One of my objection to Kindles and the like is that the schools
will charge 80% , if not 100% of textbook prices for
temporary e-books, i.e. ones that expire, (”vanish”) after
the end of the year.
I have many others. Odd as it may seem to many, I think
the disability people might have a legitimate complaint
here.
Any required material should be mandated to be in hardcopy
form in the school library (reserve status will usually
suffice).
There’s quite a few situations where electronic books can’t
be used, and that deprives the student of that time.
Access to e.g. library catalogs is another problem. Although
the majority of catalogs (my surmise) exist in a legacy
form allowing usable access, the libraries keep changing
the interface, often making text access impossible, one
example being the NYPL catalog currently.
Just wait until they have to clean all the Hi-Liter off the screen...
My work an schooling involves JANE’s reference books which are very expensive. I am issued both the PDF an paper versions of the books. Both have their place an work equally well in readers, laptops, flash drives etc.
My order is in for the new kindle.
Embrace but control the technology in your lives is my rule.
Help me out here. It's early, and I haven't been feeling well, but I'm not getting where this violates the ADA.
What type of disability will it effect, and how?
As a paraplegic, I personally don't see Kindle as a problem, but I must be missing something.
Never mind. It’s satire.
I’m going back to bed.