Many blind people love listening to audio books. However, from time to time, a book simply isn’t available as an audio book. Check out this work around what the Technology team at Vision Ireland have found. What is the Kindle assistive reader?
In this article, David Redmond describes how he discovered the Kindle assistive reader feature hidden in the Alexa app's accessibility settings, after finding that VoiceOver's page-turn sounds made reading a Kindle-only book impractical. The feature allows Alexa to read Kindle books aloud in a manner similar to an Audible audiobook, with speed control and standard audio playback through a phone's lock screen. While the robotic voice mispronounces some words and is no substitute for human narration, Redmond found it a workable solution for books unavailable in audio format. He closes by questioning why such a useful feature is buried in accessibility settings rather than available to all users, and invites readers to share their own solutions via voice note for his Talking Technology podcast.
The full article can be found here: What is the Kindle assistive reader - Vision Ireland
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