NFB-NEWSLINE®
Do you want access to the same information about news and current events at the same time as your sighted friends, family, and co-workers?
Have you been forced to give up reading the newspaper due to blindness or a visual impairment?
Does your career demand that you keep up with the latest developments in your field?
Are you a sports fan or arts enthusiast who needs detailed coverage on a wide range of topics?
NFB-NEWSLINE® allows any blind or visually impaired person to listen to TODAY'S newspaper TODAY, over the telephone, for FREE.
As a subscriber to NFB-NEWSLINE®, you can read any newspaper and magazine available on this service twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. You can choose the topic and articles of greatest interest to you, at the time and place of your choosing.
With hundreds of newspapers, nationwide coverage, and on-demand service, NFB-NEWSLINE® can best be described as:
ANY PAPER
ANYWHERE
ANYTIME
TESTIMONIALS FROM NFB-NEWSLINE® SUBSCRIBERS
"I believe that I am a better informed on local, notional, and international issues because of my access to NEWSLINE®."
-Judyth A. Leavitt,
New Hampshire
"You've got all the newspapers that I would ever want to read!"
-Judge David Tatel,
Virginia
"Macular degeneration took the newspaper away from me, but NFB-NEWSLINE® has brought it back."
-Sidney Katz,
Florida
"It's practical, it's easy, it's reliable. If you can use a telephone you can use NEWSLINE®."
-Patrick Leahy,
District of Columbia
What is NFB-NEWSLINE®?
NFB-NEWSLINE® is a toll-free, electronic service that allows blind or disabled persons to listen to daily newspapers and magazines using a Touch-Tone telephone.
Is NFB-NEWSLINE® available in every state?
The magazine portion is available in every state while the newspaper service is available in most states including Kentucky. For more information call the National Federation of the Blind.
Do I have to be blind to use this service?
No. NFB-NEWSLINE® is designed for anyone who cannot read newsprint because of a physical disability.
How can I sign up?
If you're a patron of a Talking Book Library, call your library to sign up for NFB-NEWSLINE® over the phone. Otherwise, call the National Federation of the Blind at 1-(866)-504-7300.
For further information and to sign up online, visit the NFB Newsline webpage.
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