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Carnyx · 02-10-2012, 05:03 PM

Hello all,
I've been asked to source an E-Reader for a Rheumatoid Arthritis sufferer in England. They're advanced in years, bed-bound, very withered(I believe they've also suffered a bone withering disease), but have some movement in their head/neck/upper body/arms.
I don't possess an E-Reader and know very little about arthritis or accessibility issues, so I'm really punching above my weight here.
I have spent a fair old chunk of time *trying* to research this on the WWW, and while it's given me some background knowledge on E-Readers, I've found it very difficult gleaning which E-Reader's best for such a user.
In terms of weight, contrast, ease of downloading books without a PC or WiFi, all roads *appear* to point to Kindle, but I was disappointed that the Kindle Touch isn't available in the UK, as I thought Touchscreen might be useful.
From my research, it appears that some E-Readers that are available in the US are not available in the UK, and I believe that, likewise, some books are also unavailable in the UK due to copyright issues. I emailed Amazon and Barnes & Noble explaining the situation, and asking what benefits their E-Readers might offer somebody in this position. To my surprise, both sent unhelpful automated replies. However I gathered from the B&N auto reply that they don't sell the Nook in the UK so I've provisionally crossed that off the list.
I don't want to miss any important considerations and pick the wrong one, so I thought that I'd put the question to the experts on this forum. Is anybody here in a position to make any recommendations on the best E-Reader to go for?
On a separate note, the carer who asked me to look into this is also considering getting a stand to hold the device so that it hangs above the bed within reach. Again I have had a look at some online, which are a variety of metal stands/tripods that lean/hang over the bed with a place to attach the E-Reader. There was also the bookseat though I'm not sure how practical that would be in this case. So I wondered if anyone has any suggestions on this, but don't worry if not as the E-Reader's my main concern at the moment.
Thank you for your time,
David.

02-10-2012, 05:03 PM	#1
Carnyx Zealot Posts: 109 Karma: 30462 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Birmingham England Device: none	Best E-Reader for bed-bound arthritis sufferer? Hello all, I've been asked to source an E-Reader for a Rheumatoid Arthritis sufferer in England. They're advanced in years, bed-bound, very withered(I believe they've also suffered a bone withering disease), but have some movement in their head/neck/upper body/arms. I don't possess an E-Reader and know very little about arthritis or accessibility issues, so I'm really punching above my weight here. I have spent a fair old chunk of time trying to research this on the WWW, and while it's given me some background knowledge on E-Readers, I've found it very difficult gleaning which E-Reader's best for such a user. In terms of weight, contrast, ease of downloading books without a PC or WiFi, all roads appear to point to Kindle, but I was disappointed that the Kindle Touch isn't available in the UK, as I thought Touchscreen might be useful. From my research, it appears that some E-Readers that are available in the US are not available in the UK, and I believe that, likewise, some books are also unavailable in the UK due to copyright issues. I emailed Amazon and Barnes & Noble explaining the situation, and asking what benefits their E-Readers might offer somebody in this position. To my surprise, both sent unhelpful automated replies. However I gathered from the B&N auto reply that they don't sell the Nook in the UK so I've provisionally crossed that off the list. I don't want to miss any important considerations and pick the wrong one, so I thought that I'd put the question to the experts on this forum. Is anybody here in a position to make any recommendations on the best E-Reader to go for? On a separate note, the carer who asked me to look into this is also considering getting a stand to hold the device so that it hangs above the bed within reach. Again I have had a look at some online, which are a variety of metal stands/tripods that lean/hang over the bed with a place to attach the E-Reader. There was also the bookseat though I'm not sure how practical that would be in this case. So I wondered if anyone has any suggestions on this, but don't worry if not as the E-Reader's my main concern at the moment. Thank you for your time, David. Last edited by Carnyx; 02-10-2012 at 05:06 PM.