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<p class=MsoNormal>In case you didn't see this piece from the Wichita Eagle for
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#666666'>Wednesday, June 30, 2010</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span class=pubdate><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Posted on Wed, Jun. 30, 2010</span></span><span
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<h1 id=storyTitle><span style='font-size:22.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Feds:
Classes that use e-books must serve blind<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>BY
DORIE TURNER<br>
Associated Press <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:8.4pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:
8.4pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>ATLANTA
— Federal officials are requiring colleges that use electronic book
readers in the classroom to make sure the gadgets have accommodations for blind
and vision-impaired students.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:8.4pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:
8.4pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:8.4pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:
8.4pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Not
doing so would be a violation of federal law, said Russlynn Ali, assistant
secretary for civil rights at the Education Department.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:8.4pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:
8.4pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>"It
is unacceptable for universities to use emerging technology without insisting
that this technology be accessible to all students," Ali wrote in the
joint letter with Thomas Perez, assistant U.S. attorney general.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:8.4pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:
8.4pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The
federal government began examining last year whether the use e-readers violated
the Americans with Disabilities Act after a blind Arizona State University
student sued the campus in June alleging that the Amazon Kindle's
inaccessibility to blind students constituted a violation of federal law.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:8.4pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:
8.4pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The
lawsuit was settled in January with the help of the National Federation of the
Blind and the American Council of the Blind.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:8.4pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:
8.4pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>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, Ali said.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>© 2010
Wichita Eagle and wire service sources. All Rights Reserved. <a
href="http://www.kansas.com">http://www.kansas.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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