[bksvol-discuss] Book talkRE: Re: The Lost Symbol is in!
- From: "Kim Friedman" <kimfri11@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2009 23:10:41 -0700
Hi, Ann, believe this or not, but I have a sighted friend and we
occasionally talk to each other. When we get to talking, it's usually about
books. She likes audiobooks as well as the printed kind. She has definite
opinions about which narrators she likes or dislikes. I am so glad Bookshare
exists, that I have a BrailleNote where I can read digital files, whether in
ASCII, HTML, or brf in Braille. The delight of having a library of books
that don't clutter the floor or take up space was marvelous to me. You've
probably met sighted people who are bibliophiles. Every flat surface is
covered with books. If not for the access technology, we couldn't accumulate
libraries. My friend and and I recommend books to each other and I can't
picture life without books. I know of people who don't feel the need to read
anything. I guess they're stuck with what's happening in their every day
experiences, unless they hear stories which fire up their imaginations.
Regards, Kim. P.S.: I do not despise people who don't read, I just wonder
what they do when they run out of things to talk about. Thank you, Johann
Gutenberg, Louis Braille, and various techies who have given us the
fulfilled dream of having a library of our own. K.
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Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: The Lost Symbol is in!
Hi all,
Roger, your problem is that you've never been in the position of sitting
with a group of people at a dinner table or in a living room and having
everyone all excited about a given book. They talk about it and why they
liked it or didn't. Being able to enter the conversation and talk
intelligently is a definite plus. Way, way, way, too often I've been in the
position of having to say, "Um, well, no, I haven't read the book. It's not
in an accessible format and I probably won't get it for a couple of years."
People look at you with pity. They say how awful it is and how badly they
feel that I'm blind and yada, yada, yada! Huh, them's advanticiously blind
or who are younger than twenty, don't know the half of it, not the half of
it. You have it so easy now, guys, you really do! You just have no idea,
none!
If you've got Bookshare, you can go and download it right now, this minute,
and have it on your stream in less than five minutes! That is so
incredible! People talk about Best Sellers, Roger. They want to know what
you think. It's a way to have a conversation with sighted people on an
equal footing. Why do you think The Association for the Blind Book Club in
this city chose to read The Shack by Young? They did because it is the All
Rochester Is Reading book for the year. It keeps you current. It keeps you
in the loop. It keeps you on a level playing field socially with your
sighted peers. Oh, Roger, it is so very important! Bookshare and the
Stream make this possible!
It's the same thing when I check the news on the day of the World Series. I
could care less about baseball or football but I check the news because I
want to be able to talk intelligently about something everyone's talking
about around me. I can't understand this attitude especially from someone
like you. Don't you want to know what the prolitariate is up to, or do you
subscribe to the Wells philosophy?
"All animals are equal but some are more equal than others."
<grinning and poking you gently>
Ann P.
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