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gastan · 06-30-2010, 10:08 AM

The U.S. Dept. of Justice and Dept. of Education have written a joint letter to colleges and universities warning them that ereading devices violate the Amercans with Disabilities Act. " Many e-readers have text-to-speech functions, but those don't apply to menus, which means that a blind person would still need help using the device," said a spokesperson.

http://www.katu.com/news/tech/97425114.html

This should put the firmware developers into overtime. They will need to have the device talking right from start-up. And it probably means braille showing up on device buttons soon, too.

06-30-2010, 10:08 AM	#1
gastan Addict Posts: 221 Karma: 801624 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: US Pacific Northwest Device: LePan II, Kobo Aura	U.S. says eReaders don't meet ADA requirements The U.S. Dept. of Justice and Dept. of Education have written a joint letter to colleges and universities warning them that ereading devices violate the Amercans with Disabilities Act. " Many e-readers have text-to-speech functions, but those don't apply to menus, which means that a blind person would still need help using the device," said a spokesperson. http://www.katu.com/news/tech/97425114.html This should put the firmware developers into overtime. They will need to have the device talking right from start-up. And it probably means braille showing up on device buttons soon, too.