Free Service to Those Who Are Unable to Read Newsprint

Unable to read the newspaper? We have the answer! It’s as easy as dialing a phone! And it’s FREE!

NFB-NEWSLINE® is a free audio news service for anyone who is blind, low-vision, or otherwise print-disabled that offers access to more than 500 publications, emergency weather alerts, job listings, and more.

Are you a Pennsylvania resident? Sign up for NFB-NEWSLINE.

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 Family Circle, Time, Consumer Reports, Guideposts, and Smithsonian
  • State newspapers: Allentown Morning Call, Altoona Mirror, Beaver County Times, Bucks County Courier Times, Butler Eagle, Centre Daily Times (State College), Citizens' Voice, Daily American, Erie Times News, Hanover Evening Sun, Harrisburg Magazine, Intelligencer, LNP Always Lancaster Online, Lebanon Daily News, Patriot News, Philadelphia Daily News, Philadelphia Inquirer, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Pittsburgh Tribune Review, Pocono Record, Reading Eagle, Republican Herald, Sharon Herald, Standard Speaker, Times Tribune, Wilkes Barre Times Leader, Williamsport Sun Gazette, York Dispatch
  • 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

Most Up-to-Date List of Publications

See the latest list of newspapers, magazine, and other publications available on NFB-NEWSLINE.

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. Interested in signing up? Contact the NFB of PA at [email protected].

Ways to Access NFB-NEWSLINE

After you sign up for NFB-NEWSLINE, you will be able to access it in any of the following ways. If you are a current subscriber, you do not need to create a new account or obtain new codes to use additional methods. Your current codes will allow you to access NFB-NEWSLINE using any method you choose. If you’ve forgotten your codes, please call us for assistance.

  • Phone (touchtone or cellular)
  • iOS Mobile App
  • Amazon Echo Devices
  • Website (nfbnewslineonline.org)
  • Email
  • Portable Players (such as Victor Reader Stream 2nd Gen)

What Else is Available on NFB-NEWSLINE

  • Your Weather & Emergency Weather Alerts
  • Job Listings
  • TV Listings
  • Retail Ads