Reading the newspaper has never been more accessible to the blind and visually impaired. Through a service provided through the NFB, you now can call a phone number to log in to a service that will you to listen to recordings of articles from a variety of newspapers. These newspapers range from anywhere in the United States. You do have to register, and you must varify that you are visually impaired in order to use the service.
You can find more information at www.nfb.org/newsline, and this is just another form of media that you can enjoy if you are blind or visually impaired. If you are not visually impaired, you can still take advantage of the internet, if you don't want to have to read a physical newspaper. Every major publication has an online version of there newspaper, that can be accessed free of charge in most cases. You can also go to www.onlinenewspapers.com, for a listing of major publications by country and type of publication. I myself like reading the Denver post online sometimes, and the New York Times is also a reliable source for screen reader accessibility, for those visually impaired that still prefer the internet over telephone news sources.
An incredible discovery has brought news to people like never before through media. Now the visually impaired can take full advantage of this opportunity. I also hope I have helped connect sighted people with news outlets as well, so let me know what you think and comment below.
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