[Nfbofnc] this is bad news

Wed Sep 1 19:56:21 UTC 2010

no doubt still bad news for our fellow michigan affliate.

On Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 3:21 PM, Gary H. Ray <ghraynfbofnc at charter.net>wrote:

> I must note that here in NC, we were able to maintain another year's
> funding
> through all the efforts of the members of NFB of NC.  We will need to start
> again next session to try and get our money again and  try and get it to be
> a recurring item in our State budget.
>
> We are blessed and we have folks who are willing to be part of the
> political
> process and make the final victory for us.
>
> Gary Ray
> President
> NFB of NC
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfbofnc-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbofnc-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Tim Jones
> Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2010 3:02 PM
> To: NFB of North Carolina List
> Subject: [Nfbofnc] this is bad news
>
> --
> Tim Jones
> North Carolina Food Service
> Fort Bragg, NC
> Office:  910-396-2297
> Cell:  704-491-1486
>
> Critical Funding Shortage Threatens NFB-NEWSLINE?
>
>  in Michigan
>
>
>
> Thousands of Print-Disabled Michigan Residents May Lose Free,
> Independent Access to Newspapers and Magazines
>
>
>
> Baltimore, Maryland (August 31, 2010):  Due to
> lack of funding, NFB-NEWSLINE?, a free service
> that provides independent access by
> print-disabled people to hundreds of local and
> national publications and TV listings, will be
> turned off in Michigan, effective October 1,
> 2010.  Termination of this service will
> drastically limit the ability of thousands of
> print-disabled Michigan residents to obtain
> in-depth information about international affairs,
> local events, and breaking news easily and independently.
>
>
>
> NFB-NEWSLINE? allows those who cannot read
> conventional newsprint due to a visual or
> physical disability to listen to newspapers and
> magazines over the telephone, on the Web, or by
> download to a digital talking-book
> player.  Through the service, print-disabled
> people can access over three hundred newspapers
> and magazines independently, determining how,
> when, and where they wish to read their favorite
> publications.  If funding is not found on or
> before October 1, 2010, blind and print-disabled
> Michigan residents will no longer have access to NFB-NEWSLINE?.
>
>
>
> Dr. Marc Maurer, President of the National
> Federation of the Blind, said: ?With
> NFB-NEWSLINE?, blind and print-disabled people
> can benefit from the vital news contained in
> newspapers and magazines.  Access to information
> such as analyses of current events, political
> commentary, and international news helps all
> individuals, including the print-disabled, to be
> successful participants in their workplaces and
> in the world.  NFB-NEWSLINE? offers us the
> ability to read the news independently, choosing
> the content that is of interest to us.  As a
> subscriber, I truly benefit from the service
> every day, and would very much miss reading the
> paper with my morning cup of coffee.?
>
>
>
> NFB-NEWSLINE? offers six Michigan newspapers,
> including the Detroit Free Press, the Detroit
> News, the Flint Journal, Grand Rapids Press,
> Lansing State Journal, and the Mining Journal, as
> well as the Michigan Associated Press wire
> feed.  In addition to state newspapers from
> Michigan and across the nation, subscribers have
> access to many national publications, including
> the New York Times, USA Today, Popular Science,
> the Economist, and the Christian Science
> Monitor.  NFB-NEWSLINE? also provides
> print-disabled Michigan residents access to
> information from state agencies and legislative
> bodies that can otherwise be difficult to
> obtain.  Through a state-specific channel on the
> service, entities such as the Michigan Commission
> for the Blind, Michigan Legislative Service
> Bureau, the Michigan State House of
> Representatives, and the Michigan State Senate
> can provide, at no cost, vital information to
> this population in an accessible format.
>
>
>
> ?This truly is a crisis for the blind and
> print-disabled of Michigan, as we will be losing
> an incredibly valuable service that helps us to
> connect with the world at large and with our own
> communities,? said Larry Posont, president of the
> National Federation of the Blind of
> Michigan.  ?With NFB-NEWSLINE?, for more than ten
> years I have been able to read the Wall Street
> Journal, Roll Call, and the New York Times to
> keep up on national news and to learn about
> economic forecasts and pending governmental
> legislation.  I also read the Lansing State
> Journal to learn about events in my
> community.  Losing this innovative service would
> have a profoundly negative impact on my life, as
> the service helps me not only as a citizen and
> retired businessman, but also in my role as an
> advocate for the blind in Michigan State.?
>
>
>
> Peter Zaremba, a blind resident of Michigan,
> said: ?Using NFB-NEWSLINE? I can access at any
> time and at any place the same essential and
> entertaining news that my sighted peers
> enjoy.  This helps me to be successful in my
> business of course, but also in my relationships
> with others, as conversations with colleagues,
> neighbors, and friends often revolve around the
> news of the day.  It would be virtually
> impossible for me to obtain the news I need
> without NFB-NEWSLINE? and I would miss having
> access to this invaluable resource were it to be shut down.?
>
>
>
> Scott White, director of NFB-NEWSLINE?, said:
> ?While it would be a great shame to close this
> vital service to blind Michigan residents, unless
> we are able to locate or are provided with a
> funding source, we have no choice but to turn off
> NFB-NEWSLINE? in Michigan on October 1.?
>
>
>
> To learn how you can help keep NFB-NEWSLINE?
> available in Michigan, please call Larry Posont,
> president of the National Federation of the Blind
> of Michigan, at (313) 271-3058 or send e-mail to
> president.nfb.mi at gmail.com.
>
>
>
> To learn more about NFB-NEWSLINE?, please visit
> <http://www.nfbnewsline.org/>www.nfbnewsline.org<
> http://www.nfbnewsline.org/
> %3Ewww.nfbnewsline.org <http://3ewww.nfbnewsline.org/>>
> .
>
>
>
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-- 
Tim Jones
North Carolina Food Service
Fort Bragg, NC
Office:  910-396-2297
Cell:  704-491-1486