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Originally Posted by spindlegirl
In my volunteering with folks who were newly adjusting loss of vision, one of the mindset hurdles they wanted to overcome, was the idea that listening to an audio book wasn't "real reading". In the support group setting, they were encouraged to think of it as reading. One person came in on the last week of the group and said they read the Game of Thrones book and we were so happy.
Now, I think "the new" reading (implying that visual reading is going the way of the dinosaur) is a bit of a stretch, but I can see how it can sell more books. It's probably meant half jokingly.
Audio books count as reading, IMO, even for someone like me with no vision loss issues. Sometimes listening is the better way to absorb the content, and I am very glad that for many books there are talented voice narrators who read those books. I imagine that folks with reading comprehension disorders would also agree.
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I normally don't do audio books but I discovered Atlas Shrugged is much easier in audio form.