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

[Rebecca Stewart]

Very good points Dan.  I'm very new at having a Victor and at this point I'm
still in awe that it does everything it does.  I have no idea what's
available to the sighted users of other electronic toys.  I feel very
fortunate to have been introduced to the Victor, I love it's versatility,
it's portability and so much more about it.  Ted sent me a message from the
company who made it and I loaded an ap into it to get internet radio
stations but I haven't yet figured out how to play them but I'm sure I will
eventually figure that outas well.  For me, I love the tools that are
available to us blind users.  In time, I will doubtless start to feel as you
do.   I'm still so new at  all this cool technology.  Perhaps we should get
with the manufacturers of some of these toys and help them design them to be
accessible to the blind, sort of like advisors.  We, after all, know what we
need and what we like.  Just a thought:)  

-----Original Message-----
From: Nfbmt [mailto:nfbmt-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Dan Burke
Sent: Saturday, February 8, 2014 6:59 PM
To: NFB of Montana Discussion List
Subject: Re: [Nfbmt] FCC Chooses to Approve the Waiver for E-book Readers
for One Year

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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