Is the accessible reader function available in the apple kindle ap, or just on kindle devices?
On Sun, Sep 21, 2025 at 11:08 AM 'Richard Turner' via VIPhone < [email protected]> wrote: > Good e-Reader - Friday, September 19, 2025 at 1:58 AM > *Amazon is focusing on accessibility for Kindle books* > > [image: Image removed by sender. - Good e-Reader] > <https://media.goodereader.com/blog/uploads/images/2025/09/19014955/Screenshot-2025-09-18-at-22-49-38-Amazoncom-We-Love-You-Bunny-A-Novel-eBook-Awad-Mona-Kindle-Store.png> > > Amazon has been pushing accessibility hard lately, making Kindle books and > Kindle e-readers better suited for people with visual disabilities. They > have added a new tab to book description pages, called Accessibility. It > has new Accessibility metadata > <https://benetech.org/education-access-and-compliance/global-certified-accessible/>, > including Visual Adjustments, Non-Visual Reading, Conformance, and > Navigation. > > Publishers have been prioritizing the submission of e-books to Amazon that > include accessibility features. According to Publishers Weekly > <https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/digital/content-and-e-books/article/98618-amazon-adds-benetech-accessible-metadata-to-ebooks-highlighting-simon-schuster-s-leadership.html>, > “The move comes as publishers face increasing legal pressure to make > digital content accessible, positioning accessible publishing as both a > competitive advantage and a necessity as new laws such as the European > Accessibility Act and expanded digital accessibility requirements under the > Americans with Disabilities Act drive industry momentum toward universal > accessibility.” > > The e-books that publishers submit have to be compliant with Benetech’s > Global Certified Accessible (GCA) standards > <https://benetech.org/education-access-and-compliance/global-certified-accessible/>. > This is a 3rd non-profit that works with publishers worldwide to integrate > accessibility specifications into production workflows and certifies > ongoing compliance. Amazon’s decision to display this metadata ensures that > readers with vision impairments or dyslexia can easily find titles that > meet their needs. > > Some major publishers submit books that are fully accessible, but this > does not necessarily mean they are in an accessible format. The only > publisher that is putting a priority on it is Simon & Schuster. “The > publisher, which releases some 800 titles per year, is moving from > certifying about 60% of its catalogue annually in 2022-2024 to 100% in > 2025.” > > There have been various Kindle software enhancements that will appeal to > readers with disabilities. Kindle Assistive Reader is one of them and is > fully available in the update that was released a couple of days ago. It > will essentially convert any Kindle book into an audiobook, utilizing an > advanced text-to-speech system that sounds natural. However, you do need > Bluetooth headphones, earbuds, or an external speaker. There is a new > system-wide text enlarger that will make all menus and UI elements larger, > giving users more control over the text size they want on the entire Kindle. > > [image: Image removed by sender. - Good e-Reader] > <https://media.goodereader.com/blog/uploads/images/2025/09/19015643/Screenshot-2025-09-18-at-22-52-34-We-Love-You-Bunny-eBook-by-Mona-Awad-EPUB-Rakuten-Kobo-Canada.png> > > Amazon might be the only company to take accessibility this seriously, but > Kobo does too. They also have smaller metadata information that has been > available for some time, such as a table of contents and alt text for > images. However, most of the features have been there for over s dozen > years. There have been no software updates to add more features. > > [image: Image removed by sender.] > > Michael Kozlowski has written about audiobooks, e-books and e-readers for > the past eighteen years. He Lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. > > > https://goodereader.com/blog/kindle/amazon-is-focusing-on-accessibility-for-kindle-books > > > > > > > > David Goldfield, > > Blindness Assistive Technology Specialist > > > > If you need help using your assistive technology learn about my training > services by visiting > > WWW.ScreenReaderTraining.com <http://www.screenreadertraining.com/> > > > > Am Yisrael Chai > > The Nation of Israel Lives! > > > > JAWS Certified, 2022 > <https://www.freedomscientific.com/Training/Certification/> > > NVDA Certified Expert <https://certification.nvaccess.org/> > > > > Subscribe to the Tech-VI announcement list to receive news, events and > information regarding the blindness assistive technology field. > > Email: [email protected] > > www.DavidGoldfield.com <http://www.davidgoldfield.com/> > > > > > > > > > > > > Richard, USA > > “Reality is the leading cause of stress for those who are in touch with it.” > > > – Jane Wagner, from The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the > Universe. > > > > My web site: https://www.turner42.com > > > > > > > > > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or > if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the > owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. 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