When Amazon launched Voiceview for Kindle on Tuesday, they announced it with a $140 Kindle Paperwhite bundle and the promise that the feature would be coming to other Kindle models eventually....Continue reading
Tag: Accessibility
Blast From the Past: Hands On With Amazon’s First Accessible eReader, the Kindle Keyboard (video)
Yesterday’s news about the new Voiceview for Kindle accessibility feature has lead many news sites to proclaim that it is Amazon’s first accessible ereader. Given that the feature came bundled...Continue reading
Kindle Audio Adapter Now Sold Separately
When Amazon announced Voiceview for Kindle yesterday, many current Kindle owners were frustrated that the new accessibility feature required a hardware accessory which could only be bought with a new Kindle Paperwhite as...Continue reading
VoiceView for Kindle is Amazon’s Accessibility Solution
When the Kindle Oasis went through the FCC last month, one of the test reports inexplicably mentioned an “iPod Earphone”. This made no sense at the time (the Oasis doesn’t...Continue reading
Scribd Settles NFB Lawsuit Over Inaccessible eBook Service
Scribd’s headline news today is the new content they’re adding to their catalog, but that’s just press release fluff. The important story happened several weeks ago, and only just crossed my...Continue reading
NYC Public Schools Delay Amazon eBook Contract Amidst Complaints of Accessibility Issues
Amazon’s $65 million contract to supply ebooks to schools in New York City has been put on hold this week. According to NY Daily News, NYC DoE officials have postponed the...Continue reading
Chrome Gains Extension for Color-Blind Users, Adds New Download Option
Google’s web browser gained a couple new features this week in a couple different updates. First up is the latest update to Chrome for Android. This was a relatively minor...Continue reading
9th Circuit Gets it Wrong, Rules Netflix Isn’t Subject to the ADA
US courts have long disagreed on whether the Americans with Disabilities Act applies to websites, and this week the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals came down on the wrong side of...Continue reading
Scribd Faces Setback in Lawsuit Over Accessibility
District Court Judge William Sessions ruled on Thursday that the ADA lawsuit filed against Scribd will be moving forward. As regular readers of this blog know, Scribd offers a subscription ebook...Continue reading
Flipboard’s New Web Design Favors Speed at the Expense of Accessibility
When Flipboard launched its web version earlier this week, it was universally praised (including by this blogger) for the clean design and fast responsiveness, but all that shiny comes at...Continue reading
FCC Extends Accessibility Waiver for Kindle, Kobo eBook Readers
Just over a year ago the FCC granted US makers of ereader devices a limited exemption from complying with certain accessibility regulations, and this past week the FCC extended that...Continue reading
The FingerReader Picks up Where Braille Leaves Off (video)
Here’s a new use for an old lab project. While many books have already been digitized, sometimes the visually disabled can’t access them and sometimes a title might not be...Continue reading
FCC Grants Limited, Temporary Accessibility Waiver for Kindle, Kobo eBook Readers
Most ebook ereaders sold in the US are not accessible to the visually impaired, and thanks to a recent decision from the FCC things are going to stay that way...Continue reading