Hi Ginnie. Whew. That was a mouthful /smile. Owning a Kindle Keyboard
that I still use everyday and, in spite of its limitations, love the
device, but, the amount of improvement in Kindle ereaders and Fire
tablets has been really incredible. If I live long enough, just might
get my self-driving car as well!
Rome wasn't built in a day and accessibility ain't either. But, Amazon
has blazed a trail!
I don't think web surfing is as dismal as the author writes. Is it as
fast as using my Windows devices and NVDA? No. But, not a dismal
failure either.
Thanks for providing the article. A good read. I read the whole thing; really!
Stay well ... William
On 6/18/17, V Nork <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hello all, grateful for input since I am still new to touch screen devices
but I think the one I have in mind will really add to my life, especially
more access to music streaming at a moderate price. When I went to the new
san diego bricks and mortar amazon book store, I took a look at the
tablets. The staff was very pleasant and tech savvy it seemed to me, but
not
really familiar with blind users, but still with some of the background
from
this list we were able to make some progress in selecting a tablet I might
like. The one I am now considering is the Fire HD 8 with alexa, about
ninety dollars. In store, they do not stock or order a compatible keyboard
or case. If any of you have suggestions, let me know, any input valued.
Also, I did find one article from the NFB Braille monitor magazine I am
pasting below and this may be a couple of months out of date. It gives a
historical view on access and amazon devices kindle, tablets and echo. On
reading this, I wondered if as the author implies, it is difficult for a
blind user to surf the web on the tablets? Let me know, there are probably
lots of tutorials out there, I am just having a spot of trouble doing
research on my older computer. Below is an article you might find
interesting, Best and thanks, Ginnie
