The simple pleasure of browsing the newspaper with the morning coffee becomes a fond memory for those who have lost the gift of sight. A national program just introduced locally is changing all that. The National Newsline Network uses a toll free telephone number to help the visually-impaired keep up on local, national, and world news through the newspaper. The County Library is area sponsor of the Newsline program, which provides free daily telephone access to the San Diego Union-Tribune, New York Times , Los Angeles Times, Wall Street Journal, and other newspapers . Those eligible for the service receive a password and security code.
Applications are available at all area public libraries.
The visually-impaired no longer have to depend upon a set broadcast schedule to hear the day s paper, as has been the case with other newspaper reader programs. The prior day and most recent Sunday edition are also available.