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<DIV><SPAN class=578443517-04062012><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial>Read
the NEWSLINE press release below. Great things continue to happen in
NFB!</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=578443517-04062012><FONT color=#0000ff size=2
face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=578443517-04062012><FONT color=#0000ff size=2
face=Arial>Cathy</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<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> Monday, June 04, 2012 11:52
AM<BR><B>To:</B> Adelmo Vigil; Alpidio Rolon; Amy Buresh; Beth Rival; Bill
Packee; Bob Kresmer; Carl Jacobsen; Cassandra McNabb; Cathy Jackson; Charlene
Smyth; Christine G. Hall; Dan Hicks; Daniel Burke; Donna Wood; Duane Iverson;
Elsie Dickerson; Everette Bacon; Frank Lee; Franklin Shiner; Fred Schroeder;
Garrick Scott; Gary Ray; Gary Wunder; Grace Pires; J.W. Smith; James Antonacci;
James Brown; Jeannie Massay; Jennifer Dunnam; Joe Ruffalo; John Batron; John
Fritz; Joy Harris; Joyce Scanlan; Ken Rollman; Kimberly Flores; Larry Posont;
Lynn Majewski; Mary Willows; Melissa Riccobono; Michael Barber; Michael Freeman;
Mika Pyyhkala; Nani Fife; Pam Allen; Parnell Diggs; Patti Chang; Patty Estes;
Rena Smith; Ron Brown; Sam Gleese; Scott LaBarre; Shawn Callaway; Terry
Sheeler<BR><B>Subject:</B> NFB-NEWSLINE(r) Announces Availability of iPhone
Application <BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></DIV>
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class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></P>
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class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">CONTACT:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"
class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Chris
Danielsen<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"
class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Director of Public
Relations<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"
class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">National Federation of the
Blind<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"
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; mso-layout-grid-align: none"
class=MsoNormal><B><U><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: #336699">cdanielsen@nfb.org
</SPAN></U></B></P>
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class=MsoNormal align=center><o:p> </o:p></P>
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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"
class=MsoNormal align=center><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">NFB-NEWSLINE<SUP>® </SUP>Announces
Availability of iPhone Application <o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"
class=MsoNormal align=center><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"
class=MsoNormal align=center><B><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">New iOS App Offers More Choice and Access <BR>to
Print-Disabled Americans<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></B></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"
class=MsoNormal align=center><B><I><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></I></B></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"
class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Baltimore, Maryland (June 4,
2012): </SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><A
href="http://www.nfbnewsline.org/">NFB-NEWSLINE<SUP>®</SUP></A>, a free audible
newspaper service for blind and print-disabled people, today announced the
launch of an exciting new access method. <SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A
href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/nfb-newsline-mobile/id530470425?mt=8">NFB-NEWSLINE<SUP>®
</SUP>Mobile</A>, a free iOS application now available in the Apple App Store,
features the text of over three hundred newspapers, forty magazines, and wire
feeds, plus personalized television listings.</SPAN><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">This
breakthrough access method will allow NFB-NEWSLINE<SUP>® </SUP>subscribers to
easily view online and download their favorite publications with their iPhone,
iPad, or iPod Touch. </SPAN></P>
<P
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none"
class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"
class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><A
href="http://www.nfb.org/marc-maurer-bio">Dr. Marc Maurer</A>, President of the
<A href="http://www.nfb.org/">National Federation of the Blind</A> (NFB), said:
“NFB-NEWSLINE<SUP>® </SUP>has made another groundbreaking advance with
NFB-NEWSLINE<SUP>® </SUP><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Mobile</st1:City></st1:place>.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>It is easy to learn, simple to use, powerful, and practical for today's
mobile computing environment.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Now
blind and print-disabled people have a wealth of information, available to them
at their fingertips, which can be quickly and easily accessed throughout the
day.”<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"
class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"
class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">"We are proud to offer our
subscribers this new exciting mobile iOS application that allows them access to
their favorite publications at home, while traveling to work, in the classroom,
or in the office. <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>If you’re looking
for news from around the corner or from around the globe, NFB-NEWSLINE<SUP>®
</SUP><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Mobile</st1:place></st1:City> can
help you quickly find it,” said Scott White, director of the NFB-NEWSLINE<SUP>®
</SUP>program for the <A
href="http://www.facebook.com/NationalFederationoftheBlind">National Federation
of the Blind</A>.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></P>
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class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"
class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">David DeNotaris, a blind
professional, said: "Access equals success, and we have access to more
newspapers, magazines and TV listings then ever before!<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>So far I've used NFB-NEWSLINE<SUP>®
</SUP><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Mobile</st1:place></st1:City> at
the pool, on the treadmill, on the train, while waiting for breakfast at the
diner, and I am sure lots of other places to come!<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I really enjoy my iPhone, and now that
NFB-NEWSLINE<SUP>® </SUP>is on it, I can't put it down!<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Great job, NFB-NEWSLINE<SUP>®
</SUP>team!”</SPAN></P>
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class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"
class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">NFB-NEWSLINE<SUP>® </SUP>allows
those who cannot read conventional newsprint due to a visual or physical
disability to access publications as well as television and job listings over
the telephone, on the Web, or by download to digital talking book players or
MP3-playing devices.</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA"
lang=EN-CA><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"
class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black">To learn more
about</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> NFB-NEWSLINE<SUP>®</SUP><SPAN
style="COLOR: black">, please visit </SPAN><U><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue">www.nfbnewsline.org</SPAN></U><SPAN
style="COLOR: black">.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Those
interested in subscribing to the service may fill out the online application
form, write to </SPAN><U><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue">nfbnewsline@nfb.org</SPAN></U><SPAN style="COLOR: black"> or
call (866) 504-7300.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>In order to be
eligible for NFB-NEWSLINE</SPAN><SUP>®</SUP><SPAN style="COLOR: black">, 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></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"
class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">About the National
Federation of the Blind<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
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class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"
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></DIV></BODY></HTML>