Amazon has been trying to make inroads in the educational market for the last six years and they have been consistently been stymied  by the National Federation of the Blind. The organization has done everything from staging protests outside the Amazon Seattle headquarters and filing petitions to United States Departments of Education and Justice. Over the course of the … [Read more...] about The National Federation of the Blinds War Against Amazon
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New iOS App Gives Sight to the Blind
Visually impaired people have a very hard time when it comes to reading and interacting with the written word around them. A new app developed by the National Federation of the Blind and Ray Kurzweil, a well-known artificial-intelligence scientist and senior Google employee is seeking to remedy this problem. Taking advantage of new pattern recognition and image processing … [Read more...] about New iOS App Gives Sight to the Blind
National Federation of the Blind Marches on Amazon Headquarters
The National Federation of the Blind staged an informal protest of around 100 people today at Amazon's headquarters in Seattle, Washington. Members in attendance included former Governor David Paterson of New York, who is legally blind, and President of the NFB, Marc Maurer. Chris Danielson told Good e-Reader exclusively, "We had no direct interaction with Mr. Bezos or any … [Read more...] about National Federation of the Blind Marches on Amazon Headquarters
National Federation of the Blind Plans Amazon Protests
The National Federation of the Blind is planning a massive protest outside Amazon's headquarters in Seattle Washington on Wednesday, December 12, 2012. The organization is not happy with Amazon's push into the educational sphere that will alienate young kids with disabilities. John G. Paré Jr. of the NFB told us that "Amazon Kindle ebooks are currently not fully accessible … [Read more...] about National Federation of the Blind Plans Amazon Protests