http://abledbody.com/profoundlyyours/2009/05/05/a-textbook-friendly-kindle-for-students-with-disabilities/ where can-do is done different. Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:24:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://abledbody.com/profoundlyyours/2009/05/05/a-textbook-friendly-kindle-for-students-with-disabilities/comment-page-1/#comment-822 Josh Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:07:17 +0000 http://abledbody.com/?p=1328#comment-822 The challenge with the Kindle for those with print disabilities such as speech and language disabilities, it solves only half of the equation. Though they are able to have their text books read to them by the Kindle, it doesn't allow them to annotate the notes or provide any assistance in providing the output that post secondary education would require. I suppose it could be said that text to speech engines such as Kurzweil or Read and Write Gold are one sided, but they work in conjunction with software like Dragon and other speech like that which is build into Vista. There is no pathway between the Kindle and Dragon to allow a student to proof read their paper. Though the costs may be higher, it would provide a more seamless move between technologies. The challenge with the Kindle for those with print disabilities such as speech and language disabilities, it solves only half of the equation. Though they are able to have their text books read to them by the Kindle, it doesn’t allow them to annotate the notes or provide any assistance in providing the output that post secondary education would require.
I suppose it could be said that text to speech engines such as Kurzweil or Read and Write Gold are one sided, but they work in conjunction with software like Dragon and other speech like that which is build into Vista. There is no pathway between the Kindle and Dragon to allow a student to proof read their paper. Though the costs may be higher, it would provide a more seamless move between technologies.

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