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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes. [url=https://www.tiktok.com/@citybookspgh/video/7139871144961658155]This video says it all.[/url][/quote]
To summarize: one doesn't need eyes and print on a page to read. Limiting "reading" to eyes on a page is classist and ablest. There are people who can't hold printed matter to read because of ability or lifestyle, but they can still read books.

The creator of the video says she changed her opinion over time. As an English professor, she had a limited view. As a bookseller today, she is more broad. She also points out that dictionaries include definitions for "read" that go beyond using eyes on printed material. [/quote]

This is OP. As I said, I believe listening is reading but I don't think the 'classist' and 'ableist' arguments are important to the discussion. There are some things that people with disabilities cannot do (depending on the disability) and it's not ableist or classist to acknowledge that. An analogy is walking. If I asked, "Is riding to the corner in a wheelchair the same as walking?" The answer is no, they are not the same even though both are methods of moving from here to there, and it's not ableist to recognize that difference, IMO.

My opinion is not that listening should 'count' or that listening is just as good as reading but that it is reading. One pp above says it's not "actively reading" and another pp says you're not "actually reading anything" and I disagree because I don't understand why some people think reading = understanding the words with the eyes but doesn't include understanding the words with the ears. I agree with the person above and others who say it's decoding a text and building the story (ETA: or taking in the information) in your mind.[/quote]

I watched the video. The points made sense to me. [/quote]

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