Blind groups settle Kindle fight

Tuesday 12 January 2010 11:37 GMT

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Two organisations representing the blind have settled a discrimination lawsuit against Arizona State University over its use of Amazon's Kindle e-reader device.

Arizona State is among several universities testing the $489 (£302) Kindle DX, a large-screen model aimed at textbook and newspaper readers.

Last June, the National Federation of the Blind and the American Council of the Blind joined a blind ASU student in suing Arizona State, alleging that the Kindle's inaccessibility to blind students constituted a violation of federal law.

The blindness organisations and ASU announced the settlement, which does not involve payment of any damages or attorney's fees.

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