[Nfbmo] Finally! Amazon notices we're not going away!
Gary Wunder
gwunder at earthlink.net
Thu Mar 3 14:40:58 UTC 2016
Perhaps we have progressed some from the Right to Read campaign. Hallelujah!
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Subject: [Nfbmo] Finally! Amazon notices we're not going away!
What could be a better example of how important organized - and unified - action can be to make a seemingly immoveable force to change course?
After years of efforts including demonstrations, suits or threats of suits and gaining political support, Amazon has finally decided we're serious that they ackowledge how imprtant accessibility is.
Now we just have to make sure they do more than listen politely.
Great news!
Dan Flasar
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National Federation of the Blind and Amazon Join Forces to Improve Accessible Reading Experiences for Blind and Low-Vision Students
Baltimore, Maryland (March 2, 2016): The National Federation of the Blind
(NFB) and Amazon announced today that they will be working together to
increase selection, enhance accessibility, and improve reading experiences for
blind students, including those who have low vision or who are deaf-blind.
Amazon and the National Federation of the Blind will collaborate on
improvements to Amazon’s education content, platforms, and applications, and will
meet on an ongoing basis to review progress and exchange ideas and
feedback. Initial results of this collaboration are expected this year and beyond.
“We are seeing educational institutions embrace digital learning for its
ease of access to a large selection of learning resources for students,”
said Rohit Agarwal, General Manager, Amazon K-12 Education. “This shift
provides a great opportunity to improve accessibility for blind students. By
collaborating with the National Federation of the Blind, we hope to advance
accessibility for all content, platforms and applications that Amazon develops
to better serve K-12 and higher education students.”
“The National Federation of the Blind is dedicated to using our expertise
in the development and implementation of built-in accessibility in
technology to ensure that the blind have equal access to the information and tools
we need to live the lives we want,” said Mark A. Riccobono, President of
the National Federation of the Blind. “The NFB and Amazon have sought a
productive collaboration to improve accessibility, and we now look forward to
working together closely to improve the technologies that will make digital
reading experiences better for all customers. The commitment that Amazon has
made in this agreement brings us ever closer to the day when blind
students of all ages will have the same digital reading experience and access to
content as others, and demonstrates that access for the blind goes hand in
hand with continued innovation in technology.”
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About the National Federation of the Blind
The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the
characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the
expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles between
blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want; blindness is not
what holds you back.
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