[Nfbf-l] Access to Newspapers and Other Media

[David Andrews]

Some people here seem to portray things as if we support NFB 
Newsline, or we support the Internet and other things.  They seem to 
be either for or against NFB Newsline to the exclusion of everything else.

I would like to suggest that sighted persons have access to their 
media in a variety of ways.  They can buy and read paper magazines or 
newspapers, get them on-line, via smart phones, iPads, etc., go to 
the Library and read, subscribe for home delivery, read on Kindle or 
other device etc.

Blind persons should have a variety of access methods as well.  There 
just isn't one size fits all, and you might use different methods at 
different times during the day.  There are radio reading services for 
some, NFB Newsline for others, and computers, iPhones, and the rest 
for still others.  And ... each of us may use multiple access 
points.  NFB Newsline for example can be accessed via the phone, via 
a computer or phone with web browsing, via the Stream or other device etc.

So, I don't think we support one method to the exclusion of others.

Personally I find NFB Newsline to be invaluable.  I download daily 
onto my Stream, and read on the bus.  I don't have an iPhone, and it 
would be difficult for me to do this in other ways.

This doesn't need to be a controversial or fractious issue.

David Andrews