![]() When searching for text content in the Kindle store, you’ll want to be sure and read the description of the content you hope to purchase. You’ll need to purchase any items you’d like to read using your computer, and those items will then be delivered wirelessly to your Kindle. Neither the Kindle Store nor the web browser on the device is accessible. Unfortunately, only one of these methods is accessible for blind users at this time. Users can shop in the Kindle store from their computer, or directly from the device itself. When you’d like to purchase new content, there are two ways for Kindle users to do this. The Kindle appears as a removable drive in Windows Explorer, allowing you to copy content from your computer. You can transfer your personal documents, as well as Audible content and MP3 music to your device directly from your computer. There are thousands of text and audio books, periodicals and blogs which can be read with your Kindle. Other keyboard shortcuts already exist for doing things like adding bookmarks, posting to social networks and so on, and this could easily be added in a firmware update. ![]() ![]() This could easily be done by assigning a keyboard shortcut, allowing it to be toggled at will. While we’re glad to see this feature included, we’d like to see a way for a blind person to turn it on independently. Once this feature is on, it will remain activated even when you restart your Kindle. To enable “voice guide”, press the menu button which is just above the 5-way navigation control, choose settings, and turn on “voice guide”. The “voice guide” feature is what you will use to navigate menus and materials on the device, and there is currently no way to enable this feature without sighted help. The accessibility on the Kindle consists of two features: “voice guide” and text-to-speech”. However, it will not talk when you first turn it on. If you’ve purchased your Kindle using your Amazon account, the unit will come already registered to you, and the name on your Amazon account will be displayed on the screen. While we will give general descriptions of how to use the Kindle in this document, we strongly recommend that you read the User’s Guide if you’d like more in-depth instructions. In addition, with this post we aim to give feedback to the Amazon developers for creating an even better and more accessible Kindle user experience. In this review, we will do our best to provide an accurate picture of what blind users can expect when using the Kindle 3. We noticed no appreciable difference between the two firmware versions in terms of accessibility improvements. ![]() The unit we chose had both wifi and 3G, and during our testing we used version 3.01 of the Kindle firmware and, a bit later, version 3.02. As soon as the unit was available, we purchased one from Amazon and began the process of testing it in-house. The Serotalk team was quite excited to read that Amazon would be releasing the third generation of its popular Kindle EReader, and this time the device would boast several accessibility enhancements. Lau added, however, that more should be done to retain local staff and attract young people to join the industry.An Accessibility Review of the Amazon Kindle 3 However, president of the Hong Kong Airline Service Providers Association Vivien Lau told the same RTHK programme that the outside workers will fill a manpower gap ahead of the launch of Chek Lap Kok's three-runway system next year. Everyone is worried that the labour import scheme will affect their jobs." They have gone through ups and downs with the airport. "The airport has just returned to normality and they finally see the light. "When the frontline airport staff hear the plan to import 6,300 outside workers, they don't feel so good because they have just gone through three years of the pandemic," he said. Speaking on RTHK two days after officials announced plans to bring in 6,300 airport staff from outside the SAR, Shum said the news has left many local workers feeling discouraged. Shum Wai-hong, vice-chairman of the Airport Air Freight Employees’ Association, said instead of importing workers, the pay and conditions for local staff should be improved. A leader of a union representing aviation workers on Thursday said the government's plan to bring in thousands of non-local airport staff could lead to an exodus of existing employees.
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