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

[Dan Burke]

True, except that Kindle has tens of thousands more books than we can
ever get on our Streams, and the e-book readers sold to the mainstream
are about $100 or less, instead of $380.  I  want the free market that
everyone else has access to.  I want to pay those same prices and get
accessible mainstream readers and books.

The FCC's decision is indeed a big disappointment..

Dan


On 2/8/14, Rebecca Stewart <becca33 at bresnan.net> wrote:
> 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:)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> 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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