[nfbcs] Amazon and Sony Are Requesting That The Accessibility Requirement Be Waived for E-Book Readers

[John G. Heim]

And why is that?

On 08/08/13 17:52, Mike Freeman wrote:
> No, John; I merely consider the law unenforceable.
> Mike
>
> On Aug 8, 2013, at 15:17, "John G. Heim" <jheim at math.wisc.edu> wrote:
>
>> Huh? This is about the Twenty-first Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act.  Are you saying you don't think that law should ever have been passed?  These companies are saying they don't want to comply with an existing law.
>>
>> [I must be in Mike's killfile.]
>>
>> On 08/08/13 16:08, Mike Freeman wrote:
>>> I guess I'm a minority of one but I truly don't see how we can
>>> philosophically justify protesting except possibly on moral grounds if
>>> e-reader manufacturers leave us out. IMO that's their prerogative. By the
>>> same token, though, they have to take the consequences, i.e., that they
>>> cannot market to Government or schools. That's where the stick lies. There
>>> ain't no carrot.
>>>
>>> Mike Freeman
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: nfbcs [mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Kevin Fjelsted
>>> Sent: Thursday, August 08, 2013 12:19 PM
>>> To: NFB in Computer Science Mailing List
>>> Subject: Re: [nfbcs] Amazon and Sony Are Requesting That The Accessibility
>>> Requirement Be Waived for E-Book Readers
>>>
>>> * The FCC needs to be flooded with well thought out public comments before
>>> the comment period expires.
>>> * Social media such as FaceBook, Twitter Linked in… needs to be used to help
>>> as many people as possible know what Amazon and the other companies are
>>> doing.
>>> * If any school is considering purchasing or taking advantage of an Amazon
>>> or other eReader that is not accessible they need to be called out in a
>>> constructive way and pointed to the laws re: accessibility
>>>
>>> On Aug 8, 2013, at 2:12 PM, "Jeanine Lineback" <jeanine.lineback at gmail.com>
>
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