[Nfbc-info] Fw: [nfb-talk] Fw: Colleges must have blind-friendly gadgets

[Mary Willows]

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From: "Ed Meskys" <edmeskys at roadrunner.com>
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Subject: [nfb-talk] Fw: Colleges must have blind-friendly gadgets



----- Original Message ----- 
To: Ed Meskys
Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2010 4:29 PM
Subject: Feds: Colleges must have blind-friendly gadgets


Feds: Colleges must have blind-friendly gadgets

By Dorie Turner, Associated Press Writer / June 29, 2010


ATLANTA—Federal officials are requiring colleges that use Kindles and other 
electronic book readers in the classroom to make sure the gadgets have 
accommodations for blind and vision-impaired students. The U.S. Departments 
of Justice and Education sent a joint letter to college and university 
presidents Tuesday instructing them to find alternatives for blind students 
if the devices are required in the classroom. Forcing a blind student to use 
an e-book reader that isn't set up for vision impairment is a violation of 
federal law. The letter comes after four universities testing Amazon's 
Kindle in the classroom struck a deal with the Justice Department and agreed 
to shelve the electronic book readers until they are fully functional for 
blind students.

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Online:

U.S. Department of Education: http://www.ed.gov

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