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National Federation of the Blind and Amazon Join Forces to Improve
Accessible Reading Experiences for Blind and Low-Vision Students
Baltimore, Maryland (March 2, 2016): The National Federation of the
Blind (NFB) and Amazon announced today that they will be working
together to increase selection, enhance accessibility, and improve
reading experiences for blind students, including those who have low
vision or who are deaf-blind. Amazon and the National Federation of the
Blind will collaborate on improvements to Amazon?s education content,
platforms, and applications, and will meet on an ongoing basis to review
progress and exchange ideas and feedback. Initial results of this
collaboration are expected this year and beyond.
?We are seeing educational institutions embrace digital learning for its
ease of access to a large selection of learning resources for students,?
said Rohit Agarwal, General Manager, Amazon K-12 Education. ?This shift
provides a great opportunity to improve accessibility for blind
students. By collaborating with the National Federation of the Blind, we
hope to advance accessibility for all content, platforms and
applications that Amazon develops to better serve K-12 and higher
education students.?
?The National Federation of the Blind is dedicated to using our
expertise in the development and implementation of built-in
accessibility in technology to ensure that the blind have equal access
to the information and tools we need to live the lives we want,? said
Mark A. Riccobono, President of the National Federation of the Blind.
?The NFB and Amazon have sought a productive collaboration to improve
accessibility, and we now look forward to working together closely to
improve the technologies that will make digital reading experiences
better for all customers. The commitment that Amazon has made in this
agreement brings us ever closer to the day when blind students of all
ages will have the same digital reading experience and access to content
as others, and demonstrates that access for the blind goes hand in hand
with continued innovation in technology.?
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expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles
between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want;
blindness is not what holds you back.
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