[Nfbmt] FCC Chooses to Approve the Waiver for E-book Readers for One Year

[Rebecca Stewart]

Well, that's bad news of course but it can only create more business for
companies who have chosen to cater to our needs, companies like the one that
makes the Victor Stream.  If these companies show a great profit by catering
to the blind, then other companies who are not forced to will make the
choice to become accessible in order to get our business, that's how the
free market works:)

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From: Nfbmt [mailto:nfbmt-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Rik James
Sent: Friday, February 7, 2014 11:53 PM
To: NFB of Montana Discussion List
Subject: [Nfbmt] FCC Chooses to Approve the Waiver for E-book Readers for
One Year

Hello, list members. This is Rik.

I read this as a bit of disappointing news. Maybe some of you already had
heard about it.
I found it as one of the items in Blind Bargains today, which is a pretty
neat place to find stuff for sale in addition to news bits, and what not.

http://www.blindbargains.com/

    
FCC Chooses to Approve the Waiver for E-book Readers for One Year

Back in  August,  we told you about the Coalition of E-book Reader
manufacturers asking the FCC to waive the requirements to make their basic
e-book readers accessible. Then in  October,  we let you know that a
temporary waiver had been granted to the Coalition while the FCC reviewed
the case. Today, we're sad to announce that the FCC has decided to grant the
waiver, granting these companies the right to not have to make their basic
e-book readers accessible to people with disabilities. According to the
Digital Journal, here are some of the requirements that the FCC laid out for
which devices would qualify for the waiver: the device must not have an LCD
screen, the device must not have a camera, and the device must be marketed
as a reading device. The waiver that was granted will last for one year.
Posted by Alena Roberts Sunday, 02-Feb-2014 2:02 PM ET in Books/Movies/Music


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