[nfbcs] Kindle software accessibility

[David Andrews]

While I have not yet used it -- what you are saying seems to go along 
with what was said in the NFB Assistive Technology Blog.  They also 
found the navigation to be wanting.

Dave

At 12:37 PM 1/28/2011, you wrote:
>Hello,
>
>I apologize in advance for the cross-posting, but I recently
>downloaded the Kindle software for Windows with the accessibility
>plugin, and am wondering if anyone here has had any experience using
>it. In the short time that I've spent playing with it, I have found
>navigation commands to be somewhat cumbersome and inefficient. For
>example, each time I jump between sentences, I must enter the "read"
>command in order for the software to actually speak what is under the
>cursor. Also, I haven't found any commands for quickly jumping to a
>specific chapter, section, etc., and find the overall interface to be
>somewhat confining as far as navigation is concerned. I need to obtain
>several books for classes which are only available in Kindle and
>Audible.com formats, and though Kindle is certainly the least
>expensive of the two, I'm not willing to spend more money on Kindle
>books  if the software is not fully accessible. I do not yet have an
>audible.com account, but know a number of blind people who use the
>service seemingly without problem. Am I correct in my assessment of
>Kindle accessibility, or is there anything I'm missing? Thanks in
>advance for any input.
>
>Lindsay