Listening is not reading

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Discussions about whether listening to an audio book is “cheating” suggest that listening is a lesser skill when compared with reading.

I think this is a great shame… because it makes sensitive people jump to the defence of those who listen to audio books and declare that listening and reading are the same.

As someone who is partially deaf, this “the sameness” really irritates me.

The part of my brain that processes sound doesn’t work properly, but it doesn’t affect my reading comprehension....