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Inaccessible accessibility
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Inaccessible accessibility
As we know government property must be accessible to all it's citizens. So when government funds something that's supposed to be accessible for the blind and visually impaired and learning disabled is it up to them to make sure it's properly accessible? I don't know maybe it's up to the manufacturers, or the library directors, or the librarians, or just some bloody volunteers? Okay enough pussyfooting. Here's my beef I go to the library at least three times a week, as you all know I am blind. New to being blind, so I do not read braille very well, I stick to Audiobooks. For now. (Clifford the Big Red Dog, and The Lorax are kicking my ass). So I've been trying to find a law about whose job it is to make Audiobooks more accessible whether it's through braille or auditory feedback. Because everyone's been running me in circles about whose job it is to make them more accessible. I'm going back to school in June and I don't like pulling books out at random to try to do my term papers. Here's the crap I'm dealing with

Exhibit A:

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Exhibit B:

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What I think needs to be done:

Braille over long-term would not help anyone but the blind plus it would be probably more expensive in the long run and it would get in the way of sighted people if some of the titles were too long so I thought this was a better solution

http://www.independentliving.com/prodinf...ber=756610

http://www.maxiaids.com/products/9104/Pe...ystem.html



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Messages In This Thread
Inaccessible accessibility - by BrokenQuill92 - February 20, 2014 at 7:33 pm
RE: Inaccessible accessibility - by Jackalope - February 20, 2014 at 7:39 pm
RE: Inaccessible accessibility - by BrokenQuill92 - February 20, 2014 at 7:42 pm
RE: Inaccessible accessibility - by Minimalist - February 20, 2014 at 7:59 pm
RE: Inaccessible accessibility - by BrokenQuill92 - February 20, 2014 at 8:06 pm



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