[Ohio-talk] Fwd: Toledo Blade

[Eric Duffy]

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> From: "White, Scott" <SWhite at nfb.org>
> Date: September 20, 2013 at 9:42:19 AM EDT
> To: "Sammons, Elizabeth" <Elizabeth.Sammons at ood.ohio.gov>
> Cc: "State President, Ohio" <eduffy at pobox.com>
> Subject: Toledo Blade
> 
> Good Day,
> 
> This message is being sent to Elizabeth and Eric.
> 
> Please see below for a message that was placed on the NFB-NEWSLINE telephone service, iPhone message board and sent via e-mail to Ohio subscribers.
> 
> Thank you.
> 
> Scott
> 
> NFB-NEWSLINE Ohio subscribers via e-mail, 
> Update on the "Toledo Blade" newspaper on NFB-NEWSLINE
> 09/20/13
> 
> As you probably are aware, I sent out a communication to our Ohio subscribers in late August stating that the "Toledo Blade" newspaper would be removed from the NFB-NEWSLINE service. The "Toledo Blade" was removed from NFB-NEWSLINE by the first of September due to the Rehabilitation Services Commission withdrawing funding for this newspaper. However, the NFB-NEWSLINE Ohio service as a whole was never in danger of being terminated; only the funding for the "Toledo Blade" was under question.
> 
> After the Rehabilitation Services Commission terminated funding for the "Toledo Blade," efforts were made to secure funding from other sources without success. Meanwhile, calls and e-mails were being received daily from subscribers in the Toledo area and from around the state, asking why the "Blade" was being removed from NFB-NEWSLINE and if there was any danger of the NFB-NEWSLINE service as a whole not being funded in Ohio.
> 
> I am extremely happy to announce to you today that the "Toledo Blade" newspaper will be returning to NFB-NEWSLINE on Friday, September 20, 2013. Recognizing that blind persons in all parts of the state need access to current information, the NFB of Ohio has dug deep in its pockets and provided funding for the "Blade" on NFB-NEWSLINE through June 30, 2014.  
> 
> It is important to note that this funding has only been extended to June 30, 2014. Come July 1, 2014, if a more permanent funding source has not been found, the "Toledo Blade" will again be removed from NFB-NEWSLINE Ohio. The NFB of Ohio has provided this one-time funding to give NFB-NEWSLINE Ohio more time to find a more permanent funding source like the Rehabilitation Services Commission or another similar organization.   
> 
> Interested persons should visit the state-specific channel on NFB-NEWSLINE Ohio by pressing Option Two of the main menu for the details on how they can assist with future funding efforts for the "Toledo Blade."
> 
> Thank you,
> 
> Scott White, Director
> NFB-NEWSLINE
> National Federation of the Blind
> e-mail: swhite at nfb.org
> Phone: 410-659-9314, x2231
> 
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