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Kindle for blind MIL? (self.Blind)
submitted by toastwinchester
I was wondering, can you get a Kindle which will do the same thing that you can make an iphone do, where it reads out what you're touching on the screen?
If you can, does anyone have any recommendations for a particular brand of kindle to use?
If you can, does anyone have any recommendations for a particular brand of kindle to use?
AllHarlowsEve 3 points 4y ago
Kindle is a brand of e-readers/tablets. They can be used by blind people, although their app store is lacking.
I prefer Apple or Samsung tablets personally because their screen readers tend to work best on each operating system, but kindles aren't bad if she's new to touch screens or not trying to do a whole lot with her tablet.
I prefer Apple or Samsung tablets personally because their screen readers tend to work best on each operating system, but kindles aren't bad if she's new to touch screens or not trying to do a whole lot with her tablet.
toastwinchester [OP] 1 points 4y ago
The only touch screen thing she has at the moment is her iphone. My partner (her son) was thinking of getting her a bunch of audiobook CDs, but I figured some kind of e-reader/kindle would be more convenient in terms of storage ect.
Is there a specific tablet you'd recommend in terms of how good the screen readers are?
Is there a specific tablet you'd recommend in terms of how good the screen readers are?
AllHarlowsEve 3 points 4y ago
Does she have enough vision to read with magnification, or is she too blind for that?
I would say an iPad Mini would be good if she can't see too much since it's only marginally larger than a + model phone.
Does her phone have a small amount of storage? If so, then bigger storage is more important than getting the newest, although you obviously want to get the newest in whichever line of iPads you look at.
To make things simple, different screen readers work differently, so if she's not big into tech, swapping from an iPhone to an Android or Kindle might be confusing.
I use the National Library Service's app BARD, Kindle, and Overdrive on my iPhone, but it's also got 64GB of predominantly books.
If she's comfortable just using her iPhone to read, like if she only uses audio, a better use of your SO's money might just be a Kindle Unlimited subscription and/or an Audible subscription.
I would say an iPad Mini would be good if she can't see too much since it's only marginally larger than a + model phone.
Does her phone have a small amount of storage? If so, then bigger storage is more important than getting the newest, although you obviously want to get the newest in whichever line of iPads you look at.
To make things simple, different screen readers work differently, so if she's not big into tech, swapping from an iPhone to an Android or Kindle might be confusing.
I use the National Library Service's app BARD, Kindle, and Overdrive on my iPhone, but it's also got 64GB of predominantly books.
If she's comfortable just using her iPhone to read, like if she only uses audio, a better use of your SO's money might just be a Kindle Unlimited subscription and/or an Audible subscription.
toastwinchester [OP] 3 points 4y ago
I'm pretty sure she's too blind for that? The way my partner described it to me is like she has a tiny little dot of vision that sort of comes and goes in terms of focus?
Her iphone at the moment reads out whatever you are holding your finger on. I'm not sure how much storage it has I'm afraid.
Thank you so much for your help!
Her iphone at the moment reads out whatever you are holding your finger on. I'm not sure how much storage it has I'm afraid.
Thank you so much for your help!
AllHarlowsEve 1 points 4y ago
No problem, I'm happy to help.
pants_party 2 points 4y ago
I second the NLS’s BARD app! I signed up through my state’s (USA) library for the blind and can download all books and magazines for free. They will also send you an audio book reader (looks like an old cassette player type of thing) and you can order books, magazines, current newspapers, etc on jump drives that plug into the reader. They send it all through the mail, postage-paid. It’s a great service, and doesn’t rack up the costs of buying books like audible and such.
ENTJ351 2 points 4y ago
Kindle doesn’t seem all that great I also recommend an ipad or just on her iphone. Kindle has a pretty brilliant appp going on for the ios itself. To focus myself a bit I have a ipad for reading and writing and office type of work and my phone is for fun, but if I really wanted it, I could use my iphone for absolutely everything. The amazing thing is this. With the advent of ebooks and accessible e-readers I need stuff like specialized audiobooks books, specific blind library rendered useless, for the exception of textbooks because those can rely heavily on visuals and for some of those regular e-books can do, but if it’s picture heavy a specific service good at describing and scanning the book is helpful. If she is just reading for fun, any e-reading app is fine.
Amazon has an amazing kindle appp. I read a bit of a book on there and I flipped through nearly a chapter and a half on it, no problems. The only problem at the time was it was a sample book so I had to get it somewhere else, and then found out that you can buy books but not on the ios appp. If you just go on the amazon site and buy the e-books on there she can read it on her phone and account. You just have to buy it on her account. She could do it herself. I am totally blind and I have bought a book or two. I would buy more but I currently lack money and I have thrown more of that money in to ibooks. I think personally they are cheaper.
Apple themselves has an excellent e-reader on any ios device and even mac os. It’s called Ibooks. That sounds familiar? Yep, that’s 98 percent accessible, except a small feature which I don’t think you folks are planning to use. I believe they may be working on a fix for me, hopefully. The only feature that doesn’t work is copying text from the book with voice over. If you just want to read like she does, that’s absolutely no problems with it. Unfortunately for me though I am a student and have a couple books that I am reading and really enjoying, but unfortunately at the end of the day I need to cite from them! Yep, that’s the only real issue that I have with ibooks.
Because of these things I have now felt bookshare and nls is really unnecessary for me, and their collection because it’s so mainstream both kindle and ibooks is just really awesome and much better than any accessible library. I’ve found and read books that are not yet on those shelves. Yes they cost money but that’s your sacrifice for a more mainstream and accessible collection. I have so many books and I guarantee you if I wantted these on bookshare or NLS I won’t be able to find them.
You can either have her voice over just read the books to her or have her use a braille display. I mostly use a braille display myself.
Amazon has an amazing kindle appp. I read a bit of a book on there and I flipped through nearly a chapter and a half on it, no problems. The only problem at the time was it was a sample book so I had to get it somewhere else, and then found out that you can buy books but not on the ios appp. If you just go on the amazon site and buy the e-books on there she can read it on her phone and account. You just have to buy it on her account. She could do it herself. I am totally blind and I have bought a book or two. I would buy more but I currently lack money and I have thrown more of that money in to ibooks. I think personally they are cheaper.
Apple themselves has an excellent e-reader on any ios device and even mac os. It’s called Ibooks. That sounds familiar? Yep, that’s 98 percent accessible, except a small feature which I don’t think you folks are planning to use. I believe they may be working on a fix for me, hopefully. The only feature that doesn’t work is copying text from the book with voice over. If you just want to read like she does, that’s absolutely no problems with it. Unfortunately for me though I am a student and have a couple books that I am reading and really enjoying, but unfortunately at the end of the day I need to cite from them! Yep, that’s the only real issue that I have with ibooks.
Because of these things I have now felt bookshare and nls is really unnecessary for me, and their collection because it’s so mainstream both kindle and ibooks is just really awesome and much better than any accessible library. I’ve found and read books that are not yet on those shelves. Yes they cost money but that’s your sacrifice for a more mainstream and accessible collection. I have so many books and I guarantee you if I wantted these on bookshare or NLS I won’t be able to find them.
You can either have her voice over just read the books to her or have her use a braille display. I mostly use a braille display myself.
Silverottawa 1 points 4y ago
Use the kindle app on her iphone
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