Unfortunately, Kindle 2 is not accessible enough for visually impaired. Read this article to find out more. http://assistive-technology.suite101 .com/article.cfm/amazons_new_kindle_isnt
Regards --- On Wed, 2/11/09, Asudani, Rajesh <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Asudani, Rajesh <[email protected]> > Subject: [AI] amazon's kindle 2-query > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Date: Wednesday, February 11, 2009, 10:54 AM > This is extract of message from another list, but the news > and information sought is equally valid for us.... > > > On the plus side, the new Kindle comes with text-to-voice > conversion built in. (It already had audio capability). > This means that the device can "read" to you. Of > course, it's a robotic voice, but still this is a very > interesting capability. I'd like to know how well it > works while jogging, and if you need to use earplugs. Most > important, I'd like to know if the overall device is > accessible for the blind. The voice capability could be > very important for the blind (finally a portable book > reader), but only if the designers considered the needs of > the blind when putting the whole package together. Please > let me know if you learn anything about it in this regard. > > > > Regards > Rajesh Asudani > > ________________________________ > Notice: This email and any files transmitted with it are > confidential and intended solely for the use of the > individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you are > not the intended recipient, any dissemination, use, review, > distribution, printing or copying of the information > contained in this e-mail message and/or attachments to it > are strictly prohibited. If you have received this email by > error, please notify us by return e-mail or telephone and > immediately and permanently delete the message and any > attachments. The recipient should check this email and any > attachments for the presence of viruses. The Bank accepts no > liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by > this email. > > > To unsubscribe send a message to > [email protected] with the subject > unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any > other changes, please visit the list home page at > > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in To unsubscribe send a message to [email protected] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
