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Originally Posted by DawnFalcon
Yes, the problem was it was a course requirement, Dathi, rather than that it was about ereaders per-se. Of course, this is why I support open hardware platforms, people can and do would build support for TTS into firmware for blind people (I believe there's an android-native TTS interface reader in alpha testing right now, actually).
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Not entirely accurate. Syracuse University, one of the schools mentioned in this story, said that they won't be buying the Kindle for their library because of complaints.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/s...ryId=120340625
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Syracuse University's library decided not to purchase any more Kindles after complaints by disability groups. Library spokesperson Pamela McLaughlin explains the text-to-speech function is just about impossible for a blind person to use.
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