Too costly? Well, filing taxes and marketing product is costly too. I
say, this is where we begin the fight for full accessibility for all
devices marketed in the USA. Where are the gains we were supposed to
make with the ADA?
A braille sign on the men's room door doesn't open jobs or lifestyles,
it just let's the janitor have another patron or two.
Raise your Voice:
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The Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act
of 2010 requires companies who make electronic devices to make them
accessible to people with disabilities. At this time, none of the
e-book readers that are on the market meet this requirement. Amazon,
Kobo, and Sony have submitted a petition to the FCC asking for a
waiver claiming it would be too expensive to make their e-book readers
accessible:
http://www.blindbargains.com/bargains.php?m=9286
Thanks to Dean at Top Tech Tidbits
http://www.flying-blind.com/tidbits2013/08082013/index.html
(published on Thursdays)
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Windsor Maine;
Steve Hoad
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