My comment is on rayanshine last blog which is Electronics Texts might not benefit students, Education. I agree with blogger that setting up the device, training teachers, providing uninterrupted internet connectivity and so on are costly to change printed books to electronics . I also agree that printed books are quicker for short look. But, there are some electronic book readers out there for easy access and lighter to carry it around and they can hold tone’s of books at once. And they fit in to a pocket. There would be no more heavy stuff to carry around. I think students would benefit from electronic books. Especially blind students including myself.
it would be a big relief for us if all print books convert to electronics; that way we can get access to all books, newspapers, magazines and so on. Especially getting text books for school is a big challenge for us. Yes we do get our books in Braille or audio format, but that takes a lot of time and it is tiresome for people who records or Braille’s them out. Plus, sometimes, the semester would be over before we get the text books. Not only that, Braille paper is expensive, and Braille takes a lots of space. For example, one print page would be two or more pages in Braille. Because of that, it is heavy to carry it around and takes a large amount of place to store it. Life would be much easier for me and for all blind students if all printed material were to be converted to electronics. We really do get benefit from electronics format. Thanks to technology now a days. We can use computer with screen readers to read electronic books. I can’t wait to see this happen. I understand that blogger’s big concern is today’s economy as it is mine. One thing we can do is pray to all mighty God who can change things around and bless us as he blessed us before. God bless America.
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
life in Texas
Texas is the best place to live. Especially the city of Austin. I like it because, life is cheaper compared to some other states. There are a couple of reasons that makes Texas the best place to live. One, housing: it is cheaper here in Austin. For instance, the rent for One a bedroom apartment is 500 to 600 dollars a month while it is 900 to 1000 dollar a month in Washington DC or California. Two, Texas has a better educational system compared to some other states; especially public school for kids, it is well organized. Another reason is because there is less crime and better job opportunity here in Texas compared to most other states. Also people in Texas are more friendly and sociable due to the old southern values.
The only problem I find is less transportation. There are a lot of places that City buses don’t go, Like Cedar park, Leander and so on. The train stations are very limited and far from where most people need to go. Because of that, people have to have cars in order to travel around Austin while in other cities or states people don’t have to own a car because there is more public transportation. They can catch a bus or train or subways; and the buses and trains run every five minutes or so. It would be nice if the busses go everywhere in the Austin area and the train station is extended.
The only problem I find is less transportation. There are a lot of places that City buses don’t go, Like Cedar park, Leander and so on. The train stations are very limited and far from where most people need to go. Because of that, people have to have cars in order to travel around Austin while in other cities or states people don’t have to own a car because there is more public transportation. They can catch a bus or train or subways; and the buses and trains run every five minutes or so. It would be nice if the busses go everywhere in the Austin area and the train station is extended.
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