Braille Book Review and Newsline!

Braille Book Review and Newsline!

Contributed by Jerry Price, Assistive Technology Librarian

You may have noticed that over the past few months, NLS has had some issues getting Braille Book Review into the hands of eager braille readers. There is an easy solution to solving the problem for those of you who are using an NLS braille E-reader. Just do the following: Turn on your e-reader and choose online services. Now choose NFB Newsline. If you are not logged into your account, choose Configure Account and log in. Now choose the Manage Publications option. Once loaded, press enter on Magazines. Now arrow down to Braille Book Review and press enter. Now, do spacebar e twice to go back two screens and choose the Sync Content Now option. At this point, you can go to Book Reader and the latest editions of Braille Book Review will be present.

 

Guest Post: Newsline Training Opportunity

Contributed by Scott White, NFB Representative

Training Event: NFB-NEWSLINE on the Victor Reader Stream

Event Details

January 12, 2022

8:00 p.m. eastern time (7:00 p.m. central time, 6:00 p.m. mountain time, 5:00 p.m. pacific time)

Please join us on Zoom, the information you will need to attend is at the end of this message.

Do you miss reading your favorite magazines and newspapers? NFB-NEWSLINE can help you quench your thirst for knowledge. What if it was possible to accessibly read your local newspaper, the New York Times, Fox News or Reader's Digest when you are away from home. Now you can with NFB-NEWSLINE on the Victor Reader Stream.

At the training, you will learn:

Set up NFB-NEWSLINE on your Victor Reader Stream.

Find your favorite breaking news sources, magazines and newspapers.

Download content straight to your Victor Reader Stream and read with ease.

Locate an article of interest and read continuously, by sentence, one word at a time or listen to the spelling of a new word.

Save a magazine or newspaper for future reading.

With NFB-NEWSLINE on your Victor Reader Stream you will be able to take your favorite entertainment and news sources with you wherever you go without the need for telephone or internet access. Now you will stay current with information on the bus, a plane trip across the country or sitting in a waiting room until your next appointment.

NFB-NEWSLINE is a free audio and Braille news and information service that provides subscribers with 24/7 access to over 500 updated publications, including newspapers and magazines, breaking news, customizable job listings, TV listings, store circulars, emergency weather alerts and forecasts.

To participate in the training, please use one of the options listed below.

Join Zoom Meeting on your computer or mobile device:

https://zoom.us/j/97674532669

Tap on your mobile device to be directly connected to the conference call:

+13017158592,,97674532669#

Dial:

301-715-8592

Meeting ID: 9, 7, 6, 7, 4, 5, 3, 2, 6, 6, 9

We look forward to talking to you on January 12!

About the National Federation of the Blind

We are the transformative membership and advocacy organization of blind people. Every day we raise the expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles between blind people and our dreams.

National Federation of the Blind | 200 E Wells Street | Baltimore, MD 21230 |

410-659-9314 |nfb.org

Partner Contribution: NFB Newsline

Partner Contribution: NFB Newsline

Taken from: https://www.nfb.org/programs-services/nfb-newsline

LBPH Patrons qualify for FREE access to NFB Newsline. 

NFB-NEWSLINE is a free audio news service for anyone who is blind, low-vision, deafblind, or otherwise print-disabled that offers access to more than 500 publications, emergency weather alerts, job listings, and more.

NFB-NEWSLINE subscribers have access to:

• National newspapers, including the Wall Street Journal and USA Today
• Breaking news sources, including CNN, BBC, and ESPN Online
• International newspapers, including Financial Times and Vancouver Sun
• Magazines, including Family Circle, Time, Consumer Reports, Guideposts, and Smithsonian
• State newspapers
• Emergency weather alerts and seven-day forecasts localized to your zip code or GPS location
• The information that scrolls along the bottom of your television screen during emergency alerts
• More than 100,000 job listings from two national job sources 
• TV listings localized to your zip code and provider
• Retail ads
• NFB's national channel, including the ebook Building the Lives We Want, the Braille Monitor, Future Reflections, and presidential releases

How to Sign Up for NFB-NEWSLINE

Anyone who cannot read printed publications due to vision loss, dyslexia, or a physical disability is eligible to receive NFB-NEWSLINE.  Please register by calling your state's Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped or the National Federation of the Blind at 866-504-7300 to request an application. You may also download and mail an application or complete our online application. After your registration is processed, you will receive a message containing your activation codes and instructions.

Access Breaking News for COVID-19 Updates

In response to the current situation with the coronavirus (COVID-19), the National Federation of the Blind has decided to provide up-to-date information to all eligible subscribers of the service. 

COVID-19 updates are available in the "Breaking News" category of NFB-NEWSLINE. This information is being obtained by the system searching the thirty-four publications in the Breaking News category for "coronavirus" and displaying the results. This information will also be available for those few states that are currently not sponsored for the next sixty days starting Monday, March 16.

Access the coronavirus COVID-19 information using the telephone by pressing 5 from the main menu, then press 1 for the Breaking News category, followed by pressing the 1 key which will bring you to the virus information. If you are using the NFB-NEWSLINE mobile IOS app, look for the virus information under the "All Publications" section. The content can be accessed with Braille devices such as notetakers and refreshable Braille displays.

Ways to Access NFB-NEWSLINE

After you sign up for NFB-NEWSLINE, you will be able to access it in any of the following ways. If you are a current subscriber, you do not need to create a new account or obtain new codes to use additional methods. Your current codes will allow you to access NFB-NEWSLINE using any method you choose. If you’ve forgotten your codes, please call us for assistance.

Phone

• Access NFB-NEWSLINE through your phone with the touch of a few buttons
• Create your own favorites list, skip articles or sections, and repeat items you wish to re-read
• Enable the continuous reading mode which allows you to start, stop, and skip articles
• Alter the reading voice by changing the volume, speed, and pitch

For more information, please visit our NFB-NEWSLINE phone instructions page.

Amazon Alexa 

• Access NFB-NEWSLINE hands-free on any Amazon Alexa product, including Echo and Echo Dot
• Alter the reading voice by changing the volume, speed, and the voice itself 
• Use dozens of voice commands to navigate to sections and articles that interest you

Learn more about the Amazon Alexa family of devices and enable the NFB-NEWSLINE Alexa skill today. For more information, please visit our Alexa instructions page.

iOS Mobile App

• Access NFB-NEWSLINE on your iPhone, iPod, or iPad
• Global search function allows you to find articles on specific topics
• Immediate access to breaking news stories

Download the free "NFB-NEWSLINE Mobile" app in the Apple App Store.

Website

• Access NFB-NEWSLINE on a secure, text-only website that is screen-reader friendly
• Easily navigate and search every available publication
• Email a full publication, a section, or single article to your inbox

Visit nfbnewslineonline.org to access NFB-NEWSLINE online.

Email

• NFB-NEWSLINE can email your news, customized job listings, and information directly to your inbox
• Provide us with an email address, choose your favorites, and select frequency (once daily or updates throughout the day)

Please call us at 1-866-504-7300 to set up your NFB-NEWSLINE email service. 

Portable Players

• Access NFB-NEWSLINE through many popular digital talking book players
• Portable, plug and play, wireless download for Victor Reader Stream 2nd Generation
• Easily navigate sections and articles with the use of DAISY-standard formatting

Visit nfbnewslineonline.org to learn more.

More Information

For more information, please call us at 866-504-7300 or 410-659-9314, extension 2317, or email us at nfbnewsline@nfb.org.