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I'm not sure whether this will overcome the barriers outlined by David Dillard regarding inaccessibility of the Kindle e-book reader for the blind, but members may like to know that Kindle have just released a free, downloadable version for PCs. See the following link: http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/ref=kcp_pc_mkt_lnd?docId=1000426311 This makes Kindle and e-books accessible to anyone who can use a computer. I am quadriplegic but have full access to my PC via Dragon NaturallySpeaking. So now, I have access to e-books as well! It's very simple to use. Once a book has been opened, all that is needed to 'turn' pages is the 'page down' key. When the application is closed and reopened, the book reopens at the point where one left off reading. Free, Kindle compatible e-book's can be downloaded from http://freekindlebooks.org/ (Project Gutenberg) Both I and my partner would be interested to hear other people's experiences of using Kindle for PC. Christine Barton ----- Original Message ----- From: "David P. Dillard" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Friday, November 13, 2009 1:22 PM Subject: Universities Reject Kindle over Inaccessibility for the Blind > . > > > Universities Reject Kindle over Inaccessibility for the Blind > <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Net-Gold/message/30772> > > > > > Sincerely, > David Dillard > Temple University > (215) 204 - 4584 > [log in to unmask] > <http://daviddillard.businesscard2.com> > Net-Gold > <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/net-gold> > Index: <http://tinyurl.com/myxb4w> > <http://listserv.temple.edu/archives/net-gold.html> > <http://groups.google.com/group/net-gold?hl=en> > General Internet & Print Resources > <http://guides.temple.edu/general-internet> > COUNTRIES > <http://guides.temple.edu/general-country-info> > EMPLOYMENT > <http://guides.temple.edu/EMPLOYMENT> > TOURISM > <http://guides.temple.edu/tourism> > DISABILITIES > http://guides.temple.edu/DISABILITIES > INDOOR GARDENING > <http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/IndoorGardeningUrban/> > Educator-Gold > <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Educator-Gold/> > K12ADMINLIFE > <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/K12AdminLIFE/> > RUSSELL CONWELL CENTER SUBJECT GUIDE > http://guides.temple.edu/Russell-Conwell-Center > THE COLLEGE LEARNING CENTER > <http://tinyurl.com/yae7w79> > Nina Dillard's Photographs on Net-Gold > <http://tinyurl.com/36qd2o> > Net-Gold Membership Required to View Photos > Twitter: davidpdillard > > > Bushell, R. & Sheldon, P. (eds), > Wellness and Tourism: Mind, Body, Spirit, > Place, New York: Cognizant Communication Books. > Wellness Tourism: Bibliographic and Webliographic Essay > David P. Dillard > <http://tinyurl.com/p63whl> > <http://tinyurl.com/ou53aw> > > > INDOOR GARDENING > Improve Your Chances for Indoor Gardening Success > http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/IndoorGardeningUrban/ > http://groups.google.com/group/indoor-gardening-and-urban-gardening > > > SPORT-MED > https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/sport-med.html > http://groups.google.com/group/sport-med > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sports-med/ > http://listserv.temple.edu/archives/sport-med.html > > > Health Diet Fitness Recreation Sports Tourism > http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/healthrecsport/ > http://groups.google.com/group/healthrecsport > http://listserv.temple.edu/archives/health-recreation-sports-tourism.html > > > . > > ________________End of message________________ > > This Disability-Research Discussion list is managed by the Centre for > Disability Studies at the University of Leeds > (www.leeds.ac.uk/disability-studies). > Enquiries about list administration should be sent to > [log in to unmask] > > Archives and tools are located at: > www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/disability-research.html > You can VIEW, POST, JOIN and LEAVE the list by logging in to this web > page. > ________________End of message________________ This Disability-Research Discussion list is managed by the Centre for Disability Studies at the University of Leeds (www.leeds.ac.uk/disability-studies). Enquiries about list administration should be sent to [log in to unmask] Archives and tools are located at: www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/disability-research.html You can VIEW, POST, JOIN and LEAVE the list by logging in to this web page.