[nfbmi-talk] Fw: Four New Publications Added to NFB-NEWSLINE

[Georgia Kitchen]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Director of NFB-NEWSLINE 
To: Georgia Kitchen 
Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2012 2:14 PM
Subject: Four New Publications Added to NFB-NEWSLINE


Four New Publications Added to NFB-NEWSLINE

December 5, 2012

We are pleased to inform you that we have added four new publications to NFB-NEWSLINE service, which brings our total to 361 publications. NFB-NEWSLINE is an audio information service for the blind which provides access to print publications. We have 307 newspapers, including the Associated Press newswire and the United Press International newswire; 38 magazines such as the Economist and AARP Magazine; ten international newspapers including the China Daily and the Jerusalem Post, and four Blindness Specific publications such as the Braille Monitor and the Matilda Ziegler Magazine.

Two of the four new publications are part of a new category labeled Breaking News Online. These are the Huffington Post, a very well-known online site, and CNN, which is part of Turner Broadcasting Systems cable news network. To access the new Breaking News Online publications, select option 5 off the main menu and then press 1. 

The ACB Braille Forum, a publication of the American Council of the Blind, is the third new publication. This is available in the magazine section, in the Blindness Specific category, option 7 from the main menu followed by option 1.

Finally, a newspaper from Topeka, Kansas, rounds out the additions, the Topeka Capital Journal, available by accessing option number 5 from the main menu and then navigating to the state of Kansas. NFB-NEWSLINE subscribers living in Kansas can access the Topeka Capital Journal by just pressing the number 3 key after logging into NFB-NEWSLINE on the telephone. 

NFB-NEWSLINE also provides other types of information to the blind such as job listings, option 9 from the main menu; TV listings, option 8 from the main menu; and weekly Target ads from the Target Corporation, option 6 from the main menu.

Remember that you can now read NFB-NEWSLINE publications on your iOS Device such as the iPad, the iPhone, and the iPod Touch. Just download the NFB-NEWSLINE Mobile App from the Apple App Store by searching for NFB Newsline.

If you are not currently a NFB-NEWSLINE subscriber, you can register for this free service online by visiting our website at www.nfbnewsline.org, and filling out the application under the Online Application link. You can also call us at 866-504-7300 for more information on how to register.

We are looking for feedback about further additions to the Breaking News Online category. If you have suggestions, please email Scott White at swhite at nfb.org, or call our comment line at 410-505-5896. Please enjoy the four new publications on NFB-NEWSLINE.

The NFB-NEWSLINE Team