E-Readers Adding Accessibility Features, Say Makers Seeking FCC Waiver
E-readers, whose primary purpose isn't advanced communications services, nonetheless are adding accessibility features, said a group of device makers seeking a longer waiver (see 1411120048) of FCC rules requiring accessibility. Improvements to "a number of products and services" show the…
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commitment to accessibility by members of the waiver-extension-seeking Coalition of E-Reader Manufacturers, said that coalition in an ex parte letter posted Monday to docket 10-213. It responded to the National Federation of the Blind, which opposes a waiver extension, and other groups. The coalition said accessibility has been addressed by members including Amazon, which introduced the accessible Fire phone, and Sony, which developed entertainment access glasses with audio. Kobo is also a coalition member, and the group said the company has "maintained a number of accessibility features on its e-readers."