[nabs-l] Blio and E-Book Readers

Sat Aug 13 20:27:44 UTC 2011

Hi Kurt,
I downloaded Kindle for PC and then bought an ebook with speech enabled. 
However, I believe I still need an accessibility plugin or some such add-on 
to make it fully accessible. As you're having great success with using 
Kindle, can you please advise me as to what I need to do so I can read my 
ebook.

Thanks so much.
Heather

-----Original Message----- 
From: Kirt Manwaring
Sent: Saturday, August 13, 2011 1:52 PM
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Blio and E-Book Readers

Peter,
  I intend no disrespect to KNFB, but I honestly have an easier time
using the Kindel for PC app than I do using the Blio.  To each their
own, I guess.
  Warmly,
Kirt

On 8/13/11, Peter Donahue <pdonahue2 at satx.rr.com> wrote:
> Hello Joseph and everyone,
>
>     Rather than messing with Nook, Kindle and company why not use Blio. It
> was developed by KNFB Reading Technology and was designed with access for
> blind and sighted people in mind. The NFB played a major role in helping 
> to
> develop this product. I'd strongly suggest seriously investigating Blio
> instead of e-book solutions whose accessibility is next to none or
> nonexistent. Find out more by visiting:
> http://www.blio.com
>
>     We have Blio installed on one of our devices and love it. It's a great
> product. Now to add more books to our collection.
>
> Peter Donahue
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "T. Joseph Carter" <carter.tjoseph at gmail.com>
> To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Friday, August 12, 2011 11:49 PM
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Learning Ally new prices
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> The Nook is completely inaccessible at last look.  The Kindle can be
> accessible, if the publisher wants it to be.  How well it works
> you’ll have to ask others—I use an iPad myself.  *grin*
>
> Joseph - kf7qzc
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> On Fri, Aug 12, 2011 at 12:40:53PM -0400, jandart2 at aol.com wrote:
>>Listers,
>>Can you share any  experiences/recommendations for Nook and Kindle?
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>>Thanks,
>>Jan
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>>From: Rania Ismail CMT <raniaismail04 at gmail.com>
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>>Sent: Wed, Aug 10, 2011 2:33 pm
>>Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Learning Ally new prices
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>>I joined in 95 and have the life time membership. The membership is free.
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>>From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
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>>Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Learning Ally new prices
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>>I joined in 1993 and was told with a lifetime membership we are exempt 
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>>From: Marsha Drenth
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>>Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2011 11:00 AM
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>>To: 'National Association of Blind Students mailing list'
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>>Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Learning Ally new prices
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>>I think I heard of Learning Allie loosing its funding some time around
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>>convention, but did not much think about it. So if now people want to use
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>>the books, we must pay. What happens to those of us who have been
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>>At least because I am a student I get BKS for free of charge. I don't use
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>>BKS books all that much, because when put on my stream to read audibly I
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>>can't understand the speech. So thus why I like the Learning Allie books.
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>>Marsha
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