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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=191104616-06072010><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>I haven't yet had the opportunity to test the Kindle Apps
with Apple devices, but the Kindle App for PC does not cooperate with JAWS; it
isn't even particularly keyboard friendly for those of us who don't use a screen
reader but also do not use a mouse. </FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> athen-bounces@athenpro.org
[mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Joshua
Hori<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, July 06, 2010 9:40 AM<BR><B>To:</B> 'Access
Technology Higher Education Network'<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Athen] The New
Kindle DX<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Hello
Ron, <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">After
reading the article, what promised accessibility features were left out? I see
that their “experimental” feature Read-to-Me gives the reader TTS capabilities
(with rights holder permission given), as well as 2 additional enlarged font
sizes. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">I
have found nothing concerning navigational help for visually impaired
users.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">I
do see that they are making Kindle apps for mobile devices. I would like to see
how the Kindle app works with accessible features built into Apple and Android
devices. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Joshua
Hori<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'">From:</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'">
athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] <B>On Behalf Of
</B>Ron Stewart<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, July 05, 2010 7:54 AM<BR><B>To:</B>
'Access Technology Higher Education Network'<BR><B>Subject:</B> [Athen] The New
Kindle DX<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">So
from the specs: <A
href="http://www.amazon.com/Wireless-Reading-Graphite-Globally-Generation/dp/B002GYWHSQ">http://www.amazon.com/Wireless-Reading-Graphite-Globally-Generation/dp/B002GYWHSQ</A>
it appears that this new Kindle does not have the promised device accessibility
features.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Ron
Stewart</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN
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