[Mdpobc] Kindle

[David Andrews]

Actually, that is not quite true.  Authors or publishers can block 
the text to speech feature on a book by book basis, if they wish.  I 
do not know how often they are doing this.

The menus and controls on the device do not talk though, so unless 
your child can use the device visually, that is control it, then it 
isn't accessible.

Dave

At 10:36 PM 10/8/2009, you wrote:
>Hi Lauren:
>The kindle does not read the text out loud.  The "speech reading out 
>loud device" has been blocked by book publishers, I believe.  NFB is 
>in the process of trying to fight this issue, but it could take 
>years.  I don't know anything about the glare.
>Jill
>
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>Subject: [Mdpobc] Kindle ?
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>Hi all.
>
>I am thinking of buying Joli (age 8 vision 20/400 with dyslexia) a 
>kindle.  I like that it can provide enlarged text another with a 
>reader who reads the material out loud. I am worried that there 
>might be a glare factor though with this. I am wondering if others 
>have used this device and what your impressions are.
>
>Thank you,
>Lauren
>
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