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My university tried this and got sued for it. These things are not yet ready for prime time because they are not accessible enough for those with disabilities.
by timtadh 16y ago
My university tried this and got sued for it. These things are not yet ready for prime time because they are not accessible enough for those with disabilities.
here is the results of the court case: http://www.ada.gov/case_western_univ.htm http://www.ada.gov/case_western_univ.htm
- elai 16y agoWow, if anything I would feel ebooks would make it more accessible for the blind by being usable in braille readers and text-to-speech! This was a lawsuit that shouldn't of happened.
- limmeau 16y agoTheoretically, yes, but devices which do not output all of a book's text to anything which claims to be a Braille reader are easier to develop DRM for.
- elai 16y agoKindle software for the blind/braille readers is something I can see amazon supporting.
- limmeau 16y agoIt would certainly be good for their image if they supported blind users (apart from the existing text-to-speech function). However, a general interface to a Braille display is necessarily one which transmits the letters of the book in reading order, so I don't see how they can implement that without opening up a big gap in their DRM.