http://www.ohgizmo.com/2007/08/07/6668/ Deliciously Geeky... Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:25:03 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.ohgizmo.com/2007/08/07/6668/comment-page-1/#comment-347410 Joy Sat, 10 Nov 2007 20:09:24 +0000 http://www.ohgizmo.com/2007/08/07/6668/#comment-347410 Or, like my aunt, due to sight difficulties, must use a large print book. Rarely do they come out in paperback, and even if they do, they are large, heavy books. For people with disabilities, holding up a large heavy book can take all the fun out of reading. Or, like my aunt, due to sight difficulties, must use a large print book. Rarely do they come out in paperback, and even if they do, they are large, heavy books. For people with disabilities, holding up a large heavy book can take all the fun out of reading.

]]> http://www.ohgizmo.com/2007/08/07/6668/comment-page-1/#comment-340784 Valerie Wed, 29 Aug 2007 04:13:07 +0000 http://www.ohgizmo.com/2007/08/07/6668/#comment-340784 OK ... seeing this in SkyMall might have thrown you (it's mostly found on sites that focus on adaptive devices for the elderly and disabled), but .... No, you don't need to pause and look for an April Fool's Day tag, you just need to remember that some of us have disabilities -- even mild, invisible ones -- that can quickly destroy the pleasure of reading. Arthritis, pinched nerves in the neck, MS, extreme muscle weakness ... I could go on and on. And those of us who have some of these problems shouldn't have to resort to paperbacks or audio books: we still have brains !! OK … seeing this in SkyMall might have thrown you (it’s mostly found on sites that focus on adaptive devices for the elderly and disabled), but …. No, you don’t need to pause and look for an April Fool’s Day tag, you just need to remember that some of us have disabilities — even mild, invisible ones — that can quickly destroy the pleasure of reading. Arthritis, pinched nerves in the neck, MS, extreme muscle weakness … I could go on and on. And those of us who have some of these problems shouldn’t have to resort to paperbacks or audio books: we still have brains !!

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