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Subject: HumanWare Congratulates NFB for their Latest Innovation
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Date: Thu, 07 May 2009 00:48:06 +1000
From: HumanWare <[email protected]
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Attention all Victor Reader Stream Users! (From the NFB-NEWSLINE
Team)
HUMANWARE CONGRATULATES NFB FOR THEIR LATEST INNOVATION TO
NFB-NEWSLINE SERVICE
[a web version is available at:
http://www.humanware.com/en-canada/about_us/press_releases/2009_p
ress_releases/humanware_congratulates_nfb]
Longueuil, QC, May 6, 2009 -- NFB-NEWSLINE, the largest
electronic newspaper service in the world for the blind and
print-disabled, providing free access to over 280 newspapers and
magazines, is pleased to announce the launch of NFB-NEWSLINE
Online (Web site: www.nfbnewslineonline.org). Through
NFB-NEWSLINE Online's breakthrough and innovative features,
subscribers can enjoy both an enhanced experience in reading the
news as well as dramatically increased flexibility in how they
choose to access their favorite publication content. We are now
able to provide Victor Reader Stream users (Web site:
www.humanware.com/stream) with full and innovative access to all
of our publications through one new initiative, NFB-NEWSLINE In
Your Pocket.
With NFB-NEWSLINE In Your Pocket, users of the Victor Reader
Stream can experience an increased flexibility and functionality
with NFB-NEWSLINE and can more easily and quickly get their news
through their digital talking book player. NFB-NEWSLINE In Your
Pocket is a dynamic software application that a subscriber
installs on his or her computer that, through an Internet
connection, automatically downloads the publications of the
subscriber's choice to his or her Stream (the publications will
be available in your Talking Books Library). Through this
revolutionary initiative, subscribers can use their Victor Reader
Stream to gain easy and immediate access to their favorite
publications and enjoy the reading experience that is offered
with a DAISY-reading device. NFB-NEWSLINE In Your Pocket
dramatically increases both the content and value of your Victor
Reader Stream; why not subscribe today?
For further information about NFB-NEWSLINE In Your Pocket, visit
www.nfbnewslineonline.org and select "NFB-NEWSLINE In Your
Pocket."
"HumanWare congratulates NFB for this initiative", says Gerry
Chevalier, Victor Reader Product Manager. "Reading the
publications offered by NFB-NEWSLINE is highly valued by the
subscribers of the service, and through this initiative access to
those newspapers is now better than ever for Stream users. We
value HumanWare's partnership with the NFB, who has assisted us
through the design process of the Stream, and we also appreciate
the tremendous support of the many NFB members who have purchased
Streams and provided valuable feedback."
As well as trying the new NFB-NEWSLINE Online, Stream users will
want to be sure to upgrade their Streams to version 3.0 software.
The new software release provides navigation of multi-level
bookshelf folders, the ability to search in text files including
publications offered through NFB-NEWSLINE, a new bookmark alert
feature, and more. To read the 3.0 Release Notes and download
the new software visit: http://www.humanware.com/stream_support
Another new NFB initiative, Web News on Demand, is also now
available. Web News on Demand provides all of NFB-NEWSLINEs
traditional features over a secure, text-only Web site; this
initiative affords an enhanced search capability as well as the
ability to e-mail a full newspaper, a section of a newspaper, or
a single article to the subscriber.
For further information about Web News on Demand, visit
www.nfbnewslineonline.org and select "Web News on Demand."
To learn more about NFB-NEWSLINE, please visit
www.nfbnewsline.org; if you'd like to subscribe to the service,
you can fill out the online application form, write to
[email protected], 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 of such
a nature to prohibit the independent reading of newspapers.
Eligibility is not dependent on, or restricted to, affiliation
with any particular consumer or support organization; the only
thing that matters is the inability to read the newspaper.
If you are already an NFB-NEWSLINE subscriber, you can access
these new features today by visiting www.nfbnewslineonline.org
and selecting the "Log On" link; once you've entered your codes,
you'll need to consent to our Terms of Use agreement. You will
then be able to access all of your favorite publications by
reading them online or by downloading them to your digital
talking book player.
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.
About HumanWare
HumanWare is the global leader in assistive technologies for
vision, including products for the blind and visually impaired.
HumanWare's products include BrailleNote, the leading
productivity device for blind people in education, in business
and in their personal lives; the Victor Reader product line, the
world's leading digital talking book players; and myReader2, the
new version of HumanWare's unique "auto-reader" for people with
low vision. For more information visit www.humanware.com
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