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Originally Posted by tompe
On my iPad what in that is there because of this law? I have not found any voice navigation...
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Since rulemaking is incomplete, the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010 is not yet effective.
Behind this is a battle of Washington lobbyists who are trying to demonstrate their worth to their funders. I'm not even sure the lobbyists are on the right sides here, from the standpoint of the self-interests of their funders.
Looking at how this effects Sony, Kobo, and Amazon, I think their interests might be best served by keeping cheap knock-off brands out of the US market. Special disability requirements for hardware sold in the US would help them in this quest.
Looking at it from the standpoint of the disability community, a lot of their constituents don't have much money. And a lot more of the legally blind read large print than are completely blind. So creating a situation in which cheap knock-off eReaders can be sold at the Family Dollar store (or maybe, one day, at an actual dollar store!) would be very much in their interest.