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How can I sign up? Visit our website (www.nfbnewsline.org) or call the National Federation of the Blind at (866) 504-7300. NFB-NEWSLINE ® is FREE Information and materials are available in Braille and audio formats. If you are already a patron of the NLS Talking Book Library, you are eligible for NFB-NEWSLINE ® . Call your library and ask them to sign you up! Over 400 Newspapers and Magazines: National, International, Breaking News, plus Local Community Channels Emergency Weather Alerts and 7-Day Forecasts—your local weather Job Listings—over 100,000 jobs! TV Listings—your channels on your TV Retail Ads—customized to your location Access the service using: • Touch-tone Telephone • Free Mobile App for iOS • Portable Players • OnDemand Emails • Fully Accessible Website NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND Live the life you want. NEWSLINE ® NFB-NEWSLINE ® provides you the news… and so much more: NFB-NEWSLINE ® DO YOU MISS READING INDEPENDENTLY? HEREʼ S THE ANSWER: YOUR CHOICE, ON YOUR SCHEDULE. NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND Live the life you want. NEWSLINE ® Call (866) 504-7300 www.nnewsline.org WHO CAN BENEFIT? Anyone who cannot read conven- tional newsprint can qualify for this free service. Blind individuals can now gain access to the information in newspapers and TV at the same time as their sighted friends and family. Raise your expectations. Blind professionals can now converse on relevant topics critical to their work. Removing obstacles to your goals. Many seniors find that reading the daily newspapers is no longer possible. Now they can once again participate actively in community affairs. Blindness is not what holds you back. Blind children are now able to research their own school assign- ments and do homework indepen- dently. Blindness is not what defines your future. Anyone with a physical disability who is unable to turn a page can qualify for NFB-NEWSLINE ® . Live the life you want. LBN11P Rev. 1/16 TESTIMONIALS FROM NFB-NEWSLINE ® SUBSCRIBERS “You’ve got all the newspapers and maga- zines that I would ever want to read!” —Judge David Tatel, Virginia “I am a college student, and trying to hunt down people who might read for me is like looking for a needle in a hay stack. NFB-NEWSLINE ® is helping me be thought of as ‘one of the guys’ instead of ‘that blind guy who’s always asking about reading something for him.” —Andrew Lumas, Georgia “It’s a wonderful service. I am delighted to be back in touch with the world.” —Ethel Kurland, 91-year-old woman, Idaho “It’s practical; it’s easy; it’s reliable. If you can use a telephone you can use NFB-NEWSLINE ® .” —Patrick Leahy, District of Columbia “Keeping up with weather reports; keeping up with the sports; keeping up with the world and yeah, keeping up with my friends and co-workers—It’s great.” —Mark Reese, Pennsylvania NFB-NEWSLINE ® is a service of the National Federation of the Blind.

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Page 1: TESTIMONIALS FROM DO YOU MISS READING NFB-NEWSLINE … · 2017-04-20 · TESTIMONIALS FROM. NFB-NEWSLINE ® SUBSCRIBERS “You’ve got all the newspapers and maga-zines that I would

How can I sign up?

Visit our website (www.nfbnewsline.org) or call the

National Federation of the Blind at (866) 504-7300.

NFB-NEWSLINE® is FREEInformation and materials are available

in Braille and audio formats. If you are already a patron of the

NLS Talking Book Library, you are eligible for NFB-NEWSLINE®. Call your library and ask them to

sign you up!

Over 400 Newspapers and Magazines:

National, International, Breaking News, plus Local Community Channels

Emergency Weather Alerts and 7-Day Forecasts—your local

weather

Job Listings—over 100,000 jobs!

TV Listings—your channels on your TV

Retail Ads—customized to your location

Access the service using:• Touch-tone Telephone• Free Mobile App for iOS• Portable Players• OnDemand Emails• Fully Accessible Website

NATIONAL FEDERATION

OF THE BLINDLive the life you want.

NEWSLINE®

NFB-NEWSLINE® provides you the news… and so much more:

NFB-NEWSLINE®

DO YOU MISS READINGINDEPENDENTLY?

