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Originally Posted by Catlady
So ... how do you define "reading"? I would say it's basically the intake and comprehension of words. That definition allows both visual and aural intake to be classified as reading. Does your definition allow only visual intake? If so, what about visually impaired people--can they be said to read?
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I would define "reading" as the intake and comprehension of letters spelling words and where there is no intermediary interpretation between the reader and the text. Braille is reading. The visually impaired who can neither see to read nor use Braille to access a text but listen to audio are not reading, IMO, but there's no judgment involved in that. For about five months last year I couldn't see to read and very grateful I was that I already loved audiobooks, although I'm not trying to trump a discussion by citing a temporary disability, which would be infamous. For me the reality is that sight and hearing are different senses both as absolutes and as applied to texts.