[stylist] National Federation of the Blind Enhances and Expands Newspaper Service for the Blind

Wed Apr 1 01:09:09 UTC 2009

Man, they've really come a long way with that. 

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Newspaper Service for the Blind

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT:
Chris Danielsen
Director of Public Relations
National Federation of the Blind
(410) 659-9314, extension 2330
(410) 262-1281 (Cell)
<mailto:cdanielsen at nfb.org>cdanielsen at nfb.org

National Federation of the Blind Enhances and Expands
  Newspaper Service for the Blind

NFB-NEWSLINER

 Online Offers Blind Individuals More Options for Accessing the News

Baltimore, Maryland (March 31, 2009): 
NFB-NEWSLINER, the largest electronic newspaper service in the world for
blind and print-disabled Americans, is pleased to announce the launch of
NFB-NEWSLINER Online
(<http://www.nfbnewslineonline.org/>www.nfbnewslineonline.org). 
Through NFB-NEWSLINER Online's groundbreaking features, subscribers can
enjoy both an enhanced experience in reading the news and dramatically
increased flexibility in how they choose to access their favorite
publication's content.

Dr. Marc Maurer, President of the National Federation of the Blind, said:
"The NFB-NEWSLINER service was created so that blind people could benefit
from independent access to information on world news and hometown events in
the same way that our sighted colleagues can.  The new features offered by
NFB-NEWSLINER Online are an extension of this service's ability to allow
independent and flexible access to news content by the blind.  I am very
proud of the increased choice and convenience that initiatives like Web News
on Demand and NFB-NEWSLINER In Your Pocket provide to NFB-NEWSLINER
subscribers."

NFB-NEWSLINER, which began operation in 1995, offers over 275 newspapers and
magazines as well as TV listings to over 65,000 subscribers through a
standard touch-tone telephone.  With the exciting launch of NFB-NEWSLINER
Online, subscribers also now have unequaled access and unrivaled flexibility
in how they read their favorite publications.  Two new initiatives have been
designed to enhance the subscriber's
experience: Web News on Demand and NFB-NEWSLINER In Your Pocket.

Through the easy-to-use Web News on Demand feature, subscribers can, for the
first time ever, visit a secure Web site that offers a customizable reading
experience and the ability to send entire publications, particular sections,
or single articles to their e-mail inbox.  NFB- NEWSLINER In Your Pocket is
a dynamic software application that a subscriber installs on his or her
computer.  Through an Internet connection, this software automatically
downloads the publications of the subscriber's choice to his or her portable
digital talking book player (such as the Victor Reader Stream or
Icon/Braille+).

Jerry Moreno, a retired social worker from North Carolina, said: "I love
being able to get my favorite papers onto my digital talking book player in
such an easy and quick way!  NFB-NEWSLINER In Your Pocket does it all for
me, so that I can go about my morning routine and by the time I'm done my
papers are loaded and ready for me to read along with my cup of coffee."

David DeNotaris, director of Bureau of Blindness & Visual Services with the
Pennsylvania Office of Vocational Rehabilitation, said: "As a husband,
father, avid sports fan, and busy professional, I particularly appreciate
the fact that Web News on Demand allows me to access relevant local,
national, and international news quickly, simply, and independently."

To experience the groundbreaking features of NFB-NEWSLINER Online, please
visit <http://www.nfbnewslineonline.org/>www.nfbnewslineonline.org. 
For further information please write to
<mailto:swhite at nfb.org>swhite at nfb.org or call (866) 504-7300.

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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.

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