Can't Hear What Others Can See

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Great quotes from President of the National Federation of the Blind in Pennsylvania

Extract: "I'm feeling shock and disbelief more than anger," said Antonacci.

"When will this stop? When will blind people gain equality? We've been second-class citizens for thousands of years. Women, people of color, they've all been able to win equality. When is it our turn?" ...

"In the meantime, the blind are left to listen to books on non-transportable home computers with speech technology that costs $1,000. If they can afford it."

"In the meantime, things are too quiet for those e-book fans thirsting to listen."

"I often think about a quote by author Ray Bradbury," Antonacci said. "He said, 'There are worse crimes than burning books. One of them is not reading them.' Right now, a lot of us aren't being given that opportunity."