Emergency Weather Alerts for the Blind and Print Disabled
August 29, 2012 –The National Federation of the Blind and AccuWeather® have joined forces to provide accessible weather alerts to the blind and print disabled. Audible weather alerts will be disseminated via NFB-Newsline®, a free service that offers hundreds of newspapers and magazines in audible formats. According to NFB, the service is the first of its kind, bringing independent access to emergency information to the blind.
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