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[Sherri]

Hi, Please take note of the following.

Sherri
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Sent: Monday, June 18, 2012 5:15 PM
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                  NFB-NEWSLINE
                  Month Day, Year

                  Dear Sherri,


                  Please read the following press release about our newest 
content addition.




                  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



                  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





                  NFB-NEWSLINE® Adds Reader's Digest



                  Popular Publication Now on Free Service for Blind and 
Print-Disabled People



                  Baltimore, Maryland (June 18, 2012): The National 
Federation of the Blind is pleased to announce that NFB-NEWSLINE®-its free 
service that provides independent access by print-disabled people to 
hundreds of local and national publications, as well as TV and job 
listings-has partnered with The Reader's Digest Association, Inc. to offer 
its very popular monthly magazine to subscribers.



                  The addition of Reader's Digest 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, via an 
iPhone or other iOS device, or by downloading publications to a digital 
talking book player or MP3 player.



                  Dr. Marc Maurer, President of the National Federation of 
the Blind, 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 success-gives 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.



                  ###





                  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.



                  About The Reader's Digest Association, Inc.


                  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.








                  Sincerely,



                  Bob Watson
                  NFB-NEWSLINE






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