Sponsored by: Amazon

Overview

People with disabilities face unique reading challenges that aren’t necessarily solved by simply utilizing e-books versus physical ones. E-book readers still may struggle with maintaining focus, tracking text line by line, understanding vocabulary or comprehending the story, recognizing the structure of the text, or even seeing or navigating the content or user interface. With Kindle apps and devices, readers can have an accessible and delightful reading experience by using features thoughtfully designed to support the needs of readers with disabilities. In this session you will learn how to think about and design for accessible reading experiences and learn how to utilize available Kindle features to support accessibility.

Content Disclosure: This presentation will focus exclusively on Amazon/Kindle products and will not include information on other similar or related products.

Learning Objectives

1. Identify three or more challenges that readers with disabilities face when reading physical and digital books.
2. Describe at least four key accessibility features available on Kindle apps and devices.
3. Discuss two or more ways Kindle accessibility features can lead to improved reading outcomes.

Strand(s)

Mainstream Accessible Technologies

Target Audience

Accessibility Professional; AT Specialists; Caregivers; Consumers/Individuals with Disabilities; Curriculum and Instruction; Educators; Family Members; Special Education Educators; Teachers of the Visually Impaired

Experience Level

Introductory

Primary Life Cycle Addressed

Elementary - Secondary (K-12); Higher Education; Adult/Senior

Session Delivery Format

Recorded session

Course Schedule

This course was recorded for the ATIA 2024 Conference

Continuing Education Credits

For Satisfactory Completion and Continuing Education information, please visit: ATIA Online Education CEUs

This course is offered for the following CE Provider Credits:
IACET
For: 0.10 CEU Units or 1.0 CEU Hours

Speaker/s:

Terra Masiel

Amazon, Senior Product Manager for Worldwide Stores Accessibility

Biography

Terra Masiel is a senior product manager on the Amazon Worldwide Stores Accessibility team and primarily supports Kindle teams in building accessible customer experiences. She has a background in elementary education and loves getting to combine her passions for books and teaching while also focusing on accessibility. She enjoys working to remove barriers that allow customers with disabilities to have delightful experiences as readers, authors, and shoppers. She lives in the bay area California with her husband, two kids, and two cats and loves board games and puzzles of all kinds.

Relevant Financial Relationship: Yes
Salary from employment.

Relevant Non-Financial Relationship: No