Penny sent this to me, but I think it's really meant for the list.
I went to the Kindle Store and searched for my book that way. I then
bought the book with the button that was presented, and it was
automatically sent to my Kindle app.
Rachel
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Subject: Re: [VICUG-L] kindle for pc quick look:
Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2011 17:36:51 -0400
From: Penny Reeder <[log in to unmask]>
To: Rachel <[log in to unmask]>
Hi Rachel, I, too, was totally frustrated with the application,
although I was able to read a book with the built-in speech.
I did not download it myself; someone who can see did so and put it
on my desk top. When I opened it, with my WindowEyes running, I
could not figure out how to do anything. I switched to JAWS, which
read me the Alt+I command for information, and then, I was able to
figure out how to read the book that my husband had downloaded for me.
Then, I went to Amazon.com/access to purchase another book. One
cannot use the accessible site to purchase kindle books.
Then, I spent a really long time at the regular Amazon.com web site;
I could find a book I wanted to read, but I could not find the button
to purchase it with one click settings.
This is just enough access to drive me crazy!
Does anyone have tips for navigating the regular amazon.com web site
with JAWS (10) or WindowEyes (7.2) -- WE is my preference, but I'm
lucky enough to also have a copy of JAWS, so if I can't do it with
WE, I can switch to JAWS.
I am very excited that virtually every Amazon.com book that's
available for the Kindle is accessible, i.e., no publishers are
turning off TTS. But, if I have to rely on other people to download
and purchase my books, well, what kind of accessibility is that?
Thanks, and thanks for allowing me to rant and rave!
Penny
At 02:22 AM 1/20/2011, you wrote:
>Just in case any of you are interested, I just tried this
>application running JAWS 11 and a Braille display; and it was
>virtually inaccessible with the Braille. All you see - with the
>JAWS cursor, too, of course - is a bunch of unlabeled
>graphics. This is true even while listening to a book, which I was
>successful at doing. So the application has been made to speak, but
>it's not accessible in the true sense of the word when we refer to
>accessible Windows apps.
>Rachel
>
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