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<DIV> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<BR><BR>CONTACT:<BR><BR>Chris
Danielsen<BR><BR>Director of Public Relations<BR><BR>National Federation of the
Blind<BR><BR>(410) 659-9314, extension 2330<BR><BR>(410) 262-1281
(Cell)<BR><BR><<A
href="mailto:cdanielsen@nfb.org">mailto:cdanielsen@nfb.org</A><BR> >cdanielsen@nfb.org<BR><BR>National
Federation of the Blind Enhances and Expands<BR><BR> Newspaper Service for
the Blind<BR><BR>NFB-NEWSLINEŽ<BR><BR>Online Offers Blind Individuals More
Options for Accessing the News<BR><BR>Baltimore, Maryland (March 31,
2009):<BR>NFB-NEWSLINEŽ, the largest electronic newspaper<BR>service in the
world for blind and print-disabled Americans, is pleased<BR>to announce the
launch of NFB-NEWSLINEŽ Online (<<BR><A
href="http://www.nfbnewslineonline.org/">http://www.nfbnewslineonline.org/</A>><BR><A
href="http://www.nfbnewslineonline.org/">www.nfbnewslineonline.org</A>).<BR>Through
NFB-NEWSLINEŽ Online's groundbreaking<BR>features, subscribers can enjoy both an
enhanced<BR>experience in reading the news and dramatically
increased<BR>flexibility in how they choose to access their favorite
publication's <BR>content.<BR><BR>Dr. Marc Maurer, President of the
National<BR>Federation of the Blind, said: "The NFB-NEWSLINEŽ<BR>service was
created so that blind people could benefit from<BR>independent access to
information on world news<BR>and hometown events in the same way that
our<BR>sighted colleagues can. The new features offered by
NFB-NEWSLINEŽ<BR>Online are an extension of this service's ability<BR>to allow
independent and flexible access to news<BR>content by the blind. I am very
proud of the increased<BR>choice and convenience that initiatives like
Web<BR>News on Demand and NFB-NEWSLINEŽ In Your Pocket<BR>provide to
NFB-NEWSLINEŽ subscribers."<BR><BR>NFB-NEWSLINEŽ, which began operation in
1995,<BR>offers over 275 newspapers and magazines as well<BR>as TV listings to
over 65,000 subscribers through a standard<BR>touch-tone telephone. With
the exciting launch<BR>of NFB-NEWSLINEŽ Online, subscribers also now<BR>have
unequaled access and unrivaled flexibility in how they<BR>read their favorite
publications. Two new<BR>initiatives have been designed to enhance
the<BR>subscriber's experience: Web News on Demand and NFB-NEWSLINEŽ<BR>In Your
Pocket.<BR><BR>Through the easy-to-use Web News on Demand<BR>feature,
subscribers can, for the first time<BR>ever, visit a secure Web site that offers
a customizable reading<BR>experience and the ability to send
entire<BR>publications, particular sections, or single<BR>articles to their
e-mail inbox. NFB- NEWSLINEŽ In Your Pocket is<BR>a dynamic software
application that a subscriber<BR>installs on his or her computer. Through
an<BR>Internet connection, this software automatically downloads<BR>the
publications of the subscriber's choice to<BR>his or her portable digital
talking book player<BR>(such as the Victor Reader Stream or
Icon/Braille+).<BR><BR>Jerry Moreno, a retired social worker from
North<BR>Carolina, said: "I love being able to get my<BR>favorite papers onto my
digital talking book player in such<BR>an easy and quick way!
NFB-NEWSLINEŽ In Your<BR>Pocket does it all for me, so that I can go about<BR>my
morning routine and by the time I'm done my papers are<BR>loaded and ready for
me to read along with my cup of coffee."<BR><BR>David DeNotaris, director of
Bureau of Blindness<BR>& Visual Services with the Pennsylvania Office
of<BR>Vocational Rehabilitation, said: "As a husband, father,<BR>avid sports
fan, and busy professional, I<BR>particularly appreciate the fact that Web News
on<BR>Demand allows me to access relevant local, national, and
international<BR>news quickly, simply, and independently."<BR><BR>To experience
the groundbreaking features of<BR>NFB-NEWSLINEŽ Online, please visit <<BR><A
href="http://www.nfbnewslineonline.org/">http://www.nfbnewslineonline.org/</A>><BR><A
href="http://www.nfbnewslineonline.org/">www.nfbnewslineonline.org</A>.<BR>For
further information please write to <<BR><A
href="mailto:swhite@nfb.org">mailto:swhite@nfb.org</A><BR> >swhite@nfb.org
or call (866) 504-7300.<BR><BR>###<BR><BR>About the National Federation of the
Blind<BR><BR>With more than 50,000 members, the National<BR>Federation of the
Blind is the largest and most<BR>influential membership organization of blind
people in the United<BR>States. The NFB improves blind people's
lives<BR>through advocacy, education, research,<BR>technology, and programs
encouraging independence and self-confidence.<BR>It is the leading force in the
blindness field<BR>today and the voice of the nation's blind.
In<BR>January 2004 the NFB opened the National Federation of the<BR>Blind
Jernigan Institute, the first research and<BR>training center in the United
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