Hi, Where is the feature available? Is it restricted to USA alone>? How do I find it on my Iphone if it is available everywhere? Thank you. Best, Ketan Kothari
On Mon, 22 Sept 2025 at 11:51, VIPhone <[email protected]> wrote: > Actually, as of about a month ago, changing voices in the Kindle Assistive > Reader works perfectly. For example, when I enable the reader, the Alex > voice TTS is used. The only TTS voices that do not appear to work are the > Siri voices. > > To switch the voice in the Kindle reader, simply select the desired TTS in > the spken contents area of the accessability settings of the OS. > > Mark > > > On Sunday, September 21, 2025 at 3:42:08 PM UTC-7 Richard Turner wrote: > >> It seems to be there, but as for making use of it, not so sure. >> >> If I was actually using it, it is stuck on the Samantha voice, which I >> dislike. >> >> >> >> It is kind of buried. >> >> >> >> >> >> Richard, USA >> >> “Reality is the leading cause of stress for those who are in touch with >> it.” >> >> – Jane Wagner, from The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the >> Universe. >> >> >> >> My web site: https://www.turner42.com >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> *From:* [email protected] <[email protected]> *On Behalf Of >> *Barbara >> Stahl >> *Sent:* Sunday, September 21, 2025 9:23 AM >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Subject:* Re: FW: [Tech-VI] Amazon is focusing on accessibility for >> Kindle books >> >> >> >> Is the accessible reader function available in the apple kindle ap, or >> just on kindle devices? >> >> >> >> On Sun, Sep 21, 2025 at 11:08 AM 'Richard Turner' via VIPhone < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >> Good e-Reader - Friday, September 19, 2025 at 1:58 AM >> *Amazon is focusing on accessibility for Kindle books* >> >> [image: Image removed by sender. - Good e-Reader] >> <https://media.goodereader.com/blog/uploads/images/2025/09/19014955/Screenshot-2025-09-18-at-22-49-38-Amazoncom-We-Love-You-Bunny-A-Novel-eBook-Awad-Mona-Kindle-Store.png> >> >> Amazon has been pushing accessibility hard lately, making Kindle books >> and Kindle e-readers better suited for people with visual disabilities. >> They have added a new tab to book description pages, called Accessibility. >> It has new Accessibility metadata >> <https://benetech.org/education-access-and-compliance/global-certified-accessible/>, >> including Visual Adjustments, Non-Visual Reading, Conformance, and >> Navigation. >> >> Publishers have been prioritizing the submission of e-books to Amazon >> that include accessibility features. According to Publishers Weekly >> <https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/digital/content-and-e-books/article/98618-amazon-adds-benetech-accessible-metadata-to-ebooks-highlighting-simon-schuster-s-leadership.html>, >> “The move comes as publishers face increasing legal pressure to make >> digital content accessible, positioning accessible publishing as both a >> competitive advantage and a necessity as new laws such as the European >> Accessibility Act and expanded digital accessibility requirements under the >> Americans with Disabilities Act drive industry momentum toward universal >> accessibility.” >> >> The e-books that publishers submit have to be compliant with Benetech’s >> Global Certified Accessible (GCA) standards >> <https://benetech.org/education-access-and-compliance/global-certified-accessible/>. >> This is a 3rd non-profit that works with publishers worldwide to integrate >> accessibility specifications into production workflows and certifies >> ongoing compliance. Amazon’s decision to display this metadata ensures that >> readers with vision impairments or dyslexia can easily find titles that >> meet their needs. >> >> Some major publishers submit books that are fully accessible, but this >> does not necessarily mean they are in an accessible format. The only >> publisher that is putting a priority on it is Simon & Schuster. “The >> publisher, which releases some 800 titles per year, is moving from >> certifying about 60% of its catalogue annually in 2022-2024 to 100% in >> 2025.” >> >> There have been various Kindle software enhancements that will appeal to >> readers with disabilities. Kindle Assistive Reader is one of them and is >> fully available in the update that was released a couple of days ago. It >> will essentially convert any Kindle book into an audiobook, utilizing an >> advanced text-to-speech system that sounds natural. However, you do need >> Bluetooth headphones, earbuds, or an external speaker. There is a new >> system-wide text enlarger that will make all menus and UI elements larger, >> giving users more control over the text size they want on the entire Kindle. >> >> [image: Image removed by sender. - Good e-Reader] >> <https://media.goodereader.com/blog/uploads/images/2025/09/19015643/Screenshot-2025-09-18-at-22-52-34-We-Love-You-Bunny-eBook-by-Mona-Awad-EPUB-Rakuten-Kobo-Canada.png> >> >> Amazon might be the only company to take accessibility this seriously, >> but Kobo does too. They also have smaller metadata information that has >> been available for some time, such as a table of contents and alt text for >> images. However, most of the features have been there for over s dozen >> years. There have been no software updates to add more features. >> >> [image: Image removed by sender.] >> >> Michael Kozlowski has written about audiobooks, e-books and e-readers for >> the past eighteen years. He Lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. >> >> >> https://goodereader.com/blog/kindle/amazon-is-focusing-on-accessibility-for-kindle-books >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> David Goldfield, >> >> Blindness Assistive Technology Specialist >> >> >> >> If you need help using your assistive technology learn about my training >> services by visiting >> >> WWW.ScreenReaderTraining.com <http://www.screenreadertraining.com/> >> >> >> >> Am Yisrael Chai >> >> The Nation of Israel Lives! >> >> >> >> JAWS Certified, 2022 >> <https://www.freedomscientific.com/Training/Certification/> >> >> NVDA Certified Expert <https://certification.nvaccess.org/> >> >> >> >> Subscribe to the Tech-VI announcement list to receive news, events and >> information regarding the blindness assistive technology field. >> >> Email: [email protected] >> >> www.DavidGoldfield.com <http://www.davidgoldfield.com/> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Richard, USA >> >> “Reality is the leading cause of stress for those who are in touch with >> it.” >> >> – Jane Wagner, from The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the >> Universe. >> >> >> >> My web site: https://www.turner42.com >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone >> list. >> >> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or >> if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the >> owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >> >> Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. 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