[Nfbf-l] Fw: [gui-talk] NFB-NEWSLINER In Your Pocket Now Compatible

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Sherri
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From: "West,Renee (by way of David Andrews <dandrews at visi.com>)" 
<RWest at nfb.org>
To: <david.andrews at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2010 5:43 AM
Subject: [gui-talk] NFB-NEWSLINER In Your Pocket Now Compatible


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

Scott White
Director, NFB-NEWSLINE®
National Federation of the Blind
(410) 659-9314, extension 2231
<mailto:swhite at nfb.org>swhite at nfb.org






National Federation of the Blind's Newspaper Service Now Offers More


Digital Talking Book Player Compatibility


NFB-NEWSLINE®

 In Your Pocket Now Compatible
with BookSense and Book Port Plus


Baltimore, Maryland (March 9 , 2010):
NFB-NEWSLINE®, a free service that provides
independent access by print-disabled people to
hundreds of local and national publications and
TV listings, is pleased to announce that
NFB-NEWSLINE® In Your Pocket is now compatible
with two more digital talking book players, the
BookSense and Book Port Plus.  Digital
talking-book players such as BookSense and Book
Port Plus allow print-disabled individuals to
download and store books and music on a small
handheld device, affording easy and portable access to a wide array of 
media.

NFB-NEWSLINE® In Your Pocket is a dynamic
software application for personal computers
which, through an Internet connection,
automatically downloads the publications of a
subscriber's choice to his or her digital
talking-book player.  Through this revolutionary
access method, subscribers can now use their Book
Port Plus or BookSense players to gain easy and
immediate access to their favorite publications
and enjoy the reading experience that is offered with a DAISY-reading 
device.


Dr. Marc Maurer, President of the National
Federation of the Blind, said: "With
NFB-NEWSLINE®, the print-disabled can benefit
from the vital news contained in newspapers and
magazines.  With the new device compatibility
created for NFB-NEWSLINE® In Your Pocket, blind
people have even more flexibility in where and
how they access the news they need to succeed in all aspects of their 
lives."

NFB-NEWSLINE® allows those who cannot read
conventional newsprint due to a visual or
physical disability to access newspapers and
magazines by download to a digital talking book
player, over the telephone, or on the Web.


To learn more about NFB-NEWSLINE®, please visit
<http://www.nfbnewsline.org/>www.nfbnewsline.org;
those interested in subscribing to the service
may fill out the online application form, write
to
<mailto:nfbnewsline at nfb.org>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 that prevents the independent reading of newspapers.

For further information about NFB-NEWSLINE® In
Your Pocket, visit
<http://www.nfbnewslineonline.org/>www.nfbnewslineonline.org
and select "NFB-NEWSLINE® In Your Pocket" from
the NFB-NEWSLINE® Online Main Menu.

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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.









Renee West
Manager, Marketing and Outreach
Sponsored Technology Programs
NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND
200 East Wells Street
Baltimore MD 21230
Phone: (410) 659-9314 ext. 2411
Fax: (410) 659-5129
Websites: <http://www.nfb.org/>www.nfb.org;
www.nfbnewsline.org;
<http://www.nfbnewslineonline.org>www.nfbnewslineonline.org
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