[Nfbf-l] Newsline Availability

[Tara Prakash]

Well, I doubt the first option will work unless he pays for some daisy 
reader. But other options, as outlined you and others before, will work on i 
devices.
I was hoping that our technology team could either design an app for 
newsline, or probably make an epub version of files available for easy 
reading on iPhone.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Andrews" <dandrews at visi.com>
To: "NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, March 24, 2012 6:04 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] Newsline Availability


> Not true Matt,   You can download those "DAISY" files to your iPhone and 
> read them, you can use the iPhone as a phone and listen to NFB Newsline, 
> or you can download MP3 files to your phone.  You can also use NFB 
> Newsline on the web from your phone, and read articles that way -- so lots 
> of options.
>
> Dave
>
> At 03:54 PM 3/24/2012, you wrote:
>>Newsline is not available on any device anywhere at any time.  Can I 
>>access it on my iPhone easily? No! If I'm sitting waiting for a bus, 
>>paratransit, etc. I and I want to access newsline, I can't do that with 
>>just my iPhone or iPad.  I'd have to use my computer, download the zip 
>>files, unzip them, and then transfer the stuff to a daisy player.  Why 
>>should I carry an extra device for just one purpose?
>>People who can see only need to carry one device, and that's all we should 
>>have to carry as well.
>>
>>Matt Roberts
>>
>>Sent from my iPad
>>
>>On Mar 24, 2012, at 1:41 PM, "Jim Ellsworth" <jellsworth1 at tampabay.rr.com> 
>>wrote:
>>
>> > Matt,
>> >
>> > I doubt newspapers will cease to exist.  They will evolve and
>> continue to exist.  While it is true that many newspapers are seeing a 
>> decline in subscribers due to the internet they are evolving with that 
>> and beginning to offer both free as well as paid subscriptions to their 
>> newspapers on line accessible through computers, smart phones and other 
>> devices.  This doesn't mean that Newsline is out of date.  With funding 
>> for Newsline we will continue to get the latest news just like the rest 
>> of the world.  Newspapers have shown their willingness to provide us with 
>> their content and I can see no reason why they would stop.  The general 
>> public have begun paying for their news content on line in place of 
>> paying for home delivery and there many reasons for that.  Having it 
>> available to them anywhere anytime on just about any device is probably 
>> the most attractive thing.  Newsline has also evolved by doing just that. 
>> It is now offered in many ways including the phone, computer via e mail 
>> and as a download for your favorite devices like the Victor Reader 
>> Stream, Plextalk etc.
>> >
>> > I and many others all over the country do not want to see
>> Newsline just go away.  There are many battles to be faught and this is a 
>> very important one. Your personal desires for what you'd like to see are 
>> certainly good ones. You mentioned the NHL web site as not being 
>> accessible and I certainly hope you have let them know that.  I 
>> personally have not visited the site as I am not an NHL fan but I can 
>> certainly share in your desire to have equal access to whatever site or 
>> electronic device it might be out there.
>> >
>> > There are frankly countless accessibility battles to be faught
>> and some of us have our own personal desires for what we'd like to see 
>> but I and thousands of others deeply value the existance of Newsline and 
>> it should be at the very top of the list of important things to protect. 
>> I am very sorry you don't see much value in Newsline but the large 
>> majority of us do and we will fight to keep it.
>> >
>> > Thank you,
>> > Jim Ellsworth
>
>
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