[access-uk] Re: Kindle

  • From: "mark bishop" <bishopmark74@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 2 Jan 2012 10:50:19 -0000

hI 
tHE NEW KINDLE IS TOUCH SCREEN AND HAS NO SPEECH AND SO IS TOTALLY 
INACCESSIBLE.  hOWEVER THE OLDER VERSIONS WHICH CAN STILL BE BOUGHT FROM AMAZON 
ARE PRETTY ACCESSIBLE FOR SELECTING YOUR BOOKS.  yOU WILL NEED SIGHTED 
ASSISTANCE TO TURN ON THE SPEECH FEATURE IN THE FIRST PLACE BUT THEN IT WORKS 
REALLY WELL.  tHE ONLY THING YOU CANNOT DO IS ORDER BOOKS VIA THE THE KINDLE IF 
YOU HAVE THE 3G VERSION AS THE SEARCH AND ONLINE FUNCTIONS DO NOT SPEAK.  i 
LOVE THE KINDLE AND IT HAS BEEN A GOD SEND WHILE i WAS ON HOLIDAY RECENTLY AS 
IT IS A BIT LIGHTER THAN BRAILLE. 

mARK bISHOP  
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Wendy Dundas 
  To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Monday, January 02, 2012 10:29 AM
  Subject: [access-uk] Kindle


  Hi all

  Can anyone give me advice as to how accessible the Kindle is. If so, which is 
the best one to get and is there any additional software needed?

  Thanks.

  Wendy

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