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<DIV dir=ltr class=OutlookMessageHeader align=left><FONT size=2
face=Tahoma>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Freeh, Jessica
[mailto:JFreeh@nfb.org]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, April 09, 2010 11:00
AM<BR><B>To:</B> Alpidio Rolon; Amy Buresh; Angela Wolf; Anil Lewis; Art
Schreiber; Beth Rival; Bill Packee; Bob Kresmer; Carl Jacobsen; Cathy Jackson;
Charlene Smyth; Christine G. Hall; Dan Hicks; Daniel Burke; Don Galloway; Donna
Wood; Elsie Lamp; Frank Lee; Franklin Shiner; Fred Schroeder; Gary Ray; Gary
Wunder; J.W. Smith; James Antonacci; Jennelle Bichler; Jennifer Dunnam; Joe
Ruffalo; John Batron; John Fritz; Joyce Scanlan; Ken Rollman; Kevan Worley; Kim
Williams; Larry Posont; Lynn Majewski; Marie Johnson; Mary Willows; Matt Lyles;
Matt Lyles; Melissa Riccobono; Michael Barber; Michael Freeman; Mika Pyyhkala;
Nani Fife; Pam Allen; Parnell Diggs; Patti Chang; Rena Smith; Richard Gaffney;
Ron Brown; Ron Gardner; Sam Gleese; Scott LaBarre; Selena
Sundling-Crawford<BR><B>Subject:</B> NFB-NEWSLINER Delivers Three Million
Minutes of News in March<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt">FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE<o:p></o:p></SPAN></STRONG></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">CONTACT:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Chris Danielsen<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Director of Public Relations<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">National Federation of the
Blind<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">(410) 659-9314, extension 2330<BR>(410) 262-1281
(Cell)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><A
title=mailto:cdanielsen@nfb.org href="mailto:cdanielsen@nfb.org"><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: #336699">cdanielsen@nfb.org</SPAN></B></A></P>
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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal
align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">NFB-NEWSLINE<SUP>® </SUP>Delivers
Three Million Minutes of News in March<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
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align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></I></B></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Baltimore, Maryland (April 9, 2010): </SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">The National Federation
of the Blind is pleased to announce that NFB-NEWSL</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA"
lang=EN-CA>INE<SUP>®</SUP>—its </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">free
service that provides independent access by print-disabled people to hundreds of
local and national publications and TV listings</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA" lang=EN-CA>—delivered a
record-setting three million minutes of news to its subscribers in
March.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA"
lang=EN-CA><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA"
lang=EN-CA>NFB-NEWSLINE<SUP>®<SPAN class=551274214-09042010>'</SPAN></SUP>s
record-setting month capped off an exciting start to 2010, including a long line
of recent improvements and additions to the system.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>NFB-NEWSLINE<SUP>®</SUP> In Your
Pocket—<SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">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—</SPAN>is now compatible with two more digital talking-book
players, the BookSense and Book Port Plus. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA"
lang=EN-CA><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA"
lang=EN-CA>NFB-NEWSLINE<SUP>®</SUP></SPAN><SPAN class=apple-style-span><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial" lang=EN-CA> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
class=apple-style-span><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">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.</SPAN></SPAN><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN class=apple-style-span><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Most recently, NFB-NEWSLINE<SUP>® </SUP>added several
prominent magazines, including the </SPAN></SPAN><EM><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Smithsonian</SPAN></EM><SPAN
class=apple-style-span><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">,</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
class=apple-converted-space><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> </SPAN></SPAN><EM><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Time</SPAN></EM><SPAN class=apple-style-span><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">,</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
class=apple-converted-space><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> and
</SPAN></SPAN><EM><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">New</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Republic</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>.</SPAN></EM><SPAN
class=apple-converted-space><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
class=apple-style-span><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> The newest addition to
the list of magazines available is </SPAN></SPAN><EM><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Matilda Ziegler Magazine for the Blind,
</SPAN></EM><EM><SPAN
style="FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-style: italic">which
contains features of specific interest to the blind</SPAN></EM><SPAN
class=apple-style-span><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">. <SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN></I></SPAN><SPAN
class=apple-style-span><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">NFB-NEWSLINE<SUP>®</SUP>
subscribers can now also administer access to their favorite publications
through the NFB-NEWSLINE<SUP>®</SUP> Web site (www.nfbnewsline.org), deciding
which publications they wish to receive by phone, via the Web site, by e-mail,
or with NFB-NEWSLINE<SUP>®</SUP> In Your Pocket. <SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The Web interface allows each user to
maintain separate lists of favorite publications for each delivery
method.</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA"
lang=EN-CA><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA"
lang=EN-CA><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">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-NEWSLINE<SUP>®</SUP> is reaching more
subscribers than ever before. <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>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.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>We are extremely proud of the
NFB-NEWSLINE<SUP>® </SUP>team<SUP> </SUP>for its hard work and dedication to
providing the best service possible to subscribers.”<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">NFB-NEWSLINE<SUP>®</SUP> <SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">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.<B><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN></B></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA"
lang=EN-CA><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Arial><SPAN
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">To learn more about
NFB-NEWSLINE</SPAN><SUP><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA"
lang=EN-CA>®</SPAN></SUP><SPAN style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">, please visit
<A href="http://www.nfbnewsline.org/">www.nfbnewsline.org</A>.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Those interested in subscribing to the
service may fill out the online application form, write to <A
href="mailto:nfbnewsline@nfb.org">nfbnewsline@nfb.org</A>, or call (866)
504-7300.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>In order to be eligible
for NFB-NEWSLINE</SPAN><SUP><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA"
lang=EN-CA>®</SPAN></SUP><SPAN style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">, an individual
must be a <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">US</st1:place></st1:country-region> resident who is legally blind or
has a physical or learning disability that prevents the independent reading of
newspapers.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">About the
National Federation of the Blind<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">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 <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on">United States</st1:country-region></st1:place>.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The NFB improves blind people's lives
through advocacy, education, research, technology, and programs encouraging
independence and self-confidence.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>It is the leading force in the blindness field today and the voice of the
nation's blind.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>In January 2004 the
NFB opened the National Federation of the Blind Jernigan Institute, the first
research and training center in the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on">United States</st1:country-region></st1:place> for the blind led by
the blind.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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