[Nfb-or] [JFreeh at nfb.org: [Nfbnet-members-list] National Federation of the Blind Condemns Lack of Access to New Kindle Fire]

[Tami Kinney]

Thanks. I was wondering about that just yesterday when I was checking
out the iPad in the Apple Store. So I guess Kindle is not competitive.
So I guess Amazon doesn't want my money!


Bummer for me. I don't have the funds to order books at the rate I used
to, but... I'll be finding another place to get the ones I am able to
budget from now on. If they don't want my business, then I'll give them
what they want, eh?

That approach has actually become my standby approach to access
challenges with my guide dog -- once courteous communication and
education fails to produce the desired results -- or even that passive
discrimination when there's a person with a dog or cane either one who
is ignored while other customers are served... "I guess you don't want
me to spend my money here," I will say, projecting my voice a bit more
than normal to ensure that whomever I hear standing around will hear me.
I've been known to pull out my wallet and the cash I have for whatever I
was going to purchase. Then I'll put it back in my purse and walk out,
saying to myself (with that extra projection, "I guess I'll go to X
(major competitor of where I am) then go home and let everyone know that
they shouldn't shop here." Stuff like that. I believe that gets the
point across and thus counts as communication and education. /evil grin/
Also, it has been known to produce some really great assistance with
whatever I was shopping for... Depending on how quickly the staff
corrects their bad manners, I may even buy what I wanted there. If I"m
still getting the passive aggression, I can always take up lots of their
time and get the information I was seeking about what I want to
purchase. Then I can go  to X to buy it because I am not rewarding bad
behavior by giving income. Then again, even before I was going around
with a white cane or black guide dog, I was sort oft that way with bad
customer service. /lol/ If you want to make it that difficult to pay you
money for goods and services, then I guess you don't want people to do
that. So, 'buy!

Okay, soapbox over. /smile/

Tami

Tami

On Fri, 2011-09-30 at 12:02 -0700, T. Joseph Carter wrote: 
> I don't know if subscribers to just this list receive announcements 
> posted to nfbnet-members-list or not, but here's one that might be of 
> interest to students on the mailing list regarding the latest Amazon 
> Kindle.
> 
> Joseph
> 
> 
> ----- Forwarded message from "Freeh, Jessica" <JFreeh at nfb.org> -----
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> Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2011 02:53:18 -0500
> From: "Freeh, Jessica" <JFreeh at nfb.org>
> To: nfbnet-members-list at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [Nfbnet-members-list] National Federation of the Blind Condemns Lack of Access to New
> 	Kindle Fire
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> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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> 
> 
> CONTACT:
> 
> Chris Danielsen
> 
> Director of Public Relations
> 
> National Federation of the Blind
> 
> (410) 659-9314, extension 2330
> 
> (410) 262-1281 (Cell)
> 
> cdanielsen at nfb.org
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> 
> 
> 
> National Federation of the Blind Condemns
>   Lack of Access to New Kindle Fire
> 
> 
> 
> Baltimore, Maryland (September 29, 2011): The National Federation of 
> the Blind commented today on the release of Amazon's new Kindle Fire, 
> which cannot be used by people who are blind.
> 
> 
> 
> Dr. Marc Maurer, President of the National Federation of the Blind, 
> said: "Blind Americans have repeatedly asked Amazon to include 
> accessibility for the blind in its Kindle product line.  The 
> feasibility of including accessibility in similar products has been 
> demonstrated.  The Department of Education and the Department of 
> Justice have made it clear that Kindle devices cannot be purchased by 
> educational institutions, libraries, and other entities covered by 
> this country's disability laws unless the devices are fully 
> accessible.  Despite all this, Amazon has released a brand new Kindle 
> device, the Kindle Fire, which cannot be used by people who are blind.  
> Enough!  We condemn this latest action by Amazon and reiterate that we 
> will not tolerate technological discrimination.  The National 
> Federation of the Blind seeks nothing less than equal access to all 
> technology for blind people.  It is one of the most critical civil 
> rights issues facing blind Americans in the twenty-first century, and 
> we will do everything in our power to see that this right is secured."
> 
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> About the National Federation of the Blind
> 
> With more than 50,000 members, the National Federation of the Blind is 
> the largest and most influential membership organization of blind 
> people in the United States.  The NFB improves blind people's lives 
> through advocacy, education, research, technology, and programs 
> encouraging independence and self-confidence.  It is the leading force 
> in the blindness field today and the voice of the nation's blind.  In 
> January 2004 the NFB opened the National Federation of the Blind 
> Jernigan Institute, the first research and training center in the 
> United States for the blind led by the blind.
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