[Nfbf-l] {Disarmed} Fw: NFB-NEWSLINE® News - New Service Enhancements

Wed Sep 21 21:43:07 UTC 2011

For a long time, the number for those of us who have long distance calling plans was 913-904-0220.  Should I continue to use this number, or do I need to use the one in the 646 area code?
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Matt Roberts

---- Sherri <flmom2006 at gmail.com> wrote: 
> Just passing along the following. If you use Newsline® via the toll-free 
> number, take note that there is an alternate number you can call if you have 
> flat-rate long distance. If you have any questions, please call me, Sherri, 
> your Newsline® chair at 800-603-8578. Thanks.
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> From: NFB-NEWSLINE®
> To: flmom2006 at gmail.com
> Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2011 4:25 PM
> Subject: NFB-NEWSLINE® News - New Service Enhancements
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>                   NFB-NEWSLINE® Newsliner BLAST
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>                   September 21. 2011
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>                   Dear Sherri,
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>                   Greetings!  We hope you are enjoying your week, and hope 
> also that you will enjoy learning of two new options for our subscribers.
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>                   Firstly, we want to let you know about a new calling-in 
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>                   If a local telephone number is not available in your area, 
> you might feel that the only way to access NFB-NEWSLINE® is via the 
> toll-free line. While the toll-free line is always available to our 
> subscribers, we would like to make those of you with unlimited long distance 
> calling plans aware of another way to access our service. If you have an 
> unlimited long-distance calling plan and would be willing to make calls to a 
> local number in another city or state, you can call the NFB-NEWSLINE® 
> service at (646) 600-6969. Calling into this number reduces costs for your 
> sponsor and helps to support the service you love.
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>                   Please be aware that neither your sponsor nor the National 
> Federation of the Blind will be responsible if any charges are applied to 
> your line as a result of these long-distance calls, so make sure these calls 
> will not result in extra fees.
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>                   Would you like to make sure you keep up on news from your 
> state agencies and other entities that affect the lives of the 
> print-disabled in your state? Through your state information channel, 
> NFB-NEWSLINE® helps you keep connected to news from key state agencies and 
> enables you to get other content such as election information, local store 
> circulars, and more. With a new service enhancement, you can now more easily 
> access this information by adding content from the state information channel 
> to your favorites list! Whether you access NFB-NEWSLINE® over the telephone 
> or via online methods, you can choose to place your preferred state 
> information channel into your favorites and get the scoop on state news in a 
> snap!
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>                   When adding content from your state information channel, 
> it's important to know that there can be several publication-level content 
> choices, for example, in Illinois you can choose to read the Illinois 
> Information Channel and/or the Illinois Talking Book and Braille Service. 
> Within each of these there are various sections, and within these sections 
> there are articles. For example, currently in Illinois one publication-level 
> content choice is the Guild for the Blind, and a section within that is 
> Adaptive Technology News; in that section are two articles that you can 
> read. As you know, reading information provided under your state information 
> channel is exactly like reading a newspaper. This structure allows for great 
> flexibility in your reading experience. If you haven't checked out your 
> state information channel recently to discover what is available, you may do 
> so by selecting "2" from the main menu.
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>                   If you use the phone to access NFB-NEWSLINE®, enter the 
> favorites list by selecting "4" from the main menu and press "7" to add a 
> new favorite; once there, navigate to your state by pressing "9" and, 
> following the prompts, select the keys that correspond to the content you 
> wish to add to your favorites.
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>                   If you wish to add content from your state information 
> channel to a favorites list for an online access method, you'll want to 
> (after logging in) select the "Manage All Your Favorites" link from the 
> NFB-NEWSLINE® Online Main Menu. Once there, select the access method you 
> want; please note that you can add a new favorite to the phone-access method 
> from here. The easiest way to add content from your state information 
> channel to your favorites is to select the link "Add a publication to your 
> favorites from Publications Organized by State List" and then search for the 
> state name you desire. Once on the Web page listing the content available 
> from a particular state (e.g. Illinois), select the link for the content you 
> desire. If you wish to add a new favorite for the Podable News access 
> method, you can choose to add only that content of particular interest; for 
> example, by selecting the link "Add a Section From Illinois Information 
> Channel to your Podable Subscriptions" you can then view the sections 
> available in the Illinois state information channel, and can choose to only 
> add one section, such as the Hadley School for the Blind.
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>                   We hope that you enjoy these new service enhancements. If 
> you have any questions, please don't hesitate to call us at (866) 504-7300.
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>                   From the NFB-NEWSLINE® Team
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