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Originally Posted by xg4bx
Let's be honest though, how many blind people A) use the library
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Nice attitude. Actually, that's pretty much the kind of attitude that resulted in the ADA being passed and enforced.
Yes, blind people do use libraries. They use audio books and, when available, braille books. It's actually a
good thing to make libraries more accessible to the disabled.
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Originally Posted by xg4bx
I'd dare say the costs would far outweigh any benefits.
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If B&N had included a text-to-speech option, or the library had used Amazon Kindles or some other e-ink device with text-to-speech, the costs would be the same. If they used iPads from the start, it'd probably cost them an extra $2000.
I.e. the costs really are not that significant.
If anything, it's B&N that has fallen down a bit on the job here, since they still don't offer text-to-speech on their ebook devices. Since it's going to lock them out of big markets like schools and libraries, perhaps something like this will convince them to get their act in gear and add text-to-speech.
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Originally Posted by xg4bx
Like everything else in America, what may have started out as a good intention (the disabilities act) has mutated into an abomination and a form of abuse backed by the power of government.
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Take it to P&R kthx
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Originally Posted by xg4bx
She should have gone to the library first and if it didn't work out, she should have shrugged and gone on with her life.
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She should have talked to the library first; I'm sure the library would at least have tried to reconfigure the program to accommodate the disabled. But if they did not subsequently fulfill their legal obligations, then they were violating the law.