Education Department clarifies E-Reader accessibility rules (USA)

The U.S. Department of Education has released a new guide to laws and rules colleges must follow to ensure e-reading devices and other emerging technologies are accessible to all students. It focuses on students with vision problems, a group whose access issues have triggered official complaints against colleges. The document, in the form of "Frequently Asked Questions," was published in response to the department's "Dear Colleague" letter to college presidents on the subject last June