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Originally Posted by Fledchen
It might be even better if they teamed up with Springer Design or Humanware, which already manufacture TTS ebook readers specifically designed with blind people in mind. Humanware's VR Stream already works with several different formats and DRM schemes, including Audible. If they can put Kindle books on the iPhone/iTouch, why not another device? It's not that ebooks aren't already available to blind people, but rather that many people would like to be able to purchase brand-new bestsellers rather than have to wait years until NLS or a charitable organization makes them available in accessible formats.
Also keep in mind that less than 10% of legally blind people can read braille. It's better to have a simple keyboard with an easily-memorized control system and audible menus than to try to label every button with a specific function.
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Teaming up with Springer Design or Humanware would be cool. Solve a lot of design problems at one stroke and at the same time show they're serious about accessibility.
I didn't know that most blind people can't read braille. I agree about the audible menus but it seems like a shame to miss out on the search and annotate functions. But on the other hand, the Springer Design / Humanware devices have probably dealt with that issue already.