NFB Newsline
ABOUT NFB-NEWSLINE®
NFBNewsline® 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 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 or emailing Marilyn Bennett, the Montana Talking Book Library Digital and Outreach Coordinator, at (406) 444-5352, mbennett@mt.gov to fill out an application over the phone or to have one mailed to you. Alternatively, you may also call the National Federation of the Blind at (866) 504-7300 to request an application, or download and mail in an application or complete our online application. After your registration is processed, you will receive a message containing your activation codes and instructions.
NFB Newsline® in Montana
Here are some local numbers to call to reach NFB-Newsline® in Montana.
- Billings: 406-409-3100
- Great Falls: 406-401-6100
- Missoula: 406-303-2200
For help and support, please email: nfbnewslinemt@nfbofmt.org