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By Eric Engleman May 20, 2009 via TechFlash Amazon Kindle 2's text-to-speech feature, which reads electronic books aloud, is sparking more heated words. Amazon, if you recall, said it would allow authors and publishers to switch off text-to-speech...
Filed under: National Federation of the Blind, blind, print disabilities, visually impaired, Kindle 2, 15 million print-disabled Americans, discriminatory, copyright concerns, authors' guild, Reading Rights Coalition, disabling text to speech, read aloud feature, text to speech feature, Random House, equal access to books
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via The Columbus Dispatch Sunday, February 8, 2009 3:38 AM By Deborah Kendrick When I was 10 years old, my mother packed my three brothers and me into her old Chevy and left my father. It was a traumatic time, to say the least, and reading saved my life...
Filed under: National Federation of the Blind, blind, National Braille Press, sharing braille books, Braille demonstrations, Wal-Mart, illiterate people, public readings, special events, commemorative silver dollar, Humanware, Louis Braille, unjust negative image, literacy, Braille Readers are Leaders literacy campaign, unemployed, braille, Braille memorabilia, product discount
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via InternetRetailer.com By Paul Demery February 2009 Edition In the aftermath of the Target court settlement, online retailers are paying more attention to the issue of serving disabled consumers In the nearly six months since Target Corp. reached a...
Filed under: National Federation of the Blind, NFB, blind, RadioShack, online retailers, radar mouse, screen readers, iTunes site, Apple, more accessible, LTD, important precedent, global implications, Accessibility Trends Analysis report, mobile commerce, Target court settlement, World Wide Web Consortium, search engine optimization, Amazon.com, new platforms, Canadian Tire Corporation, developers can simulate accessibility issues, web site improvements, coding to support assistive technologies, TecAccess, more interactive Web 2.0 technologies, Goldstein & Levy LLP, Brown, Inc, international web site design standards, useable, e-commerce sites that are user friendly for anyone, good business practice, advice, on-screen keyboard, disabled consumers, substantial benefits, serving disabled consumers, Quarterly Digital, class action, more agreements coming, universally accessible, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2, W3C, accessible, Home Hardware Stores
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via NFB.org If you need to monitor your blood sugar, then what you need is accurate, accessible, and timely information. This article from the NFB Voice of the Diabetic will answer your questions about which blood Glucose meter can best meet your needs...
Filed under: Voice of the Blind Diabetic, instructions in braille, independent access, Diabetes, Companion, National Federation of the Blind, large print, Redi-code, Clever-Chek, Prodigy Voice, Prodigy Autocode, Smartest Smart Talk, blood sugar, audio formats, Embrace, glucose meters, Advocate, NFB
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