Education Week

Federal officials are requiring colleges that use Kindles and other electronic book readers in the classroom to make sure the gadgets have accommodations for blind and vision-impaired students.

The U.S. Departments of Justice and Education sent a letter to college and university presidents Tuesday instructing them to find alternatives for blind students if the devices are required in the classroom. Not doing so would be a violation of federal law, said Russlynn Ali, assistant secretary for civil rights at the Education Department.

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* This is an issue that NCTI has been following for some time. See the notes from the 2009 NCTI Technology Innovators Conference panel on Policy Perspectives.