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<b>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<br>
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CONTACT:<br>
</b>Chris Danielsen<br>
Director of Public Relations<br>
National Federation of the Blind <br>
(410) 659-9314, extension 2330<br>
(410) 262-1281 (cell)<br>
<a href="mailto:cdanielsen@nfb.org">cdanielsen@nfb.org</a><br>
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<div align="center"><b>NFB-NEWSLINE</b><sup>®</sup><b> Releases iOS
Mobile App Version 2.1<br>
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<b>Baltimore, Maryland (December 2, 2015):</b> NFB-NEWSLINE<sup>®</sup>
continues to expand the functionality of its free news and information
service with the release of NFB-NEWSLINE<sup>®</sup> Mobile iOS app
version 2.1, a free app for the blind and print-disabled.<br>
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Mark A. Riccobono, President of the National Federation of the Blind,
said: “Living the lives we want means being connected to important news
and information at the same time as our sighted peers. We are proud that
NFB-NEWSLINE<sup>®</sup> continues to expand the availability and
selection of newspapers and other important information. It’s a unique
service developed by the blind, for the blind.”<br>
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Scott White, Director of NFB-NEWSLINE<sup>®</sup>, said: “We are excited
to release this next version of NFB-NEWSLINE<sup>®</sup> Mobile. We are
constantly striving to keep this app relevant and provide more features,
and we thank our subscribers for the many useful suggestions that have
been implemented in this version.”<br>
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NFB-NEWSLINE<sup>®</sup> is a free service available to anyone who is
blind, visually impaired or print-disabled, offering over four hundred
publications. The service includes national newspapers like the <i>Wall
Street Journal</i> and <i>USA Today</i>, sixteen breaking news sources
such as CNN and ESPN Online, fourteen international newspapers including
the <i>London Telegraph </i>and<i> Vancouver Sun</i>, and countless state
newspapers, plus fifty magazines like <i>Time, PC World, Mac World,
Guideposts,</i> and more.<br>
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The new version of the NFB-NEWSLINE<sup>®</sup> Mobile iOS app includes a
number of enhancements, including a global search function, allowing
subscribers to search across all publications for topics of interest. The
weather alert feature will now be linked to the iOS device’s GPS, so
alerts will be more accurate than ever before. A blind person can hear
the beep tones warning of weather emergencies on the television, but
cannot read the messages scrolling across the screen.
NFB-NEWSLINE<sup>®</sup> provides any current alerts as soon as
subscribers log into the app.<br>
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In addition to these features, TV listings have been streamlined, retail
ads-previously only available using the telephone access method-have been
added, and choosing favorites is now made easier by the addition of an
Add/Delete Favorites button on the screen for each publication.<br>
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NFB-NEWSLINE<sup>®</sup>’s vast array of publications, information, and
announcements can be accessed anytime, on the subscribers’ schedule, all
day, every day. And it is always free. To learn more about
NFB-NEWSLINE<sup>®</sup> or to sign up, visit
<a href="http://www.nfbnewsline.org">www.nfbnewsline.org</a>, or call
(866) 504-7300.<br>
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NFB-NEWSLINE<sup>®</sup> is a service of the National Federation of the
Blind.<br>
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About the National Federation of the Blind<br>
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The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the
characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the
expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles
between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want;
blindness is not what holds you back.<br>
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