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Under US federal law publishers are required to provide some compatible format such as ICADD, SGML or ASCII that easily be translated to braille.
by Timmy_C 16y ago
Under US federal law publishers are required to provide some compatible format such as ICADD, SGML or ASCII that easily be translated to braille.
- DennisP 16y agoBut if they're providing an alternative for printed books, why can't they provide the same alternative for the Kindle?
- Timmy_C 16y agoI'm not making an argument about publishers and accessibility of textbooks. I'm just stating a fact that was overlooked in the article.
- gilgad13 16y agoWouldn't publishers already be doing this as most ebooks are physical books as well? I don't see how the format printed to (ie. physical book vs. ebook) matters. Its not the responsibility of the physical book printer to manage the handicap experience, I don't see why it should be Amazon's. (provided of course that accessible options for the information is provided, which apparently was the case)
- protomyth 16y agoYeah, this is the other thing I don't understand about this story. The old book was not ADA compliant and another solution was provided. Why is the other solution not valid anymore when you do a one-for-one switch from books to kindle? What changed that required the kindle to be an all-in-one solution? Or, was there a push here because it provided an opening to force changes on Amazon?