[NFBF-L] FW: NFB-NEWSLINE Mobile 3.0 with KNFB Reader Basic

[Sherri]

The new and improved version of the NFB Newsline app is out and ready!  I
have been Beta testing it and it is a wonderful app with lots of awesome
features.  If you would like to sign up and get started using Newsline,
please call 1/844-827-7371 and one of our awesome Newsline marketers will be
glad to help you sign up and get started.

 

Warmly,

Sherri Brun

 

From: Scott White [mailto:swhite at nfb.org] 
Sent: Monday, September 28, 2020 3:08 PM
To: Sherri Brun <flmom2006 at gmail.com>
Subject: NFB-NEWSLINE Mobile 3.0 with KNFB Reader Basic

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE.

NFB-NEWSLINE Mobile 3.0 with KNFB Reader Basic Released

Free iOS App Now Available

The National Federation of the Blind has released version 3.0 of
NFB-NEWSLINE Mobile to the Apple App Store. The brand new, redesigned app
not only allows subscribers to access all of the content available through
NFB-NEWSLINE from their iPhone, iPad, or other iOS device, but includes a
free basic version of the KNFB Reader mobile app. NFB-NEWSLINE Mobile
includes these features and much more:

KNFB Reader Basic, a free version of KNFB Reader with the core functions
necessary to quickly scan any printed text - just point, shoot, and read!

The ability to share articles from publications in the breaking news
category to social media channels.

Multiple customization options to organize, save, and manage both
NFB-NEWSLINE content and documents scanned with KNFB Reader Basic.

NFB-NEWSLINE Mobile 3.0 is fully accessible with VoiceOver so that users can
hear content read aloud or read it in Braille with a connected refreshable
Braille display or notetaker, making the app ideal for blind and deafblind
users.

"We are pleased and proud that NFB-NEWSLINE Mobile 3.0 - a technology
solution created by blind people for blind people - is now a one-stop
destination for access to all kinds of information, including printed text,"
said Mark Riccobono, President of the National Federation of the Blind.
"Having instant access to the information we need wherever we go helps all
blind and deafblind people live the lives we want."

David DeNotaris, who participated in beta testing of the app, said: "As a
husband/father, entrepreneur and elected school board director, access to
print information is crucial! NFB-NEWSLINE provides me with fast, reliable
and accessible local, state, national and international breaking news and
information at my fingertips! At a recent school board meeting, a document
was distributed in print with updated guidance that needed to be considered
prior to a vote later in the evening. I used my NFB-NEWSLINE app to quickly
and discreetly snap a picture and listen to the document through my earbuds,
take some notes, ask questions and make an informed decision. NFB-NEWSLINE
helps me stay connected, empowering me to contribute on our local school
board and compete in our global economy, allowing me to fit in, not sit out.
Thank you NFB-NEWSLINE team, you are #DifferenceMakers!"

For more information about the NFB-NEWSLINE service and the new mobile app,
please visit nfb.org/programs-services/nfb-newsline.