[lcfbtech] FW: [Nfbnet-master-list] NFB-NEWSLINE(r) Announces Availability of iPhone Application
- From: Scott Blanks <scott_blanks@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "lcfbtech@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <lcfbtech@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 5 Jun 2012 08:12:06 -0500
Another very handy application for iOS devices.
Scott Blanks
Director of Rehabilitation Services
Lions Center for the Blind
Ph: 510-450-1580 Ext. 263
Fx: 510-654-3603
E: scott_blanks@xxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:scott_blanks@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
http://www.lbcenter.org<http://www.lbcenter.org>
2115 Broadway
Oakland, CA 94612
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT:
Chris Danielsen
Director of Public Relations
National Federation of the Blind
(410) 659-9314, extension 2330
(410) 262-1281 (Cell)
cdanielsen@xxxxxxx
NFB-NEWSLINE® Announces Availability of iPhone Application
New iOS App Offers More Choice and Access
to Print-Disabled Americans
Baltimore, Maryland (June 4, 2012): NFB-NEWSLINE<http://www.nfbnewsline.org/>
®<http://www.nfbnewsline.org/>, a free audible newspaper service for blind and
print-disabled people, today announced the launch of an exciting new access
method.
NFB-NEWSLINE<http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/nfb-newsline-mobile/id530470425?mt=8>®
Mobile<http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/nfb-newsline-mobile/id530470425?mt=8>, a
free iOS application now available in the Apple App Store, features the text of
over three hundred newspapers, forty magazines, and wire feeds, plus
personalized television listings. This breakthrough access method will allow
NFB-NEWSLINE® subscribers to easily view online and download their favorite
publications with their iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch.
Dr. Marc Maurer<http://www.nfb.org/marc-maurer-bio>, President of the National
Federation of the Blind<http://www.nfb.org/> (NFB), said: "NFB-NEWSLINE® has
made another groundbreaking advance with NFB-NEWSLINE® Mobile. It is easy to
learn, simple to use, powerful, and practical for today's mobile computing
environment. Now blind and print-disabled people have a wealth of information,
available to them at their fingertips, which can be quickly and easily accessed
throughout the day."
"We are proud to offer our subscribers this new exciting mobile iOS application
that allows them access to their favorite publications at home, while traveling
to work, in the classroom, or in the office. If you're looking for news from
around the corner or from around the globe, NFB-NEWSLINE® Mobile can help you
quickly find it," said Scott White, director of the NFB-NEWSLINE® program for
the National Federation of the
Blind<http://www.facebook.com/NationalFederationoftheBlind>.
David DeNotaris, a blind professional, said: "Access equals success, and we
have access to more newspapers, magazines and TV listings then ever before! So
far I've used NFB-NEWSLINE® Mobile at the pool, on the treadmill, on the train,
while waiting for breakfast at the diner, and I am sure lots of other places to
come! I really enjoy my iPhone, and now that NFB-NEWSLINE® is on it, I can't
put it down! Great job, NFB-NEWSLINE® team!"
NFB-NEWSLINE® allows those who cannot read conventional newsprint due to a
visual or physical disability to access publications as well as television and
job listings over the telephone, on the Web, or by download to digital talking
book players or MP3-playing devices.
To learn more about NFB-NEWSLINE®, please visit
www.nfbnewsline.org<http://www.nfbnewsline.org. /> .
<http://www.nfbnewsline.org. /> Those interested in subscribing to the service
may fill out the online application form, write to nfbnewsline@xxxxxxx 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.
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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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