[vi-kindle] Re: More accessibility in Newly announced Kindle Fire Tablets
- From: Anjelina Cruz <anjelinac26@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: vi-kindle@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2013 13:43:04 -0400
Are there Kindle devices on the market that are partially accessible?
On 9/25/13, kb7uengene <kb7uengene@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I think if you are looking at tablets, it'll be interesting to see how
> they've approached it in comparison to the iPad. But in terms of e-readers,
> if you look at just the Kindle 3/keyboard, then yes they have definitely
> outpace themselves. But when you put it up against the Kindle for iOS app
> and Kindle for PC app, I think Amazon deserves a lot of credit and a lot of
> praise for what they've done in terms of accessibility so far. Also, keep
> in mind that dedicated ereaders with E-Ink displays and tablets are very
> different animals and have very little in common. Based on the pictures
> I've seen, it is clear that the Kindle HDX line of tablets is still heavily
> skinned over the Android OS, so I would still really lean towards the iPad
> for a tablet. Because Amazon has iOS apps for the Kindle, instant video,
> and music, there's far less of a reason today to go with a Kindle tablet
> then there was when the first generation Kindle tablet came out. Sure
> you're getting a lot more bang for your buck in terms of hardware for less
> money, but if it's not accessible it's not accessible. I seriously hope
> they are, because that just means more choices for us in the long run. -
> Gene
>
> On Sep 25, 2013, at 12:06 PM, David Goldfield <disciple1211@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
> If I am correctly interpreting what I read in Amazon's latest press release,
> the accessibility features in the new Kindle Fire tablets may well go above
> and beyond what they've done so far. In the past, accessibility in the
> Kindle devices was very limited. You could move through your home screen,
> menus and you could read and pause a book, all using text-to-speech. That's
> where the accessibility ended. There was no way to access apps, such as
> Mail. The following is taken from Amazon's press release covering the latest
> operating system in the new fire.
>
> •Accessibility Tools including Screen Reader, Explore by Touch and Screen
> Magnifier enable access to the vast majority of Fire OS features.
> Text-to-Speech for book reading features natural-sounding IVONA voices for
> the following languages: US, British and Australian English, German, French,
> Italian, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese and French Canadian. Fire OS 3.0
> supports standard Android Text-to-Speech APIs, so developers can take
> advantage of IVONA voices for third-party apps.
>
> My comments: while amazon is not making a written commitment to having
> accessibility covering all features of the new Fire, this clearly seems to
> go beyond what they've done so far. I use the Kendra voice from Ivona all of
> the time with DAISY audio books that I download from bookshare.
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Anjelina
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