[Nfb-utah] Fwd: NFB-NEWSLINE(r) Announces Availability of iPhone Application

[Kevin Ledford]

Halleluia! Halleluia!

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*FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE*

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*CONTACT:*

Chris Danielsen****

Director of Public Relations****

National Federation of the Blind****

(410) 659-9314, extension 2330
(410) 262-1281 (Cell)****

*cdanielsen at nfb.org *

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*NFB-NEWSLINE® Announces Availability of iPhone Application *

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*New iOS App Offers More Choice and Access
to Print-Disabled Americans*

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*Baltimore, Maryland (June 4, 2012):
*NFB-NEWSLINE®<http://www.nfbnewsline.org/>,
a free audible newspaper service for blind and print-disabled people, today
announced the launch of an exciting new access method.  NFB-NEWSLINE®
Mobile<http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/nfb-newsline-mobile/id530470425?mt=8>,
a free iOS application now available in the Apple App Store, features the
text of over three hundred newspapers, forty magazines, and wire feeds,
plus personalized television listings.  This breakthrough access method
will allow NFB-NEWSLINE® subscribers to easily view online and download
their favorite publications with their iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch.

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Dr. Marc Maurer <http://www.nfb.org/marc-maurer-bio>, President of the National
Federation of the Blind <http://www.nfb.org/> (NFB), said: “NFB-NEWSLINE® has
made another groundbreaking advance with NFB-NEWSLINE® ******Mobile****.  It
is easy to learn, simple to use, powerful, and practical for today's mobile
computing environment.  Now blind and print-disabled people have a wealth
of information, available to them at their fingertips, which can be quickly
and easily accessed throughout the day.”****

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"We are proud to offer our subscribers this new exciting mobile iOS
application that allows them access to their favorite publications at home,
while traveling to work, in the classroom, or in the office.  If you’re
looking for news from around the corner or from around the globe,
NFB-NEWSLINE® ****Mobile**** can help you quickly find it,” said Scott
White, director of the NFB-NEWSLINE® program for the National Federation of
the Blind <http://www.facebook.com/NationalFederationoftheBlind>.

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David DeNotaris, a blind professional, said: "Access equals success, and we
have access to more newspapers, magazines and TV listings then ever before!
So far I've used NFB-NEWSLINE® ****Mobile**** at the pool, on the
treadmill, on the train, while waiting for breakfast at the diner, and I am
sure lots of other places to come!  I really enjoy my iPhone, and now that
NFB-NEWSLINE® is on it, I can't put it down!  Great job, NFB-NEWSLINE®
team!”

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NFB-NEWSLINE® allows those who cannot read conventional newsprint due to a
visual or physical disability to access publications as well as television
and job listings over the telephone, on the Web, or by download to digital
talking book players or MP3-playing devices.****

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To learn more about NFB-NEWSLINE®, please visit *www.nfbnewsline.org*.  Those
interested in subscribing to the service may 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 that
prevents the independent reading of newspapers.  ****

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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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Best Regards,

Kevin D. Ledford


"Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do."

- John Wooden