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Old 02-28-2009, 12:30 AM   #23
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Originally Posted by thibaulthalpern View Post
This really doesn't make much sense to me. What about people who need text-to-speech function such as the deaf or heard-of-hearing? On a Mac, you can have almost any text read out to you if needed. Not every book is available in audio format so I think it's good to have this text-to-speech function, especially for deaf people.
No one has ever suggested that this function be denied to people with disabilities. (I think you meant people with sight problems, not hearing problems.) I don't know exactly what is required for blind people to have access to special books, but whatever it is, there's no reason such a permissions system couldn't be used for the Kindle, also. And I agree--the K2 could be a real boon to them.
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