[Nfbf-l] Newsline Availability

[Sherri]

I think they are looking at an iPhone app.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tara Prakash" <taraprakash at gmail.com>
To: "NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, March 24, 2012 11:01 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] Newsline Availability


> 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  This doesn't mean that Newsline is out of date.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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