Response from Ron Marshall:
Hi Ron--I was moved by your advocacy for the blind. I worked once with a
blind lady, Phyllis, who was a delight to both work and be with. She
enjoyed listening to music and would smile and sing along with a tune
she especially liked. She also enjoyed listening to talking books. I was
amazed by the wide variety of authors and subjects available on audio
tape, and all for free! The Association For The Blind has a lending
library programme.
As for technology hindering literacy for the blind, nonsense! Go into
any bank or look at any ATM machine and you'll find Braille on the keys.
Computer keyboards with Braille keys are also available. There tends to
be techno-phobia among the older members of our society which is
non-existent in the very young. "If God wanted Man to fly he would have
given him wings," was the prosaic reaction of many to the invention of
the aeroplane. I suppose it's only natural for us to be somewhat phobic
towards radical changes in our world. Carried to an extreme, it
constitutes cultural neurosis, or produces a mad bomber! The current
Chicken Little syndrome is now evinced by the current "Y2K" hysteria. It
will pass, of course. And how many people are willing to admit today
they ever liked the song Achey Breaky Heart?
take care buddy.
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