3rdnlng Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 What's next, suing because audio books aren't really accessible to the deaf? http://cnsnews.com/news/article/doj-targeted-public-library-lending-e-books-inaccessible-blind CNSNews.com) – "The U.S. Justice Department says it has reached a settlement with the Sacramento (California) Public Library over a trial program the library was conducting that let patrons borrow Barnes and Noble NOOK e-book readers. DOJ and the National Federation of the Blind objected to the program on grounds that blind people could not use the NOOK e-readers for technological reasons. The Justice Department said the settlement is aimed at stopping discrimination: “Emerging technologies like e-readers are changing the way we interact with the world around us and we need to ensure that people with disabilities are not excluded from the programs where these devices are used,” said Assistant Attorney General Thomas E. Perez in a news release. A DOJ official told CNSNews.com it interviewed a woman who could not participate in the library's e-reader program due to her disability and concluded that the program had violated the ADA." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philly McButterpants Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 PC run amuck. Hopefully all of this over reach by the government ends in January. Utterly ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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