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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Amazon Kindle Discriminates Against the Blind, Says NFB, in Protest]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/04/07/amazon-kindle-discriminates-against-the-blind-says-nfb-in-prot/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/04/07/amazon-kindle-discriminates-against-the-blind-says-nfb-in-prot/</guid><description><![CDATA[OK HERE IS PROOF RIGHT HERE THAT THERE ARE PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT LOOK FOR ANY REASON AT ALL TO COMPLAIN!!!!!!  WAKE UP AMERICA!!!!  here is where america is going wrong.... your not going to make everyone happy so stop giving in to all these nutballs who say discrimination this and that.... its an electronic device that puts books on a screen.... you know something people, i dont think there is a blind person out there who gives a damn about this silly contraption with its wasteful purpose... if your gonna make something that size at least put an operating system in it with some different applications  ...  u know all the technology thats basically standard on anything with a battery(it seems) in the 21st century......im sure blind people are fine with brail books and books on tape.......]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[xbplaya1122]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Apr 7th 2009 5:50PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Amazon Kindle Discriminates Against the Blind, Says NFB, in Protest]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/04/07/amazon-kindle-discriminates-against-the-blind-says-nfb-in-prot/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/04/07/amazon-kindle-discriminates-against-the-blind-says-nfb-in-prot/</guid><description><![CDATA[I think you've missed the point. The Kindle 2 presents an opportunity for the print disabled to access hundreds of thousands of books that have previously not been available to them. Imagine how many e-books and Kindles could be sold if they remained completely accessible to the print disabled (who are not just blind people, by the way).  Furthermore, does progress occur when people don't "complain" about things that could be better?  Is not your comment about an operating system and applications for the Kindle a complaint?  And how does wanting equal access to the same information as everyone else make you a nutball?  Anyone can go blind, have a spinal cord injury or develop some kind of disability that prevents them from being able to read print.  If this were to happen to you, would you still drecry such "complaining?"<br><br>For those who are interested in supporting everyone's right to read, the Reading Rights Coalition has set up an on-line petition to urge the Authors Guild and Amazon to reverse course. Please read, sign, and pass along the petition to all your friends and family: <a href="http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/We-Want-To-Read" rel="nofollow">http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/We-Want-To-Read</a>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[kristianek]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Apr 9th 2009 9:45AM</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