HEREʼS THE ANSWER:YOUR CHOICE, ON YOUR

SCHEDULE.

NATIONAL FEDERATION

OF THE BLINDLive the life you want.

NEWSLINE®

Call (866) 504-7300www.nfbnewsline.org

WHO CAN BENEFIT?

• Anyone who cannot read conven-tional newsprint can qualify for this free service.

• Blind individuals can now gain access to the information in newspapers and TV at the same time as their sighted friends and family. Raise your expectations.

• Blind professionals can now converse on relevant topics critical to their work. Removing obstacles to your goals.

• Many seniors find that reading the daily newspapers is no longer possible. Now they can once again participate actively in community affairs. Blindness is not what holds you back.

• Blind children are now able to research their own school assign-ments and do homework indepen-dently. Blindness is not what defines your future.

• Anyone with a physical disability who is unable to turn a page can qualify for NFB-NEWSLINE®. Live the life you want.

LBN11P Rev. 1/16

TESTIMONIALS FROM NFB-NEWSLINE® SUBSCRIBERS

“You’ve got all the newspapers and maga-zines that I would ever want to read!”

—Judge David Tatel, Virginia

“I am a college student, and trying to hunt down people who might read for me is like looking for a needle in a hay

stack. NFB-NEWSLINE® is helping me be thought of as ‘one of the guys’ instead of ‘that blind guy who’s always asking about

reading something for him.” —Andrew Lumas, Georgia

“It’s a wonderful service. I am delighted to be back in touch with the world.”

—Ethel Kurland, 91-year-old woman, Idaho

“It’s practical; it’s easy; it’s reliable. If you can use a telephone you can

use NFB-NEWSLINE®.” —Patrick Leahy, District of Columbia

“Keeping up with weather reports; keeping up with the sports; keeping up

with the world and yeah, keeping up with my friends and co-workers—It’s great.”

—Mark Reese, Pennsylvania

NFB-NEWSLINE® is a service of the National Federation of the Blind.

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NFB-NEWSLINE®: DELIVERING THE WORLDINTO YOUR HANDS WITH EASE!

NFB-NEWSLINE® over the Phone• If you can dial the phone, you can use NFB-NEWSLINE®

• Create your own Favorites list, skip or read articles or sections, read just one article or the entire publication.

• Alter the reading voice: change the volume, speed, or pitch

iOS Mobile App for iPhone, iPad, and iPod• Free NFB-NEWSLINE® Mobile App, right on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod.• Easy navigation, even for those new to technology• Emergency Weather Alerts linked to your GPS—stay safe and informed wherever you are• Global Search function allows you to find articles on specific topics

Web News on Demand• A secure, text-only website that is screen-reader friendly• Email a full publication, a section, or single article to your inbox

NFB-NEWSLINE® onDemand Email• NFB-NEWSLINE® offers your news and information emailed to your inbox.• Set your emails to once daily, or updates throughout the day

NFB-NEWSLINE® for Portable Players • Download desired publications directly to digital talking-book players• Works with many popular devices, including Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation and

National Library Service Talking Book Library Players

Call 866-504-7300 or visit www.nfbnewsline.org.

NFB-NEWSLINE® provides you the news… and so much more:

EMERGENCY WEATHER ALERTS and SEVEN-DAY FORECASTSNFB-NEWSLINE® offers both seven-day weather forecasts as well as emergency weather alerts. These weather alerts are localized to your zip code, or using your GPS for the NFB-NEWSLINE® iOS Mobile App.

JOB LISTINGSNFB-NEWSLINE® provides job listings from a national job source offering over 100,000 listings. Profiles are customizable.

TV LISTINGSNFB-NEWSLINE® offers TV listings customized to your home zip code and your television provider using the telephone access method.

RETAIL ADSNFB-NEWSLINE® provides retail ads for national retailers, customizable by zip code.

NFB-NEWSLINE® is a service of the National Federation of the Blind.

The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back.