Once this is done, however, a novice user can locate the Home icon, touch and hold to initiate Alexa, and provide the basic verbal commands to interact with the tablet, “Alexa, set a timer for 3 minutes.” Just like the Amazon Echo devices, the initial setup of Alexa, the digital assistant, is done through the Alexa app, which requires a user familiar with tablets or computers to configure. Frankly, regardless of whether you are a new user or not, Alexa is just fun to use! What makes this so exciting for newcomers to tablet accessibility is that Alexa, as an app, brings a higher level of functionality to the Kindle Fire HD for new users, or users with little knowledge of tablets or accessibility. So now, on the Kindle Fire HD, even those selling for under $50, press and hold the Home icon on the bottom center of the screen, and voila, Alexa is at the user’s beck and call! Even a novice can put Alexa to work creating a shopping list or listening to the latest news podcasts. Wait, there’s more! Drum roll please… In mid November, 2016, Amazon updated all the recent versions of the Kindle Fire HDs with Alexa, the personal, digital assistant previously only available on the Amazon Echo devices (Amazon Echo, Tap, and Dot).
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The bottom line here is that the Kindle Fire HD includes very usable accessibility, in an over-the-counter tablet for less than 50 bucks! Power up the Fire HD, go to the Accessibility Settings and turn on the VoiceView screen reader or the Screen Magnifier-there is no additional software to download or buy! In fact, users can turn on VoiceView from any screen, by holding down the power button, listening for the audible prompt, then touching the screen with two fingers, slightly apart.
Screen Magnification is available with a triple tap in any application or app.The Kindle Fire HD has a screen reader called VoiceView– Amazon’s version of TalkBack.The 7-inch Kindle Fire HD costs less than $50, the 8 inch is under $90!.Here are some of the features worth your consideration: On the other hand, if you’re still reading, maybe accessibility features are new to you, you’re not sure a tablet will work for you, or perhaps you’re looking for an alternative that costs less? The latest version of Amazon’s Kindle Fire HD, may be just the tablet for you! Why a Kindle Fire HD? If you’re comfortable with the Apple world, and the $400+ entry-level price for an iPad fits your budget–stop reading now! The iPad is a great choice for an accessible tablet! With few notable exceptions, the iPad’s been bulletproof and worth the praise heaped on it. When you think about accessible devices–you know, computers, tablets, and gadgets with screen readers and magnification, you rarely consider low-cost, over-the-counter devices, like the Kindle Fire HD, do you? The tablet world of accessibility really has been dominated by the iPad, with Voiceover for a screen reader.
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