NFB-NEWSLINE®
The
National Federation of the Blind developed NFB-NEWSLINE® to be used by
anyone who cannot read a printed newspaper because of a print-disability.
NFB-NEWSLINE® uses the latest digital technology to bring users an
easy-to-use accessible newspaper service that "reads" all the text
from various newspapers from across the country.
Users
need only a touch-tone phone and their personal identification numbers to
access NFB-NEWSLINE® via a toll-free phone number. By following a touch-tone menu, you can
access different sections of a newspaper (front page, sports page, business page, etc.). You choose the newspaper and voice you prefer.
NFB-NEWSLINE®
is also available via email and on iOS devices like an iPhone or iPad using the
NFB-NEWSLINE® mobile app.
The newspapers from Oregon currently available through NFB-NEWSLINE® include:
- The
Salem Statesman Journal
- The
Eugene Register-Guard
If you are a registered user of Talking Books, contact us at 800-452-0292 or talkingbooks.info@state.or.us,
and our staff can create an account for you. All NFB-NEWSLINE® users are
assigned a personal identification number (PIN) and a security code.
Funding for NFB-NEWSLINE® is provided by the Oregon Commission for the Blind,
National Federation of the Blind of Oregon, and the State Library, Talking Book
and Braille Library.
For more information about NFB-NEWSLINE®, visit their website.