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I don't know how the accessibility functions work on the iPad, but apparently it's got something built in. I don't know if the iBooks, Kindle or B&N apps have TTS capability though. |
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Just out of curiosity, why do the publishers object to Amazon's TTS and not to the iPad's equivalent feature?
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09-02-2012, 08:26 PM | #48 | |
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This ruling is ridiculous in that it requires all devices purchased to be accessible by anyone with a disability. What it will do is force many libraries to abandon the purchase of ereaders altogether.
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To discuss this, it is worth looking at the Sacramento Nook collection: http://find.saclibrarycatalog.org/ii...e=&target=nook Lending out dozens of books only one person can read at a time makes little sense. It's true that some (but far from all) libraries allow patrons to borrow that many. But most patrons only take out a few books at a time. Also, when I take out multiple paper -- or Overdrive -- books, I plan on reading, or at least starting, all of them. If I lived in Sacramento and took out a Nook, it would be because I had found one book I wanted to read. They apparently try to address this by making most devices single genre (romance, mystery, sci-fi, urban), I presume with the hope that more than one book will interest the borrower. I find this slightly insulting to readers -- as if all they care about is one genre. Even if it is true that some people only read in one genre, surely the library should be encouraging patrons to broaden themselves. A goodly number of those Nooks look to be seriously overdue to the point of having been stolen. I expect Apple products to be stolen at a much higher rate. If librarians in other cities read about this, and consider the disability issue as one more reason not to do it, good. |
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What the ruling means is that there will be no eink readers purchased and thus, no way for libraries to be able to show them off to patrons or use them to help patrons with questions. I think whoever complained is a mean person who should be banned from libraries. |
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They will not purchase any additional units that are not accessible, and will purchase 18 devices that are accessible. |
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When I first posted this thread, I thought it was ridiculous that the DOJ was preventing libraries from offering certain eReaders because they weren't accessible to the blind. After reading some of the comments here, I am beginning to be swayed to the other side. If an eReader is available that blind people could use then the library should have it available for blind patrons. Of course, other eReaders are less expensive, so I wouldn't have a problem if libraries bought both. On the other hand, tubemonkey made a pretty good point when he asked why libraries are buying eReaders at all.
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However, given the absence of full audio navigation on most products, the choice at the moment seems to be iPad/iPod vs eInk. A mix is surely necessary, as while the iOS devices would be better for the blind, they would be a poor choice for those that find it uncomfortable to read on a backlit screen.
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If it's done the way you suggest, it means only purchasing $400~$500 iPads, because they're the only devices that fulfill all requirements. That's a funding nightmare and will lead many libraries to say "forget it; we won't get any ereaders at all". It's much better to purchase $99 eInk devices for general use and $199 iPod touches for the blind. Still, I question the wisdom of getting these devices to begin with. Libraries should only provide content, not devices. If they're going to provide ereaders, they they should also provide MP3 players, DVD players, and gaming consoles. |
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