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SEATTLE — Inc. will add two features to the Kindle e-book reader to make the gadget more accessible to blind and vision-impaired users.
Monday’s announcement comes a month after Syracuse University in Syracuse, N.Y., and the University of Wisconsin-Madison said they would not consider widely deploying the device as an alternative to paper textbooks until Amazon makes it easier for blind students to use.
The Kindle has a read-aloud feature, but turning it on requires navigating through screens of text menus.
Amazon said Monday it is working on audible menus, which would let the Kindle speak menu options aloud. It’s also working on increasing the type size. The additions should reach the Kindle next summer, Amazon said.
