listings, option 9 from the main menu; TV listings, option
> >>8 from the main menu; and weekly Target ads from the Target
> >>Corporation, option 6 from the main menu.
> >>
> >>Remember that you can now read NFB-NEWSLINE publications on your iOS
> >>Device such as the iPad, the iPhone, and the iPod Touch. Just download
> >>the NFB-NEWSLINE Mobile App from the Apple App Store by searching for
> >>NFB Newsline.
> >>
> >>If you are not currently a NFB-NEWSLINE subscriber, you can register
> >>for this free service online by visiting our website at
> >>www.nfbnewsline.org, and filling out the application under the Online
> >>Application link. You can also call us at 866-504-7300 for more
> >>information on how to register.
> >>
> >>We are looking for feedback about further additions to the Breaking
> >>News Online category. If you have suggestions, please email Scott
> >>White at swhite at nfb.org, or call our comment line at 410-505-5896.
> >>Please enjoy the four new publications on NFB-NEWSLINE.





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