[nfbcs] Kndle

[cheryl echevarria]

Correct on that, I have helped many in our chapter installing BLIO. The announcement was like Feb or March of 2011, and James Gashel gave a presentation of it, it was also presented at national convention.  We learn a lot from those releases. If you are not close to an affiliate chapter, there might be a affiliate at large chapter in your area; and/or you can go to nfb.org and listen to the monthly Presidential releases.

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> From: pdonahue2 at satx.rr.com
> To: nfbcs at nfbnet.org
> Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2011 10:20:52 -0500
> Subject: Re: [nfbcs] Kndle
> 
> Hello Cheryl and everyone,
> 
> And promote alternatives to Kindle such as Blio. Folks that e-book reader 
> was developed by us working with Ray Kurzweil and his team of innovators. We 
> have Blio working on one of our computers and plan to install it on the 
> others when Mary gets her new machine and some troubleshooting on this rig 
> is completed.
> 
> 
> The best part about Blio is that the software is free and there are over 
> a million free e-books one can download and read. Additional titles can be 
> purchased from the Blio Bookstore. Our national office goes to great lengths 
> to include among other things demonstrations of new technology for the blind 
> such as Blio on the monthly presidential releases and play the complete 
> release. This is exactly why all local chapters need to play these releases 
> so members will be aware of access technology particularly those we 
> developed such as the KNFB and the Blio Readers. There's an accessible 
> alternative to the Kindle so let's spread the word.
> 
> Peter Donahue
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "cheryl echevarria" <cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com>
> To: <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2011 8:48 AM
> Subject: Re: [nfbcs] Kndle
> 
> 
> 
> We need to let the know the powers that be, like our State and affiliate 
> presidents as well as Baltimore. We need to stop complaining and do 
> something.
> 
> Leading the Way in Independent Travel! Cheryl Echevarria 
> http://www.echevarriatravel.com 631-456-5394 
> reservations at echevarriatravel.com Affiliated as an Independent Contractor 
> with Superior Travel, located in Baldwin, NY. www.superiortravel.com 
> Affiliated as an Independent Contractor with Absolute Cruise & Travel, Inc.
> 
> 
> > From: buddy at brannan.name
> > Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2011 09:45:34 -0400
> > To: nfbcs at nfbnet.org
> > Subject: Re: [nfbcs] Kndle
> >
> > 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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