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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>So I'm still not clear on what the best Kindle
product is for a totally blind reader. I know that a few yearsw ago the
dictionary feature was not accessible. Can anyone give feedback
here? Sounds like any of the Fire products would work if one must
rely totally on speech. Is that correct? Thanks. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=nfbk@nfbnet.org href="mailto:nfbk@nfbnet.org">Jennifer Hall via
Nfbk</A> </DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Cc:</B> <A title=jennifer.hall@tds.net
href="mailto:jennifer.hall@tds.net">jennifer.hall@tds.net</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, May 10, 2016 2:16 PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Nfbk] {Disarmed} Fwd: New
Accessibility Features for KindleE-Readers</DIV>
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<DIV>FYI<BR><BR><BR>Begin forwarded message:<BR><BR></DIV>
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<DIV><B>From:</B> "Wright, Jennifer (OFB-FK)" <<A
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"Hammons, Twyla S (OFB-SS)" <<A
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<B>New Accessibility Features for Kindle
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– Please share with those whom you think might be interested.</SPAN><SPAN
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt"><SPAN
style='FONT-FAMILY: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; COLOR: #141823'>Please see the
announcement below from Amazon regarding their Kindle E-Readers:</SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: #1f497d"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: white; LINE-HEIGHT: 13.5pt"><B><SPAN
style='FONT-FAMILY: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; COLOR: #141823'>New
Accessibility Features for Kindle E-Readers</SPAN></B><SPAN
style='FONT-FAMILY: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; COLOR: #141823'><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: white; LINE-HEIGHT: 13.5pt"><SPAN
style='FONT-FAMILY: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; COLOR: #141823'>Over the
years, feedback from our customers with disabilities has been inspiring
and humbling, as they tell us how they are using our products and the
impact these products are having on their
lives.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: white; LINE-HEIGHT: 13.5pt"><SPAN
style='FONT-FAMILY: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; COLOR: #141823'>While
developing VoiceView for Fire tablets, we were also working on bringing
VoiceView to our Kindle e-readers. Kindle e-readers are beloved by our
customers because they are purpose-built for reading and create a haven so
customers can lose themselves in their books. We are excited to say that,
today, we have brought VoiceView to our Kindle e-readers, starting with
the Kindle Paperwhite, so that visually impaired customers can enjoy
reading on our Kindle e-readers, too.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: white; LINE-HEIGHT: 13.5pt"><SPAN
style='FONT-FAMILY: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; COLOR: #141823'>VoiceView
for Kindle, which uses Amazon’s natural language text-to-speech voices
(formerly known as IVONA) lets visually impaired customers read millions
of Kindle books and navigate the Kindle Paperwhite via speech feedback.
Like VoiceView on our Fire tablets, VoiceView for Kindle supports linear
and touch navigation, and the same broad range of speech feedback rates
and earcons. Likewise, we developed a tutorial with multiple lessons that
users can return to at any time.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: white; LINE-HEIGHT: 13.5pt"><SPAN
style='FONT-FAMILY: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; COLOR: #141823'>Visually
impaired customers will be able to use VoiceView for Kindle with the new
Kindle Audio Adapter—an Amazon-designed USB audio dongle—to connect
headphones or speakers, which then allows the ability to listen to and
navigate the user interface, in addition to listening to books. The Kindle
Audio Adapter was designed specifically to be used with VoiceView for
Kindle. U.S. customers can purchase a bundle of both theKindle Audio
Adapter with the Kindle Paperwhite, and VoiceView for Kindle will be
available in the future with other Kindle e-readers as well. Customers who
purchase this bundle will receive a credit back on their account to cover
the cost of the Kindle Audio Adapter, so they won’t have to pay extra for
accessibility.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: white; LINE-HEIGHT: 13.5pt"><SPAN
style='FONT-FAMILY: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; COLOR: #141823'>We’ve also
launched other features to enhance a customer’s reading experience. Based
on customer feedback, we made a new font available on the latest
generation Kindle, Kindle Paperwhite, Kindle Voyage, Kindle Oasis, and the
Kindle reading app in iOS—it’s an open source font option called
OpenDyslexic. We also offer the ability to increase the font size of book
text, adjust line spacing and margins, and change the format of the text.
Kindle also includes a feature called Word Wise, which makes it easier to
quickly understand more challenging books with short and simple
definitions that automatically appear above difficult words so customers
can keep reading with fewer interruptions. And Immersion Reading,
available on Fire tablets as well as iOS and Android, is a powerful tool
for young readers, students and readers with disabilities. It gives
customers the option to read and listen to books simultaneously with
real-time text highlighting. Customers can access this feature by adding
professional Audible narration to over 70,000 Kindle
titles.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: white; LINE-HEIGHT: 13.5pt"><SPAN
style='FONT-FAMILY: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; COLOR: #141823'>For the
accessibility team, it’s still day one at Amazon. We have so much more
planned, and the whole team is looking forward to the journey
ahead.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></P></DIV>
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