http://jebswebs.net/blog/2010/01/usdoj-smacks-down-kindle/ comments about accessibility and web design Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:00:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://jebswebs.net/blog/2010/01/usdoj-smacks-down-kindle/comment-page-1/#comment-437 jeb Thu, 21 Jan 2010 01:58:22 +0000 http://jebswebs.net/blog/?p=329#comment-437 Yes, I think the blunder was perhaps in naively jumping on board with Amazon's little experiment. I understand that there were some folks in at the different institutions that yelled and screamed when the proposal was announced. Guess the universities senior admins couldn't turn down what they thought was a great offer and good PR. But maybe Amazon will get busy and made Kindle 3 an accessible e-text-reader. Thanks for your comment. Yes, I think the blunder was perhaps in naively jumping on board with Amazon’s little experiment. I understand that there were some folks in at the different institutions that yelled and screamed when the proposal was announced. Guess the universities senior admins couldn’t turn down what they thought was a great offer and good PR. But maybe Amazon will get busy and made Kindle 3 an accessible e-text-reader. Thanks for your comment.

]]> http://jebswebs.net/blog/2010/01/usdoj-smacks-down-kindle/comment-page-1/#comment-436 Ron Voss Thu, 21 Jan 2010 01:45:59 +0000 http://jebswebs.net/blog/?p=329#comment-436 The settlement with the USDOJ says that the schools will not violate ADA, which they were not, and wouldn't do anyway. It changes nothing; testing can continue as planned. But I agree that Apple's timing is fortuitous! The settlement with the USDOJ says that the schools will not violate ADA, which they were not, and wouldn’t do anyway. It changes nothing; testing can continue as planned. But I agree that Apple’s timing is fortuitous!

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