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Originally Posted by Daithi
MS Windows has features that make it easier for the blind to use their software, but it doesn't read out loud every menu item that a cursor hovers over. No one rejects MS Windows because it doesn't serve the blind well enough. They reject MS Windows becauses it crashes too often, is slow, and prone to getting viruses.
The Kindle DX has TTS which makes it easier for the blind to use, but it is not designed for the blind and won't read out loud every menu item that a cursor hovers over. It seems short-sighted (no pun intended - yeah right) to reject the Kindle for this reason. The crippled (did it again) implementation of PDF, where students can't highlight passages or take notes, is a far more valid reason to reject the Kindle DX.
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I use ZoomText from
Aisquared to help me. It does acually read out loud every menu or anything else that is displayed on the screen. It also has human sounding voices to do it. It can also magnify the screen all the way up to 36X and change all the fonts, colors, contrast, etc. to make the screen more visible. It is a real life saver for me.