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Kindle problems with vision-impaired user (self.Blind)
submitted by menacingphantom
I got my vision-impaired book-loving dad a Kindle device (Fire).
This has the potential to change his life. By making the text huge he can read in a way he has not been able to for years. When it's working it's a miracle to him.
The problem is that he is in his 90s and constantly interacts with it in ways he doesn't intend. If he rests his finger on a word too long, the dictionary comes up or he starts hi-lighting text. Sometimes he ends up having the book start being read aloud by Audible. Twice he has managed to accidentally delete the book off of the device, I have no idea how.
Ideally I'd love to lock it into some kind of "reader only" mode that would make it very hard for him to switch out of the kindle app and would turn off all of the gesture commands that don't involve turning the page. Is this possible?
If not, is there a kindle-compatible device (for the huge library) that can be used in this way?
Thank you!
This has the potential to change his life. By making the text huge he can read in a way he has not been able to for years. When it's working it's a miracle to him.
The problem is that he is in his 90s and constantly interacts with it in ways he doesn't intend. If he rests his finger on a word too long, the dictionary comes up or he starts hi-lighting text. Sometimes he ends up having the book start being read aloud by Audible. Twice he has managed to accidentally delete the book off of the device, I have no idea how.
Ideally I'd love to lock it into some kind of "reader only" mode that would make it very hard for him to switch out of the kindle app and would turn off all of the gesture commands that don't involve turning the page. Is this possible?
If not, is there a kindle-compatible device (for the huge library) that can be used in this way?
Thank you!
carolineecouture 4 points 1y ago
I'm wondering if an eink Kindle might be a better choice. The Fire is a tablet that has the Kindle app but the Kindle ereader doesn't have the tablet extras. You can still increase font size and make text more readable.
Maybe pick up one and return it if it doesn't work out.
Good luck.
Maybe pick up one and return it if it doesn't work out.
Good luck.
akrazyho 2 points 1y ago
The best thing you can do is learn the accessibility features of the device yourself and then sit down and teach it to your dad. Having spent a lot of time with both talkback on android and voiceover for iPhone I can tell you the level control that you want isn’t really possible. I mentioned those because they are a lot more feature rich than the fire is but the fire isn’t a terrible device at all it’s actually geared pretty well towards somebody of his nature. I understand he’s older and technology is not his cup of tea but I do believe he should be able to learn the accessibility on the fire device reasonably well.
-shacklebolt- 1 points 1y ago
I'll echo the suggestion to consider an e-ink kindle. Specifically, it might be worth checking out the kindle oasis, which has page turn buttons, so he wouldn't necessarily need to touch the screen at all while reading.
menacingphantom [OP] 1 points 1y ago
Thank you. I may consider it. I chose the Fire for it's larger screen because I have the font size set to a very large one.
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