[Nfbf-l] Fw: Time to callyourFlorida HouseRepresentative!Another Service for the Blindmaybe going bythe Wayside.

Tue Apr 28 20:47:58 UTC 2009

Sherri, another thing to consider is the T.VV. guide.
 I don't believe the reading services will read the content of all shows and 
movies as well as their rating for subscribers to use for proper viewing for 
their children or grandchildren. KH

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sherri" <flmom2006 at gmail.com>
To: "NFB of Florida Listserv" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 3:41 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] Fw: Time to callyourFlorida 
HouseRepresentative!Another Service for the Blindmaybe going bythe Wayside.

> >From my conversations with seniors who are using Newsline,they love it 
> >and
> can manage it quite nicely and are the first to call and let me know when 
> something isn't working correctly. I can't understand David why RRS 
> wouldn't have wanted to work with you and Tom Hartig on a collaborative 
> effort.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "David Evans" <drevans at bellsouth.net>
> To: "NFB of Florida Listserv" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Monday, April 27, 2009 4:55 PM
> Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] Fw: Time to call yourFlorida 
> HouseRepresentative!Another Service for the Blind maybe going bythe 
> Wayside.
>
>
>>
>> Dear Marion and Jody,
>>
>> Just adding my two cents here.
>> I tried 3 years ago to see if the Radio Reading Service would be 
>> interested in joining the NFB NEWSLINE service on its channels feature 
>> and there by provide their service to a wider audience and in such a way 
>> that their listeners could be counted and therefore give them some 
>> leverage for further funding.
>> Tom Hardig and I were working on this until he died, but the Reading 
>> Service was never warm to the idea.
>> Newsline can show a readership and the Reading service can't.
>> They also serve a very limited area whereas newsline serves nationwide.
>> There is much more bang for the buck with newsline.
>> I show it to seniors all of the time and it is easy enough for most of 
>> them to master and use.  Many of them like the fact that they can use it 
>> here or anywhere they go.
>> They also like it that they can read the news for papers back in their 
>> old niegborhood up north, just to see what is going on, who has died and 
>> to catch up on doings where they use to live.
>> If I had to choose between the two, I would go with Newsline service over 
>> the Radio Reading Service.  Newsline is very flexible and expandable and 
>> could be adapted for many things.
>>
>> David Evans, NFBF
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Marion & Martin" <swampfox1833 at verizon.net>
>> To: "NFB of Florida Listserv" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Monday, April 27, 2009 2:05 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] Fw: Time to call your Florida 
>> HouseRepresentative!Another Service for the Blind may be going bythe 
>> Wayside.
>>
>>
>>> Jodi,
>>>    I agree that RRS has had its place; however, I think its worth has 
>>> run
>>> its course. though RRS does provide the local newspaper, using RRS 
>>> requires
>>> the listener to tune in at a particular time and place. The subcarrier
>>> receivers are not portable and the information provided is not 
>>> interactive.
>>> Furthermore, the limitations of time require the readers to choose which
>>> news will be offered and which shall not! Additionally, if what is being
>>> read is not of interest to the listener, it cannot be skipped. Not to
>>> mention that it cannot be reviewed, stopped, spelled, etc. So, how do 
>>> you
>>> spell the name of that former embattled governor in Illinois? RRS 
>>> doesn't
>>> allow you to find out, but Newsline does!
>>>    As for elderly people not being savvy enough to use Newsline or being
>>> intimidated by it, this has not been my exsperience. I have demonstrated
>>> Newsline to hundreds of seniors and walked them through the prompts,
>>> teaching them how to use it. When they find out how easy it really is, 
>>> they
>>> are excited! And to have the ability to read more than 275 newspapers 
>>> from
>>> around the country; now, how can RRS compare with that?
>>>    Well, let's see! What's on the tube tonight? Can I tune into RRS 
>>> right
>>> now and find out? Nope! I missed that broadcast this morning! I guess 
>>> I'll
>>> call Newsline! (smile)
>>>
>>> Marion Gwizdala-Schoch
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Jody W. Ianuzzi" <jody at thewhitehats.com>
>>> To: "NFB of Florida Listserv" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Monday, April 27, 2009 9:34 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] Fw: Time to call your Florida
>>> HouseRepresentative!Another Service for the Blind may be going bythe
>>> Wayside.
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hello Marion,
>>>>
>>>> I would keep the radio reading service before I would keep Newsline.
>>>> Newsline was developed before the internet.  I can find information 
>>>> faster
>>>> and more reliably by going online.
>>>>
>>>> I think the Radio Reading Service is wonderful for elderly people who
>>>> don't
>>>> have computers or technical abilities.  Elderly people even find 
>>>> Newsline
>>>> intimidating.
>>>>
>>>> The local RRS has local volunteers reading local newspapers and they 
>>>> add a
>>>> real personal touch.
>>>>
>>>> JODY
>>>>
>>>>
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