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Under US federal law publishers are required to provide some compatible format such as ICADD, SGML or ASCII that easily be translated to braille.

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But if they're providing an alternative for printed books, why can't they provide the same alternative for the Kindle?

I'm not making an argument about publishers and accessibility of textbooks. I'm just stating a fact that was overlooked in the article.

Wouldn't publishers already be doing this as most ebooks are physical books as well? I don't see how the format printed to (ie. physical book vs. ebook) matters. Its not the responsibility of the physical book printer to manage the handicap experience, I don't see why it should be Amazon's.

(provided of course that accessible options for the information is provided, which apparently was the case)

Yeah, this is the other thing I don't understand about this story. The old book was not ADA compliant and another solution was provided. Why is the other solution not valid anymore when you do a one-for-one switch from books to kindle? What changed that required the kindle to be an all-in-one solution? Or, was there a push here because it provided an opening to force changes on Amazon?

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