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News around the globe

Posted on October 5, 2010 by jeb

I just finished reading through some of the news articles in Dan Jellinek’s E-Access Bulletin and found some things to share: Fix the Web There is an experimental website in development that will allow people to report websites that fail … Continue reading →

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On the DOJ Testimony: E-Books

Posted on April 29, 2010 by jeb

Last week (April 22, 2010) Samuel R. Bagenstos, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights, testified before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on technology accessibility, civil rights, and federal law. It is a long piece of testimony, so I decided … Continue reading →

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USDOJ smacks down Kindle

Posted on January 20, 2010 by jeb

I’ve reported about the Kindle more than a few times in this blog and have been generally fascinated by e-reader technology. I keep predicting it is the next big thing and with the pending announcement coming from the creatives in … Continue reading →

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Kindle Fails on Accessibility

Posted on November 26, 2009 by jeb

With much fanfare a few months ago, Amazon.com rolled out its latest version of Kindle, the e-book appliance that they hoped would revolutionize the industry. At the time, close to the beginning of the school year, Amazon also announced that … Continue reading →

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Digitial Books – for school

Posted on May 7, 2009 by jeb

Wow, two stories around the internet this week have to do with digital books in the educational arena. Yesterday, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos unveiled the latest entry in the Kindle family – the DX. The new larger e-book is being … Continue reading →

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