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Free Audio Newspapers and Magazines for Blind, Low Vision, and Print-Disabled Hawaiʻi Residents

NFB-NEWSLINE® gives blind, low vision, and print-disabled residents across every island free access to hundreds of newspapers, magazines, and more — by phone, app, smart speaker, or web. No cost. No equipment required to get started.

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Who Should Use NEWSLINE?

NEWSLINE may be right for you if reading print has become a challenge — for any reason. This service was made for people who:

Are blind or have low vision

Are experiencing age-related vision decline

Have been diagnosed with macular degeneration, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, or retinitis pigmentosa

Have had a stroke that has affected their ability to read

Have a physical disability that makes holding or reading printed materials difficult

Can no longer comfortably read their daily newspaper or favorite magazines

Any Hawaiʻi resident who cannot effectively read standard printed materials due to vision loss, a physical disability, or another reading-access condition is eligible — completely free, on every island, at every age.

See If You Qualify

What You Can Access

NFB-NEWSLINE carries over 500 publications, including local Hawaiʻi papers, national newspapers, magazines, breaking news, and more.

Hawaiʻi newspapers

Honolulu Star-Advertiser, Garden Island News, and more

National newspapers

New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Associated Press

Breaking news

CNN, NPR, BBC, Fox News, ESPN Online, ABC News, and dozens more

Magazines

Time, Consumer Reports, Smithsonian, Rolling Stone, National Geographic Kids, Reader’s Digest, and 100+ titles across eight categories

Emergency weather alerts

Real-time, localized to your zip code

TV listings

By provider and zip code

Job listings

100,000+ listings from CareerBuilder and USAJobs

Blindness-specific publications

Braille Monitor, Future Reflections, Access World, Braille Forum, and more

Choose How You Listen

NFB-NEWSLINE works on the devices you already own. Your subscriber account works across all access methods — no separate login needed.

Phone

Call from any touch-tone phone, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. No internet or smartphone required.

Phone Access Guide

iOS App

Free on the Apple App Store. Fully compatible with VoiceOver and iOS magnification.

iOS App Guide

Android App

Free on Google Play. Works with TalkBack and Android magnification tools.

Android App Guide
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Ready to Get Started?

Applying is free. Any Hawaiʻi resident who cannot read standard print due to vision loss, a physical disability, or another reading-access condition is eligible — on every island, of every age.

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Prefer to apply by phone? Call Marcus Bass at 808-900-7619 or toll-free 800-955-6169.