01-22-2011, 02:24 AM | #1 |
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News story about a woman donating Kindle to quadriplegic woman
I stumbled on this story earlier today and thought it was touching story of kindness.
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/01/20/333...driplegic.html |
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01-22-2011, 03:00 AM | #3 |
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If MR set up a fund to donate ereaders; I would gladly contribute.
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I am glad that Hammond was given the device of her choice. More such kindnesses should be seen everyday.
But I have a question that isn't addressed in the story. PLEASE -- I am not bashing any device nor do I wish to take away from the charity shown. What I wonder is whether the Kindle was the correct device for a person in her medical condition. There was no discussion of the extent of her mobility. I raise the question because with the technologies currently available, perhaps a different device would have been a better choice for manipulability. OTOH, perhaps the Kindle was the perfect choice. I think giving these kinds of gifts to the disabled is a wonderful idea as long as the device is compatible with their capabilities and needs. |
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as a quick and easy answer IMHO, it is not necessary to connect with a PC and use a kindle. in fact, someone else far removed from the user can be the "tech support" as it were for the device
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