[nfbwatlk] FW: NFB-NEWSLINE(r) Announces Availability of iPhone Application

[Mike Freeman]

From: Freeh, Jessica [mailto:JFreeh at nfb.org] 
Sent: Monday, June 04, 2012 8:52 AM
To: Undisclosed recipients:
Subject: NFB-NEWSLINE(r) Announces Availability of iPhone Application 

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

CONTACT:

Chris Danielsen

Director of Public Relations

National Federation of the Blind

(410) 659-9314, extension 2330
(410) 262-1281 (Cell)

cdanielsen at nfb.org 

 

 

NFB-NEWSLINER Announces Availability of iPhone Application 

 

New iOS App Offers More Choice and Access 
to Print-Disabled Americans

 

Baltimore, Maryland (June 4, 2012): NFB-NEWSLINE
<http://www.nfbnewsline.org/> R, a free audible newspaper service for blind
and print-disabled people, today announced the launch of an exciting new
access method.  NFB-NEWSLINE
<http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/nfb-newsline-mobile/id530470425?mt=8> R
Mobile, a free iOS application now available in the Apple App Store,
features the text of over three hundred newspapers, forty magazines, and
wire feeds, plus personalized television listings.  This breakthrough access
method will allow NFB-NEWSLINER subscribers to easily view online and
download their favorite publications with their iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch.


 

Dr. Marc Maurer <http://www.nfb.org/marc-maurer-bio> , President of the
National Federation of the Blind <http://www.nfb.org/>  (NFB), said:
"NFB-NEWSLINER has made another groundbreaking advance with NFB-NEWSLINER
Mobile.  It is easy to learn, simple to use, powerful, and practical for
today's mobile computing environment.  Now blind and print-disabled people
have a wealth of information, available to them at their fingertips, which
can be quickly and easily accessed throughout the day."

 

"We are proud to offer our subscribers this new exciting mobile iOS
application that allows them access to their favorite publications at home,
while traveling to work, in the classroom, or in the office.  If you're
looking for news from around the corner or from around the globe,
NFB-NEWSLINER Mobile can help you quickly find it," said Scott White,
director of the NFB-NEWSLINER program for the National Federation of the
Blind <http://www.facebook.com/NationalFederationoftheBlind> .   

 

David DeNotaris, a blind professional, said: "Access equals success, and we
have access to more newspapers, magazines and TV listings then ever before!
So far I've used NFB-NEWSLINER Mobile at the pool, on the treadmill, on the
train, while waiting for breakfast at the diner, and I am sure lots of other
places to come!  I really enjoy my iPhone, and now that NFB-NEWSLINER is on
it, I can't put it down!  Great job, NFB-NEWSLINER team!"

 

NFB-NEWSLINER allows those who cannot read conventional newsprint due to a
visual or physical disability to access publications as well as television
and job listings over the telephone, on the Web, or by download to digital
talking book players or MP3-playing devices.

 

To learn more about NFB-NEWSLINER, please visit www.nfbnewsline.org.  Those
interested in subscribing to the service may fill out the online application
form, write to nfbnewsline at nfb.org or call (866) 504-7300.  In order to be
eligible for NFB-NEWSLINER, an individual must be a US resident who is
legally blind or has a physical or learning disability that prevents the
independent reading of newspapers.  

 

 

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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.