[Nfbf-l] Fw: [Nfbnet-master-list] NFB-NEWSLINE(r) AnnouncesAvailability ofiPhone Application

[Kirk]

Sherri, I just downloaded the Newsline app to my iphone and I have to say, 
it is great! Kirk


Kirk Harmon
DA V national blind chapter
Life member

BVA/FRG
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NFB & FCB
member
" A smile can change a persons life, try it sometime!"
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sherri" <flmom2006 at gmail.com>
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Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2012 1:09 AM
Subject: [Nfbf-l] Fw: [Nfbnet-master-list] NFB-NEWSLINE(r) 
AnnouncesAvailability ofiPhone Application


This is really exciting news. I expect Newsline readership to jump with the 
advent of this app. Those of you with IPhones, please let me know how you 
are enjoying it. Thanks you.

Sherri Brun, your Newsline Chair
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From: Freeh,Jessica (by way of David Andrews <dandrews at visi.com>)
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE



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






NFB-NEWSLINE® Announces Availability of iPhone Application



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




Baltimore, Maryland (June 4, 2012): NFB-NEWSLINE ®, a free audible newspaper 
service for blind and print-disabled people, today announced the launch of 
an exciting new access method.  NFB-NEWSLINE® Mobile, 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.



Dr. Marc Maurer, President of the National Federation of the Blind (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."



"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.



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!"



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.



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



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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