Nebraska § 63-105 Digital voice newspaper delivery system; legislative findings

Nebraska Statutes

§ 63-105 — Digital voice newspaper delivery system; legislative findings

Nebraska § 63-105

Ch. 63Newspapers and Periodicals

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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 63-105 (2026).

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(1)The Legislature finds that:

(a)Newspapers are a significant and important source of daily information;

(b)As a written form of media, newspapers are able to provide indepth coverage of issues as well as coverage of a breadth of issues which may be absent in other electronic or broadcast media;

(c)While a newspaper's written format has advantages, such written format severely limits the ability of blind and other print-reading-impaired persons to obtain information from newspapers;

(d)This information deficit contributes to an unemployment rate estimated at seventy-five percent among working-age blind persons to whom the availability of such detailed news coverage would vastly improve opportunities for meaningful employment;

(e)There are a significant number of blind and other prin

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(1) The Legislature finds that:
(a) Newspapers are a significant and important source of daily information;
(b) As a written form of media, newspapers are able to provide indepth coverage of issues as well as coverage of a breadth of issues which may be absent in other electronic or broadcast media;
(c) While a newspaper's written format has advantages, such written format severely limits the ability of blind and other print-reading-impaired persons to obtain information from newspapers;
(d) This information deficit contributes to an unemployment rate estimated at seventy-five percent among working-age blind persons to whom the availability of such detailed news coverage would vastly improve opportunities for meaningful employment;
(e) There are a significant number of blind and other print-reading-impaired persons in Nebraska who would benefit from having timely and complete access to local and national newspapers;
(f) Due to technological advances, newspapers can be efficiently and effectively distributed by voice to enable access by blind and other print-reading-impaired persons; and
(g) The state should maintain a system by which blind and other print-reading-impaired persons can access the information newspapers provide.
(2) The purpose of this section and section 63-106 is to provide a digital voice newspaper delivery system to enable blind and other print-reading-impaired persons to access newspapers in a timely and comprehensive manner.