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<DIV>Greetings to all!</DIV>
<DIV>Received a request to distribute to all on our distribution list from
Jane
Degenshein, NFBNJ, Technology Division, President.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>As always, please read and share with others.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Joe </DIV>
<DIV>**</DIV>
<DIV>
<DIV>Hello Joe</DIV>
<DIV>Wanted to share the news about newsline and the amazon family of
products</DIV>
<DIV>There are 2 items of interest and I have included them here for the
nfbnj
</DIV>
<DIV>list serve</DIV>
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<DIV>Did you know?</DIV>
<DIV>2. ACCESSING NFB-NEWSLINE THROUGH AMAZON ECHO</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Subscribers to National Federation of the Blind’s (NFB) NEWSLINE can
now</DIV>
<DIV>access it hands-free on any Amazon Alexa product. This includes the
Echo
and</DIV>
<DIV>the Echo Dot. Just say, “Alexa open National Federation” and after
providing</DIV>
<DIV>this information, every feature of the program is available by
voice</DIV>
<DIV>commands.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>You can ask Alexa to read any of the five New Jersey newspapers
available
as</DIV>
<DIV>well as the New Jersey Grocery Ads. Or any of the thirteen
national</DIV>
<DIV>newspapers, like the Wall Street Journal; thirty-two news services
including</DIV>
<DIV>CNN and ESPN; and over five hundred magazines and
newspapers,including</DIV>
<DIV>international publications.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>You can also ask for news and information about TBBC, Friends group,
the
New</DIV>
<DIV>Jersey Chapter of the NFB and the New Jersey Commission for the Blind
and</DIV>
<DIV>Visually Impaired (CBVI).</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>NEWSLINE is sponsored in New Jersey by CBVI and is available FREE
to
all</DIV>
<DIV>who can not read printed material or who have difficulty with turning
pages.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>You can access it via the telephone, an app on your Mobil device,
and
your</DIV>
<DIV>computer too, Call NFB at 866-504-7300.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>In addition, the National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey’s</DIV>
<DIV>Coordinator is Jane Degenshein. President of both the Senior and
Technology</DIV>
<DIV>divisions. Her number is 973 736 5785 or email,
jdegen16@comcast.net</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>**</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>2. Amazon Products</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><A
href="https://nfb.org/programs-services/nfb-newsline/alexa-instructions">https://nfb.org/programs-services/nfb-newsline/alexa-instructions</A></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>subscribers can access NFB-NEWSLINE hands-free on any Amazon Alexa
product,</DIV>
<DIV>including Echo and Echo Dot.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Below are some sample commands for accessing and using the skill.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Enable the NFB-NEWSLINE Skill a.. Say, “Alexa open National
Federation.”</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> b.. To hear instructions about the skill say, “Alexa ask
National</DIV>
<DIV>Federation to give me instructions.”</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Log in to NFB-NEWSLINE. You will need to log in the first time you open
the</DIV>
<DIV>skill. a.. Say, "Alexa open National Federation."</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> b.. Then say, "Alexa ask National Federation to log in."</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>c. State clearly, "Log in."</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>d. Provide your subscriber identification number and security code.
Select</DIV>
<DIV>Content and Navigate Sections and Articles Alexa can help you select
and</DIV>
<DIV>move through publications easily with a variety of commands. Here
are
a few</DIV>
<DIV>to get you started:</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>a. "Alexa ask National Federation to read The New York Times."</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>b. "Alexa ask National Federation to read The Wall Street
Journal."</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>c. "Alexa ask National Federation to read next section."</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>d. "Alexa ask National Federation to go to previous section."</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Move from article to article by simply saying “Next” or “Previous.”</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>(Please note: all other commands need to begin with “Alexa ask
National</DIV>
<DIV>Federation.”)</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Alter Reader Voice and Speed</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> a "Alexa ask National Federation to change voice."</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>b. "Alexa ask National Federation to read a little faster."</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> c. "Alexa ask National Federation to read a little
slower."</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>d. "Alexa ask National Federation to read much faster."</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>e. "Alexa ask National Federation to read much slower."</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Save an Article</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> a. "Alexa ask National Federation to email me this
article.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> General Help Command</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> a. “Alexa ask National Federation to give me
instructions.”</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>b. Learn more about the Amazon Alexa family of devices and enable
the</DIV>
<DIV>NFB-NEWSLINE Alexa skill today</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>for more information call:</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>866 504 7300</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Jane, pasted.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>***</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Newsline Updates And Amazon Products February 2019</DIV>
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<DIV> </DIV>
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<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Jane, review, change and forward back to me.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Want the message to be requested by you.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>For example:</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Greetings to all!</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Received the following information from National Federation of the
Blind
of</DIV>
<DIV>new Jersey’s president of Seniors and Technology Divisions and
Coordinator</DIV>
<DIV>of Newsline for New Jersey.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Two items of interest. Please read and share with others.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Joe</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Did You Know:</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> 1. ACCESSING NFB-NEWSLINE THROUGH AMAZON ECHO</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Subscribers to National Federation of the Blind’s (NFB) NEWSLINE can
now</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>access it hands-free on any Amazon Alexa product. This includes the
Echo
and</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>the Echo Dot. Just say, “Alexa open National Federation” and
after</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>providing this information, every feature of the program is available
by</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>voice commands.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>You can ask Alexa to read any of the five New Jersey newspapers
available
as</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>well as the New Jersey Grocery Ads. Or any of the thirteen
national</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>newspapers, like the Wall Street Journal; thirty-two news services
including</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>CNN and ESPN; and over five hundred newspapers including
from
every state</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>and magazines including international publications. There is no cost
