[Nfbf-l] Fw: [nfb-talk] National Federation of the Blind Applauds Partnership Between K-NFB Reading Technology and Baker & Taylor
Sherri
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Fri Oct 16 09:23:17 UTC 2009
This is great! I'm anxious to learn more.
Sherri
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Subject: [nfb-talk] National Federation of the Blind Applauds Partnership
Between K-NFB Reading Technology and Baker & Taylor
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> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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> CONTACT:
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> Chris Danielsen
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> Director of Public Relations
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> National Federation of the Blind
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> (410) 659-9314, extension 2330
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> (410) 262-1281 (Cell)
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> <mailto:cdanielsen at nfb.org>cdanielsen at nfb.org
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> National Federation of the Blind Applauds Partnership
> Between K-NFB Reading Technology and Baker & Taylor
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> Historic Partnership Will Make Millions of Books
> Available for Purchase by the Blind
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> Baltimore, Maryland (October 14, 2009): The National Federation of the
> Blind, the nation's leading advocate for access to information by the
> blind, today applauds the historic partnership between K-NFB Reading
> Technology, Inc., the world-renowned pioneer in reading technologies, and
> Baker & Taylor, Inc., the world's largest distributor of physical and
> digital books and entertainment products. This five-year partnership will
> use K-NFB Reading Technology's soon-to-be-released electronic book reader
> to deliver the highest-quality digital book content to tens of millions of
> readers worldwide and harness Baker & Taylor's market leadership and
> relationships with 44,000 publishers and major book retailers in more than
> 120 countries.
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> Dr. Marc Maurer, President of the National Federation of the Blind, said:
> "We are thrilled that Baker & Taylor has joined forces with K-NFB Reading
> Technology. This partnership, using pioneering e-book technology, will
> provide blind and other print-disabled people heretofore unprecedented
> access to the printed word. Until now, the traditional consumer book
> market has been largely closed to the blind, leaving us with limited
> access to information. Blind students are often left behind in
> coursework, unable to obtain books at the same time as their sighted
> peers. With this groundbreaking new partnership, for the first time in
> history, commercial access to millions of books is about to become a
> reality for all blind people."
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> Ray Kurzweil, CEO of K-NFB Reading Technology, said: "This dynamic
> partnership will further my work of more than three decades with the
> National Federation of the Blind to make the printed word easily
> accessible to the blind. With our growing repository of e-content, Baker
> & Taylor's market leadership, and our innovative book technology, blind
> people will have millions of books literally at their fingertips. We
> expect this collaboration to revolutionize communication of knowledge
> throughout the world."
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> Under the broad partnership with Baker & Taylor, K-NFB Reading
> Technology's new e-reader with cutting-edge 3-D technology will present
> content in formats accessible to the blind and others with diverse reading
> needs, and will operate seamlessly on a variety of electronic devices,
> including personal computers, smart phones, and cell phones.
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> K-NFB Reading Technology, Inc., is a joint venture between Kurzweil
> Technologies, Inc., an innovator and pioneer in reading technologies and
> the creator of the first print-to-speech reading machine for the blind,
> and the National Federation of the Blind, the largest, most influential
> membership organization of blind people in the United States.
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> About the National Federation of the Blind
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> 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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