[nfbcs] Kindle

[Tracy Carcione]

Great!  I love when a company takes my money and gives me nothing. (That's
sarcasm, if you can't tell.)
Tracy

> The Kindle app is completely accessible, except for the part with the book
> in it, which won't read. All the buttons speak, though, so you can select
> and purchase and all sorts of things, you just can't, well, you know,
> read.
> --
> Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA
> Phone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY
>
>
>
> On Sep 29, 2011, at 10:02 AM, Tracy Carcione wrote:
>
>> Thanks Buddy.  This person seems also to be saying that the Kindle ap
>> from
>> the IPhone or IPod is not accessible.  Is that the case?
>> Tracy
>>
>>> Yes. The new Kindle Fire apparently has no accessibility at all. A slap
>>> in
>>> the face, considering that stock Android has accessibility features
>>> built
>>> in, but Amazon's custom version doesn't. See this post:
>>>
>>> http://ppatel.tumblr.com/post/10771455940
>>>
>>> --
>>> Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA
>>> Phone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sep 29, 2011, at 8:16 AM, Tracy Carcione wrote:
>>>
>>>> I see Amazon has a new Kindle out.  Someone said the over $99 models
>>>> have
>>>> TTS.  Are there still major accessibility problems with the Kindle, or
>>>> could a blind person use it now without too much trouble?
>>>> Tracy
>>>>
>>>>
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