Hi,David: I tried the skill and found it not very useable. I wonder how one can
choose an article or cycle through different articles.
From: David Goldfield
Sent: Saturday, December 15, 2018 10:45 PM
To: blind-philly-comp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [blind-philly-comp] NFB-NEWSLINE® Alexa Skill for Amazon Echo Speakers
Now Available
The following announcement comes from the Web site of the NFB of Texas. While
Texas is specifically mentioned in this announcement the skill is available
anywhere and should allow you to access all of the newspapers and, I'm
assuming, magazines.
NFB-NEWSLINE® Alexa Skill for Amazon Echo Speakers Now Available
December 12, 2018
The NFB-NEWSLINE® Alexa Skill for Amazon Echo speakers is now available!
You can now access NFB-NEWSLINE® content on Amazon Echo speakers with your
voice by saying, “Alexa, open National Federation.” Read the over 500
publications available to NFB-NEWSLINE® subscribers on Alexa enabled devices
with your own voice. Browse Texas newspapers, national papers, magazines and
more with Alexa commands like:
a.. “Alexa, ask National Federation to list papers from Texas”
b.. “Alexa, ask National Federation to read the Houston Chronicle”
c.. “Alexa, ask National Federation to speak a little slower”
d.. “Alexa, ask National Federation to change voices”
e.. “Alexa, ask National Federation to go to the next section”
f.. “Alexa, ask National Federation to add this to my favorites”
g.. “Alexa, ask National Federation to email me this article”
More tutorials and information about the NFB-NEWSLINE® Amazon Alexa skill will
be coming soon. Listen to President Riccobono demonstrate the new skill on
Presidential Release number 478 dated Wednesday, December 5, 2018. Check it out
online at this link.
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David Goldfield, Assistive Technology Specialist WWW.David-Goldfield.Com
