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| DoJ stops library from lending E-book readers inaccessable to blind folks |
| 2012-09-02 |
| (CNSNews.com) – The U.S. Justice Department says it has reached a settlement with the Sacramento (California) Public Library over a trial program the library was conducting that let patrons borrow Barnes and Noble NOOK e-book readers. DOJ and the National Federation of the Blind objected to the program on grounds that blind people could not use the NOOK e-readers for technological reasons. |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #8 Succinctly said Sir. Well done.... I endeavor to serve |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2012-09-02 14:46 |
| #7 My Kindle has a voice reader, at least for some books - it is a very machine-like voice so I never use it. So some e-book readers can be used by blind people. Maybe the DOJ wants the Sacramento library system to lend out Kindles rather than Nooks. Of course, even with the Kindle, somehow the user has to get to the book to read ... |
| Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2012-09-02 12:56 |
| #6 No one has mentioned DOJ's next step: objecting to libraries lending printed books on grounds that blind people could not use regular printed material for obvious reasons. |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2012-09-02 12:54 |
| #5 For us uncoth clods who never heard of Harrison Bergeron.... Good story. Kind of like what is happening in public schools today. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2012-09-02 12:25 |
| #4 #1 Harrison Bergeron is here! Posted by g(r)omgoru Succinctly said Sir. Well done.... |
| Posted by: Uncle Phester 2012-09-02 10:28 |
| #3 This is what happens when the courts get to play with terms like 'reasonable accommodation'. The radical advocates keep pushing the line further and further to demand the rest of society to conform to their views. It's all about power. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2012-09-02 09:16 |
| #2 But the regular books still read themselves, right? |
| Posted by: Perfesser 2012-09-02 07:30 |
| #1 Harrison Bergeron is here! |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2012-09-02 01:54 |