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Originally Posted by HarryT
I do find this type of case to be wholly without merit. Yes, it's very unfortunate to be blind, but it's not Amazon's fault that somebody is, and they are surely under no "obligation" to make the Kindle usable by blind people any more than MP3 player manufacturers are under an obligation to make their devices usable by the deaf. It's certainly not "discrimination".
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But Amazon's *intent*, as was stated in all the PR for the DX, is to replace all textbooks with a DX.
If the universities cannot find a way to accommodate the visually-impaired, they are violating the law in the US. The Americans with Disabilities Act *requires* public institutions to accommodate those with disabilities. To require students to use a device that is not accessible to everyone is actually illegal.
For your example, if universities required students to pass a music course, and required them to use a certain MP3 player, yes, they would be practicing discrimination and not only could be sued, but fined.
So, no, it may not be Amazon's 'fault', but the universities are absolutely doing the right (and legal) thing by dumping the DX in favor of the old print and braille technology.