Oh, believe me, I'd like to see them do something about accessibility. And, maybe hitting them in the pocketbook (yes, I saw the info on the universities) will do it, but it won't be very soon, I'm sure. -- Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA Phone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY
On Nov 18, 2009, at 10:39 AM, Marshall Scott wrote: > I'm not sure it's a dream. Two major university libraries have refused to > use electronic books on the Kindle because its not accessible. Also, a suit > has been filed against Arizona State University for the same reason. > Marsh > > On Nov 18, 2009, at 6:29 AM, Buddy Brannan wrote: > >> Keep dreaming. The Windows version isn't accessible either. I think our best >> hope so far for mainstream books in huge quantities is the new eBook reading >> software from KNFB. >> -- >> Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA >> Phone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY >> >> >> >> On Nov 18, 2009, at 7:46 AM, Howard Dupuis wrote: >> >>> News of an upcoming Kindle reader for the Mac has me hoping -- like >>> Charlie Brown with the football? -- that Amazon will get this one >>> right. They promised back in March that they'd get the text-to-speech >>> feature working on the Kindle menus, but that has come to nothing. The >>> Kindle app for the iPhone/iPod Touch offered some brief hope, but >>> that, too, was a bust. Now, this news has me wondering if maybe, just >>> maybe, Amazon will remember the blind community and ensure that the >>> upcoming Kindle reader for the Mac works with VoiceOver. (I just wrote >>> to them about this, though I expect to get nothing more than a >>> perfunctory "thanks, we've forwarded your message along to our Kindle >>> team" by way of reply. Still, I persist.) >>> I own a Kindle, and have used it a bit, but it is a terrible pain >>> without being able to access the menus. Missed a sentence? Want to go >>> back a page? Want to re-read that particularly interesting paragraph? >>> Hah! Good luck. You'll likely forget what it was you were after by the >>> time you are able to get somewhere. If the Mac reader works with VO, >>> and if it synchs back to the Kindle ... >>> Yes, you may say I'm a dreamer. >>> >>> -- >>> >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=. >>> >>> >> >> -- >> >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=. >> >> > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=.
