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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,andirememberputtingupmyhandstofeelthepageoftheb
2、ook,tofeelthepicturetheywerediscussing. andmymumsaid,"darling,rememberthatyoucan'tseeandyoucan'tfeelthepictureandyoucan'tfeeltheprintonthepage." andithoughttomyself,"butthat'swhatiwanttodo.ilovestories.iwanttoread."littledidiknowthatiwouldbepartofatechnologicalrevolutionthatwouldmakethatd
3、reamxxetrue. iwasbornprematurebyabout10weeks,whichresultedinmyblindness,some64yearsago.theconditionisknownasretrolentalfibroplasia,andit'snowveryrareinthedevelopedworld.littledidiknow,lyingcurledupinmyprimbabyhumidicribin1948thati'dbeenbornattherightplaceandtherighttime,thatiwasinacountryw
4、hereicouldparticipateinthetechnologicalrevolution. thereare37milliontotallyblindpeopleonourplanet,butthoseofuswho'vesharedinthetechnologicalchangesmainlyxxefromnorthamerica,europe,japanandotherdevelopedpartsoftheworld.xxputershavechangedthelivesofusallinthisroomandaroundtheworld,butithinkt
5、hey'vechangedthelivesofweblindpeoplemorethananyothergroup.andsoiwanttotellyouabouttheinteractionbetweenxxputer-basedadaptivetechnologyandthemanyvolunteerswhohelpedmeovertheyearstobexxethepersoniamtoday.it'saninteractionbetweenvolunteers,passionateinventorsandtechnology,andit'sastorythatmany
6、otherblindpeoplecouldtell.butletmetellyouabitaboutittoday. wheniwasfive,iwenttoschoolandilearnedbraille.it'saningenioussystemofsixdotsthatarepunchedintopaper,andicanfeelthemwithmyfingers.infact,ithinkthey'reputtingupmygradesixreport.idon'tknowwherejulianmorrowgotthatfrom.(laughter)iwaspret
7、tygoodinreading,butreligionandmusicalappreciationneededmorework.(laughter) whenyouleavetheoperahouse,you'llfindthere'sbraillesignageinthelifts.lookforit.haveyounoticedit?ido.ilookforitallthetime. (laughter) wheniwasatschool,thebooksweretranscribedbytr
