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