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"Exciting news.  The Reader's Digest has come to NEWSLINE.  See below.

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Date: Mon, Jun 18, 2012 at 6:41 PM
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*FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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*CONTACT:
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Chris Danielsen

Director of Public Relations

National Federation of the Blind

(410) 659-9314, extension 2330

(410) 262-1281 (Cell)

cdanielsen at nfb.org



Susan Olivo
Executive Director
Reader's Digest Partners for Sight Foundation

44 South Broadway - 17th Floor
White Plains, NY 10601
(914) 244-5349
susan at partnersforsight.org

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*NFB-NEWSLINE® Adds Reader’s Digest
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*Popular Publication Now on Free Service for Blind and Print-Disabled People
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*Baltimore, Maryland (June 18, 2012): *The National Federation of the
Blind<http://www.nfb.org/>is pleased to announce that
NFB-NEWSLINE <http://www.nfb.org/audio-newspaper-service>
®<http://www.nfb.org/audio-newspaper-service>­its
free service that provides independent access by print-disabled people to
hundreds of local and national publications, as well as TV and job
listings­has partnered with The Reader’s Digest Association, Inc. to offer
its very popular monthly magazine to subscribers.



The addition of *Reader’s Digest* <http://www.rd.com/> will expand the
already wide variety of content offered by the service, including magazines
that focus on science, technology, and culture.  Offering more than 300
newspapers, magazines, and wire feeds, NFB-NEWSLINE® provides subscribers
with on-demand access and the ability to read only those sections and
articles of interest to the user from the publications available.
Subscribers may read their favorite publications via a variety of methods,
including using a touch-tone telephone, accessing content on the
Web<http://www.nfbnewsline.org/>,
via an iPhone or other iOS
device<http://www.nfb.org/nfb-newsline%C2%AE-announces-availability-iphone-application>,
or by downloading publications to a digital talking book player or MP3
player.



Dr. Marc Maurer <http://www.nfb.org/marc-maurer-bio>, President of the National
Federation of the Blind<http://www.facebook.com/NationalFederationoftheBlind>,
said: “The addition of *Reader’s Digest*­which is not only one of the most
popular consumer magazines in the United States but also enjoys worldwide
success­gives NFB-NEWSLINE® subscribers yet another choice in content,
featuring a mix of compelling human interest stories, family-based
articles, and humor.  The National Federation of the Blind is pleased that
NFB-NEWSLINE® continues to expand the diversity of its offerings to meet
the variety of subscribers’ interests and needs.”



“This is great news for our subscribers,” said Scott White, who directs the
NFB-NEWSLINE® program.  “*Reader’s Digest* has been one of our most
requested magazines and we are pleased to be able to offer it on the
service.”



Liz Vaccariello, V.P. and editor-in-chief of *Reader’s Digest*, said: “We
are very happy to partner with the National Federation of the Blind in
offering our magazine content.  Its commitment to providing equal access to
printed material is unparalleled.”



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, via an iOS device, or by
download to digital talking book players or MP3-playing devices.



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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*
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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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*About The Reader’s Digest Association, Inc.
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The Reader’s Digest Association is a global media and direct marketing
company that educates, entertains and connects more than 140 million
consumers around the world with products and services from trusted brands.
With offices in 44 countries, the company reaches customers in 78
countries, publishes 75 magazines, including 49 editions of *Reader's Digest
*, the world's largest-circulation magazine, operates 62 branded websites
and sells 30 million books, music and video products across the world each
year. Further information about the company can be found at www.rda.com.


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