[Blindtlk] Story about accessible Nook reader on the Matilda Ziegler e-mail today

[Peter Donahue]

Good afternoon Cheryl and everyone,

    I'll give them credit for making the Nook App accessible but we need to 
insure that all flavors of the Nook will be usable by the blind. Amazon take 
note!

Peter Donahue


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "cheryl echevarria" <cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com>
To: "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, December 03, 2012 12:43 PM
Subject: [Blindtlk] Story about accessible Nook reader on the Matilda 
Ziegler e-mail today



I do not know how many people still read the Matilda Ziegler e-mail. Today 
they had one of there writers try out the update for the Voice over 
application for the Barnes and Noble Nook.
See below:
Feature Writer Alena Roberts - Barnes and Noble Steps Up and Makes Their 
Nook App Accessible

As a child, going to the library or a bookstore was one of my favorite 
things--I love to read. But as my vision declined, these two places became 
much less appealing. When I moved to audio books exclusively, I remember 
being really frustrated about how many books were no longer available to me. 
Over the years, access to print material has improved dramatically thanks to 
companies like Bookshare and Blio, but there are still many titles that 
people with print disabilities don't have access to. But just over a week 
ago, Barnes and Noble became another place that people with print 
disabilities can turn to by making their Nook app on iOS and Android 
accessible.

The Nook is Barnes and Noble's popular ebook reader. The Nook tablet itself 
is not usable for the blind and visually impaired, but like many other 
companies, they have an app that gives you access to their ebook library on 
other devices. The nook store has thousands of titles to choose from and 
many of them are free.

After learning that the Nook app had been updated to work with Voiceover, I 
immediately downloaded it to test it out. I quickly realized, though, that I 
had missed a step. When using an iPhone, any book that is not from iBooks 
has to be purchased from the company's website rather than inside the app 
itself. Remembering this, I then went to Barnes and Noble's website to set 
up my account. I was then able to go back to the Nook app and sign in.

Not only has Barnes and Noble made their app accessible, but they also 
include a tutorial for voiceover users on which gestures to use in the app. 
This shows not only that they want our business, but that they want to be 
sure we understand how to use their software. The app allows you to choose 
from continuous reading or reading by word or character, as well as 
navigational choices like choosing a page number or moving by chapter. 
Reading in this app is very similar to using iBooks.

I recommend trying out the app and adding it to your list of accessible 
ebook apps. Here is a link to the app description in iTunes: 
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/nook/id373582546?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4

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