[NABS-L] Fwd: Accessibility Issues Concerning Nintendo Products

[Armando Vias]

Hey all,

I don't know if you have experienced playing video games on Nintendo products. There is a huge problem. The problem is the lack of accessibility. I sent the following email below to Nintendo regarding this issue.

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From: a.vias at outlook.com<mailto:a.vias at outlook.com>
Date: March 26, 2018 at 3:10:16 PM EDT
To: nintendo at noa.nintendo.com<mailto:nintendo at noa.nintendo.com>
Subject: Accessibility Issues Concerning Nintendo Products

Hey. My name is Armando. I am 17-years-old. I am a student with a disability. Today, I am going to tell you about an issue that affects people with disabilities. For example, people who are blind rely on screen-reading software. A screen-reader, from an article on Wikipedia, is a form of assistive technology<https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assistive_technology> (AT) which is essential to people who are blind, as well as useful to people who are visually <https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_impairment> impaired, illiterate<https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illiteracy>, or have a learning <https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Learning_disability> disability. The Nintendo Switch, and possibly other products, on the other hand don't have a built-in screen-reader. There is this organization called the National Federation of The Blind. The headquarters is located in Baltimore, Maryland. If you would like to know more about accessibility, you can give Beth Braun, the assistant to the President a call at 410-659-9314 ext. 2369. You can check out the article about screen-readers at https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screen_reader
Note: The NFB headquarters closes at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

If you implement accessibility features into your products, then blind people who plays video games would love you more.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Armando Vias