for</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>this service!</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>You can also ask for news and information about TBBC, Friends group,
the
New</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Jersey Chapter of the NFB and the New Jersey Commission for the Blind
and</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Visually Impaired (CBVI).</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>NEWSLINE is sponsored in New Jersey by CBVI and is available to all who
can</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>not read printed material or who have difficulty with turning
pages.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Call NFB at 866-504-7300.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>In addition, the National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey’s</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Coordinator is Jane Degenshein. Her number is 973 736 5785 or
email,</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>jdegen16@comcast.net</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
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<DIV> </DIV>
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<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>2. ACCESSING NFB-NEWSLINE THROUGH AMAZON ECHO</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Subscribers to National Federation of the Blind’s (NFB) NEWSLINE can
now</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>access it hands-free on any Amazon Alexa product. This includes the
Echo</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>and the Echo Dot. Just say, “Alexa open National Federation” and
after</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>providing this information, every feature of the program is
available</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>by voice commands.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>You can ask Alexa to read any of the five New Jersey newspapers</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>available as well as the New Jersey Grocery Ads. Or any of the
thirteen</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>national newspapers, like the Wall Street Journal; thirty-two
news</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>services including CNN and ESPN; and over five hundred magazines
and</DIV>
<DIV>newspapers,including international publications.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>You can also ask for news and information about TBBC,</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Friends group, the New Jersey Chapter of the NFB and the New</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Jersey Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired (CBVI).</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>NEWSLINE is sponsored in New Jersey by CBVI and is available FREE
to
all</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>who can not read printed material or who have difficulty with turning
pages.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>You can access it via the telephone, an app on your Mobil device,
and
your</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>computer too,</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Call NFB at 866-504-7300.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>In addition, the National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey’s</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Coordinator is Jane Degenshein. (President of both the Senior and
Technology</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>divisions)</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Her number is 973 736 5785 or email, jdegen16@comcast.net</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>**</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>2. Amazon Products</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><A
href="https://nfb.org/programs-services/nfb-newsline/alexa-instructions">https://nfb.org/programs-services/nfb-newsline/alexa-instructions</A></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>subscribers can access NFB-NEWSLINE hands-free on any Amazon Alexa
product,</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>including Echo and Echo Dot. Below are some sample commands for
accessing</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>and using the skill.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Enable the NFB-NEWSLINE Skill</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> a.. Say, “Alexa open National Federation.”</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> b.. To hear instructions about the skill say, “Alexa ask
National</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Federation to give me instructions.”</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Log in to NFB-NEWSLINE</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>You will need to log in the first time you open the skill.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> a.. Say, "Alexa open National Federation."</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> b.. Then say, "Alexa ask National Federation to log in."</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> c.. State clearly, "Log in."</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> d.. Provide your subscriber identification number and security
code.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Select Content and Navigate Sections and Articles</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Alexa can help you select and move through publications easily with
a</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>variety of commands. Here are a few to get you started:</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> a.. "Alexa ask National Federation to read The New York
Times."</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> b.. "Alexa ask National Federation to read The Wall Street
Journal."</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> c.. "Alexa ask National Federation to read next section."</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> d.. "Alexa ask National Federation to go to previous
section."</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> e.. Move from article to article by simply saying “Next” or
“Previous.”</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>(Please note: all other commands need to begin with “Alexa ask
National</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Federation.”)</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Alter Reader Voice and Speed</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> a.. "Alexa ask National Federation to change voice."</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> b.. "Alexa ask National Federation to read a little
faster."</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> c.. "Alexa ask National Federation to read a little
slower."</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> d.. "Alexa ask National Federation to read much faster."</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> e.. "Alexa ask National Federation to read much slower."</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Save an Article</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> a. "Alexa ask National Federation to email me this
article.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> General Help Command</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> a. “Alexa ask National Federation to give me
instructions.”</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>b.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Learn more about the Amazon Alexa family of devices and enable
the</DIV>
<DIV>NFB-NEWSLINE Alexa skill today</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>for more information call:</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>866 504 7300</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Keep Smiling,</DIV>
<DIV>Janie Degenshein</DIV>
<DIV>Happiness isn't having what you want, but wanting what you already
have!</DIV>
<DIV>Facilitator of ECHO (Eyes Closed Hearts Open)</DIV>
<DIV>state affiliate board member</DIV>
<DIV>President of the senior division of the National Federation of the
Blind of
</DIV>
<DIV>New Jersey</DIV>
<DIV>President of the Technology division of the National federation of the
Blind </DIV>
<DIV>of New Jersey</DIV>
<DIV>NFBNJ Newsline co-ordinator</DIV>
<DIV>jdegen16@comcast.net</DIV>
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