Tuesday, February 21, 2006

Digital Books Start A New Chapter [but not for the print impaired]

If you have need of access technology to read the web - don't even bother trying to visit this article. Popups, bad design, an utter disregard even for alt text. For those of us who can access the site, feel free to them leave a comment of some sort. My concern in the content is articles such as this do little more than continue to muddle the minds of the general public as to what is meant by digital e-books. We know that digital does not mean accessible but John Q. Public thinks nothing of his friends and family and coworkers who rely upon access tech. Between public misconceptions, publisher apathy [or ignorance], DRM paranoia, and other restrictive attitudes - the ability of individuals with disabilities to access reading material actually seems to be taking steps backwards as technology leaps ahead.

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