[blindlaw] National Federation of the Blind Partners with AARPPublications
Bennett Prows
bjprows at comcast.net
Sat Jan 27 14:01:38 CST 2007
Hi Tim and all,
this topic probably isn't something for too much elaboration here. I would
only say, I strongly disagree with you on this one, Tim. while I believe we
are fairly providing the service to everyone, it is an NFB run program, and
needs money. If we put our name in front of folks as the provider of this
service, we can hope that folks deem it appropriate to support us with much
needed funding. It isn't a Library of Congress Service, it isn't a
particular state sponsor service, (although many organizations in many
states fund and sponsor it) it is a service provided by the NFB, and we
deserve the opportunity to let folks know that we had the idea and continue
to make it available, and to continually improve on what we have done. The
fact that anyone who is legally blind can subscribe to the service, *for
free*, is enough, I hope to curtail any emotinal bitterness or hatred of the
organization. If not, ..., then, a person can just go elsewhere.
Not magnanimous enough? Sorry.
All that having been said, I do hope everyone who can will use the service.
I agree with you that it is a wonderful resource.
/s/
Bennett Prows
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ford, Tim (DHS-OLS)" <TFord at dhs.ca.gov>
To: "NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 12:48 PM
Subject: Re: [blindlaw] National Federation of the Blind Partners with
AARPPublications
Hi All,
While I am of course excited about the new publications, I want to mention
my concern about NFB perhaps blending too much the membership part of the
organization with Newsline.
There is still that faction out there that does not want to be associated
with NFB, and this pres release does not help with that problem. I thought
we had discussed this concept back at the first Newsline seminar, and
decided that Newsline needed to be kept quite separate from the consumer
organization side of things.
I mention this only because I think it is best from a long term standpoint
to have as many people feel comfortable with using Newsline, and every time
the NFB consumer organization side of things is mentioned, it reinforces the
adverse reaction. I just had this come up last week, where someone did not
want to be signed up for Newsline until they were convinced that by signing
up, he would not be considered part of NFB.
NFB is rightfully proud of Newsline, but I think the product stands for
itself, and there is no need in my opinion for mentioning NFB in the
Newsline materials. The name alone of NFB Newsline should be enough, and if
I had my choice, I would just call it Newsline for the Blind.
Again, I think our goal and long term best interest is to have Newsline be
considered as simply another library service, and not a proprietary product
of one organization. There is still just too much emotion out there, and we
should not constantly be reminding people that Newsline is somehow
different.
Sincerely,
Timothy Ford
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Subject: [blindlaw] National Federation of the Blind Partners with AARP
Publications
National Federation of the Blind Partners with AARP Publications
Largest Circulation Magazine Now Accessible to Blind and Visually Impaired
Members
Includes English and Spanish Language Content
Baltimore, Maryland (January 19, 2007): The National Federation of the
Blind, the largest consumer group of blind people in the United States, and
AARP, the membership organization representing nearly 38 million Americans,
have partnered to make AARP publications accessible to all blind and low
vision people in the United States. AARP the Magazine, AARP Bulletin, and
AARP Segunda Juventud, AARP's bilingual magazine, are now available on
NFB-NEWSLINE®, the nation's largest free, on-demand news service for the
blind.
Dr. Marc Maurer, President of the National Federation of the Blind, said,
"Over half of all blind and low vision Americans are older Americans. It is
natural that the NFB would work with AARP to make their valuable
publications accessible to the blind."
Catherine Ventura-Merkel, Director of AARP Publications, said, "Through our
publications, we are able to provide vital news and information to older
Americans. We are pleased to be working with the National Federation of the
Blind to ensure that our publications are available to all older Americans
in an accessible format."
Using a synthetic speech engine, NFB-NEWSLINE® delivers 238 participating
newspapers and six magazines to its subscribers each day. Content is
acquired via the Internet or through a direct feed from the publisher. It
is accessible twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, through a local or
toll-free telephone number.
All individuals who are physically unable to read print are eligible to
subscribe free of charge to NFB-NEWSLINE®. To subscribe or to request more
information, call the National Federation of the Blind at (866) 504-7300, or
visit them online at http://www.nfbnewsline.org/
<http://www.nfbnewsline.org/> .
# # #
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 AARP
AARP is a nonprofit, nonpartisan membership organization that helps people
50+ have independence, choice and control in ways that are beneficial
50+ and
affordable to them and society as a whole. We produce AARP The Magazine,
published bimonthly; AARP Bulletin, our monthly newspaper; AARP Segunda
Juventud, our bimonthly magazine in Spanish and English; NRTA Live & Learn,
our quarterly newsletter for 50+ educators; and our website,
http://www.aarp.org/ . AARP Foundation is an affiliated charity that
provides security, protection, and empowerment to older persons in need with
support from thousands of volunteers, donors, and sponsors. We have staffed
offices in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the
U.S. Virgin Islands.
John G. Paré Jr.
Director of Public Relations
NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND
1800 Johnson Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21230
Telephone: (410) 659-9314, ext. 2371
Cell phone: (410) 913-3912
Fax: (410) 685-5653
Email: jpare at nfb.org
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