The thing with accessibility devices, is that disabled people need others to use them, it removes stigma about a product being ‘just for disabled people’, and it generally means those products become cheaper. The idea that people have to physically interact with books to properly read them is ableist. It assumes that everyone has the physical capability to do that, and it puts physical books or ebooks as the ‘better’ way to read, rather than audiobooks which require no physical interaction except to press play or pause. This just isn’t true. FYI, those teachers who used to say you’ll remember it if you write it down. Also use to say ‘sit still and pay attention’ and ‘stop doodling and pay attention’. For ADHDers like me their rules meant I looked like I was paying attention but I wasn’t. The things that work for neurotypical brains don’t always work for the rest of us.
Is there a book accessory you can’t live without? Or one you can’t believe exists? I’m curious to hear your thoughts!
You had me laughing out loud! Yes - The germs on that fuzzy pillow would be gross 🤢
My favorite book/Kindle accessory is just a hard Kindle case...because I drop it a lot, lol.
See that makes sense to me! I have one of those for the very same reason 😅
The thing with accessibility devices, is that disabled people need others to use them, it removes stigma about a product being ‘just for disabled people’, and it generally means those products become cheaper.
The idea that people have to physically interact with books to properly read them is ableist. It assumes that everyone has the physical capability to do that, and it puts physical books or ebooks as the ‘better’ way to read, rather than audiobooks which require no physical interaction except to press play or pause. This just isn’t true.
FYI, those teachers who used to say you’ll remember it if you write it down. Also use to say ‘sit still and pay attention’ and ‘stop doodling and pay attention’. For ADHDers like me their rules meant I looked like I was paying attention but I wasn’t. The things that work for neurotypical brains don’t always work for the rest of us.