NFB-NEWSLINE® gives blind, low vision, and print-disabled Hawaiʻi residents free audio access to hundreds of newspapers and magazines, available any time of day or night. If you or someone you love has been struggling to read print, NEWSLINE was made for you.
How NEWSLINE Supports Independence
Staying up to date with the news — local, national, and international — supports cognitive engagement, social connection, and a sense of continuity. NFB-NEWSLINE makes that possible for residents who can no longer comfortably read print.
With NEWSLINE, you can:
Listen to the Honolulu Star-Advertiser or your favorite national newspaper every morning
Catch breaking news from CNN, NPR, and dozens of other sources throughout the day
Browse magazines across dozens of categories, from health and fitness to popular culture
Receive emergency weather alerts localized to your zip code
Check TV listings and job listings
All of it is free. All of it is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, from anywhere in Hawaiʻi.
Easy Ways to Listen
NFB-NEWSLINE is designed to work with what you already have. You don’t need to buy new equipment.
By Phone
Call from any touch-tone phone — at home, from a landline, or on a cell phone — and navigate using simple keypad commands. This is the easiest way to start, and many subscribers use it exclusively. Toll-free: 1-888-882-1629, available 24/7.
How to Use NEWSLINE by PhoneBy Amazon Alexa
If you have an Echo or Echo Dot, you can listen completely hands-free. Just ask Alexa to read your newspaper — no screen, no buttons, no typing required.
How to Use NEWSLINE with AlexaBy Smartphone App
Available free on iPhone and Android. Compatible with VoiceOver and TalkBack.
iOS and Android App GuidesFor Caregivers and Family Members
You can’t always be there in person — but NEWSLINE can. If you’re helping a parent, grandparent, or loved one manage life with vision loss, enrolling them in NFB-NEWSLINE is one of the most practical things you can do.
Once their account is set up, they can call in from any phone and access hundreds of publications immediately. No passwords to remember on screen. No navigation required beyond the phone keypad. If they have an Alexa, they can ask it to read the news by voice.
How to help:
Apply on their behalf
Online, or call to apply by phone.
Help set up the phone service or Alexa skill on their first call
Sit with them for the first login; after that the phone remembers their number.
Remind them their subscriber ID and security code are the only things they need
Keep the codes somewhere easy to find near the phone.
Enroll Today — It’s Free
Any Hawaiʻi resident who cannot comfortably read standard print due to vision loss, a physical disability, or another reading-access condition is eligible. There is no cost, no income requirement, and no age restriction.
Helping Hawaiʻi’s kupuna remain informed, connected, and independent.