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Attention all Victor Reader Stream Users! (From the NFB-NEWSLINE Team)

HUMANWARE CONGRATULATES NFB FOR THEIR LATEST   

[a web version is available at:
http://www.humanware.com/en-canada/about_us/press_releases/2009_press_re
leases/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 [log in to unmask], 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