Lawyer: Push for e-reader could violate blind students’ rights

Source: freep.com Posted By: Peter 5349 days ago

Efforts to bring some of the most cutting-edge technologies to Wayne State University classrooms could violate the rights of blind students, lawyer and Board of Governors Chairman Richard Bernstein said today.

At issue is Amazon.com’s best-selling Kindle 2 e-reader, a device that allows users to download books and documents for reading on the go. The company is working with universities nationwide to use the readers in classrooms to replace textbooks, bound notes and other learning materials.....

Read full story >>

• (0 vote)   

•  
• Comments(0)|
• Report It|
• Blog It