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The Kindle Fire series of tablets are also based on Android and are growing in availability in Australia. Due to their use of a customised version of Android, the accessibility features available are very similar to those found in Android tablets including the TalkBack screen reader.
The Fire HDX is the current model and contains a number of accessibility features. These features include:
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Demonstrations of Kindle Fire accessibility feaures
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The first video, Kindle Fire for low vision users (embedded below), demonstrates how to customise the magnification, colour and font settings to make the tablet easier to use for people who are vision impaired.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3B1lTBKWjk
Watch the Kindle Fire for low vision users video with captions on YouTube
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New Amazon Kindle tablets to include accessibility
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Both the updated Kindle Fire HD and the new Kindle Fire HDX will run on the Fire 3.0 operating system (Fire OS 3.0) called ‘Mojito’. The OS is a version of Google Android and will allow Kindle Fire tablets to be compatible with some Android apps. While Kindle Fire HD will come with a 7 inch screen, Kindle Fire HDX will come in 7 inch and 8.9 inch options.
The accessibility features in Fire OS 3.0 include:
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