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1、TED英语演讲稿：科技如何帮我阅读 简介：科技改变世界，但它更为盲人的生活带来前所未有的便利。联合国残疾人权利委员会主席ronmccallum自幼失明。1987年，他拥有了第一台盲人专用电脑。由于有了电脑，有声读物(talkingbooks)和志愿者们的帮助，他成为了一个贪婪的阅读者，同时也成为了一名律师和学者。 wheniwasaboutthreeorfouryearsold,iremembermymumreadingastorytomeandmytwobigbrothers,andirememberputtingupmyh
2、andstofeelthepageofthebook,tofeelthepicturetheywerediscussing. andmymumsaid,"darling,rememberthatyoucan'tseeandyoucan'tfeelthepictureandyoucan'tfeeltheprintonthepage." andithoughttomyself,"butthat'swhatiwanttodo.ilovestories.iwanttoread."littledidiknowthatiwouldbepart
3、ofatechnologicalrevolutionthatwouldmakethatdreamcometrue. iwasbornprematurebyabout10weeks,whichresultedinmyblindness,some64yearsago.theconditionisknownasretrolentalfibroplasia,andit'snowveryrareinthedevelopedworld.littledidiknow,lyingcurledupinmyprimbabyhumidicribin194
4、8thati'dbeenbornattherightplaceandtherighttime,thatiwasinacountrywhereicouldparticipateinthetechnologicalrevolution. thereare37milliontotallyblindpeopleonourplanet,butthoseofuswho'vesharedinthetechnologicalchangesmainlycomefromnorthamerica,europe,japanandotherdeveloped
5、partsoftheworld.computershavechangedthelivesofusallinthisroomandaroundtheworld,butithinkthey'vechangedthelivesofweblindpeoplemorethananyothergroup.andsoiwanttotellyouabouttheinteractionbetweencomputer-basedadaptivetechnologyandthemanyvolunteerswhohelpedmeovertheyearstob
6、ecomethepersoniamtoday.it'saninteractionbetweenvolunteers,passionateinventorsandtechnology,andit'sastorythatmanyotherblindpeoplecouldtell.butletmetellyouabitaboutittoday. wheniwasfive,iwenttoschoolandilearnedbraille.it'saningenioussystemofsixdotsthatarepunchedintopaper
7、,andicanfeelthemwithmyfingers.infact,ithinkthey'reputtingupmygradesixreport.idon'tknowwherejulianmorrowgotthatfrom.(laughter)iwasprettygoodinreading,butreligionandmusicalappreciationneededmorework.(laughter) whenyouleavetheoperahouse,you'llfindthere'sbraillesignageinth
8、elifts.lookforit.haveyounoticedit?ido.ilookforitallthetime. (laughter) wheniwasatschool,thebooksweretranscri
