I just got this from NSCIA and thought it was worth your attention.
Mindy the Artist
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From: NSCIA <[email protected]>
Date: April 7, 2009 2:39:26 PM EDT
To: [email protected]
Subject: Support Access to e-books for People with Disabilities
As part of its role in the Reading Rights Coalition, NSCIA is
engaged in a campaign to obtain access for people with print
disabilities to e-books available for Amazon’s new Kindle 2 e-book
reader. The new reader, which Amazon is working to make fully
accessible, has the ability to use text-to-speech to read these e-
books aloud; but under pressure from the Authors Guild, Amazon has
announced that authors and publishers will be allowed to disable
the text-to-speech function. Please read and sign the petition.
"Language is fundamental to being human, and access to information
- whether for education, entertainment or communication - is an
integral part of life. In fact, it's how many living with
disabilities find access to the information and resources they need
to achieve the highest possible quality of life. Restricting that
for any reason is not acceptable. Like screen readers and other
forms of text to speech, electronic book readers will provide
greater access to information for all people" K. Eric Larson,
executive director and CEO of NSCIA, said recently.
More than 25 organizations have joined to form the Reading Rights
Coalition, which has set up an on-line petition to urge the Authors
Guild and Amazon to reverse course.
If you are using screen access technology, the first three fields
on the form to sign the petition may not be announced. They are, in
order: (1) a drop-down menu from which to select your prefix (Mr.,
Mrs., etc.); (2) an edit field for your first name, and (3) an edit
field for your last name. The rest of the fields should announce
themselves as you tab to them.
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/We-Want-To-Read
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