Petition to Make the Kindle Fully Accessible

A peeition to Make the Kindle 2 Fully Accessible has been started.

We, the undersigned, ask Amazon Technologies, Inc., and its affiliates, to modify the new Kindle 2, and add the ability to have all menu choices spoken with voice prompts, so that all blind and sighted individuals may purchase, and make full use of this innovative product.

Amazon could really extend the text-to-speech function with variable speed playback. The Kindle could also use an audio interface for the profoundly blind. The scalable font size could have larger options. I, for one, would appreciage an inberted colors scheme with light font on a darck background. Some of these features would be easier than others for Amazon to implement. But they won’t implement any without understanding the need. Help them. Sign the petition.

Tags: access, accessibility, amazon, blind, font, interface, kindle, petition, scalable font, text to speech, variable speed playback

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