[tabi] Re: Fw: [Tektalkdiscussion] Settlement in Kindle lawsuit
- From: "Chip Orange" <Corange@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <tabi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:23:45 -0500
This seems like one big disappointment!
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> FYI
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Bob Acosta <mailto:boacosta@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: Bob Acosta <mailto:boacosta@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, January 11, 2010 10:09 AM
> Subject: [Tektalkdiscussion] Settlement in Kindle lawsuit
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>
> Blindness Organizations and Arizona State University
>
> Resolve Litigation over Kindle
>
>
>
> PHOENIX, January 11, 2010 - The American Council of the Blind
> (ACB), the National Federation of the Blind (NFB), and
> Arizona State University (ASU), today announced a settlement
> agreement resolving litigation filed by NFB and ACB against
> the Arizona Board of Regents (ABOR) and ASU. The lawsuit
> arose from the university's participation in a pilot program
> using the Kindle DX, a dedicated device for reading
> electronic books, or e-books, developed by Amazon.com, Inc.
> The NFB and ACB alleged that the Kindle DX was inaccessible
> to blind students and thus violated federal law. ABOR and
> ASU denied and continue to deny any violations of the law.
>
>
>
> The settlement agreement among the parties was reached in
> light of several factors, including: (1) ASU's commitment to
> providing access to all programs and facilities for students
> with disabilities, including students who are blind or have
> low vision; (2) the fact that the pilot program will end in
> the spring of 2010; (3) Amazon and others are making
> improvements to and progress in the accessibility of e-book
> readers; and (4) the university's agreement that should ASU
> deploy e-book readers in future classes over the next two
> years, it will strive to use devices that are accessible to the blind.
>
>
>
> The United States Department of Justice is also a party to
> the agreement, which does not involve the payment of any
> damages or attorney's fees or costs.
>
>
>
> Marc Maurer, President of the National Federation of the
> Blind, said: "The National Federation of the Blind is pleased
> with this settlement, which we believe will help to ensure
> that new technologies create new opportunities for blind
> students rather than new barriers."
>
>
>
> Mitch Pomerantz, President of the American Council of the
> Blind, expressed support by commenting: "I believe this
> settlement between Arizona State University and the two major
> national consumer-advocacy organizations of blind and
> visually impaired persons will encourage the industry to
> develop fully accessible e-book readers in the near future."
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