[Nfbv-announce] FW: HumanWare Congratulates NFB for their Latest Innovation to

[Fredric Schroeder]

-----Original Message-----
From: HumanWare [mailto:nicolas.lagace at humanware.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, May 06, 2009 10:48 AM
To: fschroeder at sks.com
Subject: HumanWare Congratulates NFB for their Latest Innovation to

Attention all Victor Reader Stream Users! (From the NFB-NEWSLINE Team)

HUMANWARE CONGRATULATES NFB FOR THEIR LATEST INNOVATION TO NFB-NEWSLINE
SERVICE

[a web version is available at:
http://www.humanware.com/en-canada/about_us/press_releases/2009_press_releas
es/humanware_congratulates_nfb]

Longueuil, QC, May 6, 2009 -- NFB-NEWSLINE, the largest electronic newspaper
service in the world for the blind and print-disabled, providing free access
to over 280 newspapers and magazines, is pleased to announce the launch of
NFB-NEWSLINE Online (Web site: www.nfbnewslineonline.org).  Through
NFB-NEWSLINE Online's breakthrough and innovative features, subscribers can
enjoy both an enhanced experience in reading the news as well as
dramatically increased flexibility in how they choose to access their
favorite publication content.  We are now able to provide Victor Reader
Stream users (Web site: www.humanware.com/stream) with full and innovative
access to all of our publications through one new initiative, NFB-NEWSLINE
In Your Pocket.

With NFB-NEWSLINE In Your Pocket, users of the Victor Reader Stream can
experience an increased flexibility and functionality with NFB-NEWSLINE and
can more easily and quickly get their news through their digital talking
book player.  NFB-NEWSLINE In Your Pocket is a dynamic software application
that a subscriber installs on his or her computer that, through an Internet
connection, automatically downloads the publications of the subscriber's
choice to his or her Stream (the publications will be available in your
Talking Books Library).  Through this revolutionary initiative, subscribers
can use their Victor Reader Stream to gain easy and immediate access to
their favorite publications and enjoy the reading experience that is offered
with a DAISY-reading device.  NFB-NEWSLINE In Your Pocket dramatically
increases both the content and value of your Victor Reader Stream; why not
subscribe today?

For further information about NFB-NEWSLINE In Your Pocket, visit
www.nfbnewslineonline.org and select "NFB-NEWSLINE In Your Pocket."

"HumanWare congratulates NFB for this initiative", says Gerry Chevalier,
Victor Reader Product Manager. "Reading the publications offered by
NFB-NEWSLINE is highly valued by the subscribers of the service, and through
this initiative access to those newspapers is now better than ever for
Stream users. We value HumanWare's partnership with the NFB, who has
assisted us through the design process of the Stream, and we also appreciate
the tremendous support of the many NFB members who have purchased Streams
and provided valuable feedback."

As well as trying the new NFB-NEWSLINE Online, Stream users will want to be
sure to upgrade their Streams to version 3.0 software. The new software
release provides navigation of multi-level bookshelf folders, the ability to
search in text files including publications offered through NFB-NEWSLINE, a
new bookmark alert feature, and more. To read the 3.0 Release Notes and
download the new software visit: http://www.humanware.com/stream_support
Another new NFB initiative, Web News on Demand, is also now available.  Web
News on Demand provides all of NFB-NEWSLINEs traditional features over a
secure, text-only Web site; this initiative affords an enhanced search
capability as well as the ability to e-mail a full newspaper, a section of a
newspaper, or a single article to the subscriber.

For further information about Web News on Demand, visit
www.nfbnewslineonline.org and select "Web News on Demand."

To learn more about NFB-NEWSLINE, please visit www.nfbnewsline.org; if you'd
like to subscribe to the service, you can fill out the online application
form, write to nfbnewsline at nfb.org, or call (866) 504-7300.  In order to be
eligible for NFB-NEWSLINE an individual must be a US resident who is legally
blind or has a physical or learning disability of such a nature to prohibit
the independent reading of newspapers.  Eligibility is not dependent on, or
restricted to, affiliation with any particular consumer or support
organization; the only thing that matters is the inability to read the
newspaper. 

If you are already an NFB-NEWSLINE subscriber, you can access these new
features today by visiting www.nfbnewslineonline.org and selecting the "Log
On" link; once you've entered your codes, you'll need to consent to our
Terms of Use agreement.  You will then be able to access all of your
favorite publications by reading them online or by downloading them to your
digital talking book player.

About the National Federation of the Blind

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
United States.  The NFB improves blind people's lives through advocacy,
education, research, technology, and programs encouraging independence and
self-confidence.  It is the leading force in the blindness field today and
the voice of the nation's blind.  In January 2004 the NFB opened the
National Federation of the Blind Jernigan Institute, the first research and
training center in the United States for the blind led by the blind.

About HumanWare

HumanWare is the global leader in assistive technologies for vision,
including products for the blind and visually impaired. HumanWare's products
include BrailleNote, the leading productivity device for blind people in
education, in business and in their personal lives; the Victor Reader
product line, the world's leading digital talking book players; and
myReader2, the new version of HumanWare's unique "auto-reader" for people
with low vision. For more information visit www.humanware.com




This email was sent to fschroeder at sks.com.
You can instantly unsubscribe from these emails by clicking the link below:
http://hcamarketing.cmail1.com/t/y/u/hillit/yhjdirhht/