[Nfbk] FW: NFB-NEWSLINER Delivers Three Million Minutes of News in March

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Subject: NFB-NEWSLINER Delivers Three Million Minutes of News in March


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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



NFB-NEWSLINER Delivers Three Million Minutes of News in March



Baltimore, Maryland (April 9, 2010): The National Federation of the Blind is
pleased to announce that NFB-NEWSLINER-its free service that provides
independent access by print-disabled people to hundreds of local and
national publications and TV listings-delivered a record-setting three
million minutes of news to its subscribers in March.



NFB-NEWSLINER's record-setting month capped off an exciting start to 2010,
including a long line of recent improvements and additions to the system.
NFB-NEWSLINER In Your Pocket-a dynamic software application for personal
computers, which through an Internet connection automatically downloads the
publications of a subscriber's choice to his or her digital talking-book
player-is now compatible with two more digital talking-book players, the
BookSense and Book Port Plus.



NFB-NEWSLINER now offers more publications than ever before, with 317
newspapers and magazines available, which can be accessed by a number of
methods: by download to a digital talking-book player, over the telephone,
or on the Web.  Most recently, NFB-NEWSLINER added several prominent
magazines, including the Smithsonian, Time, and The New Republic.  The
newest addition to the list of magazines available is Matilda Ziegler
Magazine for the Blind, which contains features of specific interest to the
blind.  NFB-NEWSLINER subscribers can now also administer access to their
favorite publications through the NFB-NEWSLINER Web site
(www.nfbnewsline.org), deciding which publications they wish to receive by
phone, via the Web site, by e-mail, or with NFB-NEWSLINER In Your Pocket.
The Web interface allows each user to maintain separate lists of favorite
publications for each delivery method.



Dr. Marc Maurer, President of the National Federation of the Blind, said:
"The record-setting number of minutes of news delivered in March clearly
demonstrates that NFB-NEWSLINER is reaching more subscribers than ever
before.  This vital service------which offers the print-disabled
unprecedented, round-the-clock access to news and information-continues to
grow, regularly adding new publications and new features.  We are extremely
proud of the NFB-NEWSLINER team for its hard work and dedication to
providing the best service possible to subscribers."



NFB-NEWSLINER allows those who cannot read conventional newsprint due to a
visual or physical disability to access newspapers and magazines by download
to a digital talking-book player, over the telephone, or on the Web.



To learn more about NFB-NEWSLINER, 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-NEWSLINER, 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.



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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.










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