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Originally Posted by Dulin's Books
is that what ASU did? Did they just test the kindle in some classes or did they mandate "this year x 101 will be kindle only" , without providing an alternative class that did not mandate the kindle use?
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No idea about the ASU. But the
original article posted mentions,
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The U.S. Departments of Justice and Education sent a letter to college and university presidents Tuesday instructing them to find alternatives for blind students if the devices are required in the classroom.
Not doing so would be a violation of federal law, said Russlynn Ali, assistant secretary for civil rights at the Education Department.
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So they're not talking about requiring Kindles (or any other device) to be ADA compliant--unless the device is mandatory for the students. And it doesn't even say "can't use Kindles," nor "Kindles must be made compliant before use," just "must find alternatives for blind students." Which might mean blind students can use the workarounds they normally use--braille books, or audiobooks, or whatever.
Which the proponents might claim would throw off the results of their study. However, the study results are useless unless they're showing "how this works in real classrooms" not "how this works in classrooms that don't have to follow US laws."