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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't know! I love reading [b](listening to audio books[/b]). I have loved reading ever since I learned to read. I have no other explanation. I read some for my book club. I only read books I enjoy. [/quote]

Is this really "reading"?  I have a friend who used to say she read 10 books a week.  I was like wow, how do you find the time?  Then I realized she was listening to audiobooks (in the car, out in the garden, mowing lawn, chores, etc).  Sometimes while reading I'll come across a word I've never seen before (don't know what it means or sometimes how to pronounce it).  I'll stop, look up the meaning and pronunciation and then re-read the sentence or paragraph again.  I would imagine most people don't do that with audiobooks.  I don't know, audiobooks just seems like "cheating" :roll: [/quote]

That’s ableist BS right there. Please watch this: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTRQposSe/[/quote]

I have poor vision post-LASIK, so I am all audible now. I find it just the opposite- I find words that I rarely hear used ( but know how to spell and define from reading text)  pronounced correctly- the most recent was porcine. The only difficulty I have is the difference between English and British English pronunciation of certain words, like “desultory.” I do think for younger readers it is important to see the words spelled, sentence structure, etc. [/quote]

Okay, so how is that related to the video? The point is that saying you MUST see words on page to read is ableist. Those people basically think that you with your audio books aren’t reading. You aren’t a reader. You must know that’s BS in light of your situation. [/quote]

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