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By Joe Genco © The Daily Orange, Syracuse University, New York — Syracuse University will not continue to purchase Amazon.com’s Kindle e-book readers after receiving complaints from organizations that advocate for the blind. SU and the University of Wisconsin-Madison will not purchase Kindles because they are inaccessible to blind students, the National Federation of the Blind announced Wednesday…. READ ARTICLE

By Anne Ryman ©  The Arizona Republic –  Arizona State University’s decision to use the Kindle in a pilot program has drawn criticism from advocates for the blind, who say the electronic book reader is inaccessible to blind students…. READ STORY