Kindle in move to attract blind users
By Jessica Mintz |
December 9, 2009, Wednesday
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AMAZON.COM Inc will add two features to the Kindle e-book reader to make the gadget easier to use for blind and vision-impaired users.
Monday's announcement comes a month after Syracuse University in Syracuse, New York, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison said they would not consider widely deploying the device as an alternative to paper textbooks until Amazon makes it easier for blind students to use. Both universities bought some Kindles to test this fall.
The Kindle has a read-aloud feature that could be a boon to blind students and those with other disabilities including dyslexia, but turning it on requires navigating through screens of text menus.
Amazon said on Monday it is working on audible menus, which would let the Kindle speak menu options out loud. It's also working on an extra-large font for people with impaired vision.
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