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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<br><br>
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CONTACT:<br><br>
Chris Danielsen<br><br>
Director of Public Relations<br><br>
National Federation of the Blind<br><br>
<a href="file:///C:/Users/Dandrews/AppData/Local/Temp/tel:(410)%20659-9314">
(410) 659-9314</a>, extension 2330<br><br>
<a href="file:///C:/Users/Dandrews/AppData/Local/Temp/tel:(410)%20262-1281">
(410) 262-1281</a> (Cell)<br><br>
<a href="mailto:cdanielsen@nfb.org">cdanielsen@nfb.org</a><br>
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MEDIA ADVISORY<br><br>
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Blind Americans to Protest <br>
Amazon’s Push to Put Kindle E-books in Schools<br><br>
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Date: December 12, 2012<br><br>
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Time: 11:00 a.m. 1:00 p.m. PST<br><br>
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Place: <a href="http://Amazon.com">Amazon.com</a>
Headquarters<br><br>
426 Terry Avenue North <br>
Seattle, WA 98109<br><br>
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On Wednesday, December 12, over a hundred members and supporters of
<a href="http://www.nfb.org/">the National Federation of the Blind</a>
will participate in a protest outside of
<a href="http://Amazon.com">Amazon.com</a><a name="_GoBack"></a>’s
headquarters in Seattle. David A. Paterson, the fifty-fifth
governor of the state of New York, will also be participating. The
informational picket will raise awareness of a recent push by Amazon to
put Kindle e-books,
<a href="https://nfb.org/images/nfb/video/misc_2012/kindle_on_ios-1.wmv">
which are inaccessible to blind students</a>, into K-12 classrooms across
the country. The action comes on the heels of Amazon’s launch of
Whispercast, a system designed to allow teachers and school
administrators to push Kindle e-books to different devices, theoretically
allowing the sharing of content among devices brought to school by the
students. Kindle content, unlike some other e-book products, is not
accessible to blind students, even on devices that are themselves
accessible to the blind, such as personal computers and iPads. For
more information about the protest or this important issue, please visit
<a href="http://www.nfb.org/kindle-books">nfb.org/kindle-books</a>.
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About the National Federation of the Blind<br><br>
The National Federation of the Blind (NFB) is the oldest, largest, and
most influential nationwide membership organization of blind people in
the United States. Founded in 1940, the NFB advocates for the civil
rights and equality of blind Americans, and develops innovative
education, technology, and training programs to provide the blind and
those who are losing vision with the tools they need to become
independent and successful. We need your support. To make a
donation, please go to
<a href="http://www.nfb.org/">www.nfb.org</a><br><br>
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