Media....Handicap Friendly

Everyone knows that the internet is quite convenient. Whether your a student trying to find articles for a paper, or a sports addict researching all your favorite players. It is obvious that the internet opens up a lot of possibilities to learn and see new things. However, I don't think anyone has ever realized how important it is for people who are handicaped and aren't able to go out and shop for the things they need. For instance, my mom is currently handicapped and going to the grocery store has now become a challenge. Before the internet my mom would have had to pay someone to do the shopping for her but now they have websites such as Peapod, which allows people to shop for groceries online and the next day the grocery store delievers the groceries. My mom can also now work at home more often because everything she needs for work is located in that little hard drive of her laptop.
For older people who are stuck at home, the internet and television is a great tool for keeping up with current events. It is also a lot easier for older people to sit and watch TV than read a book. In some aspects I feel like it keeps older people almost sane.
Video games has also opened up a world of new possibilities for people who are handicapped. People who are forever bound to a wheel chair are now able to play tennis, go bowling, or even play in a band, since all the latest video games have come out. As I come to think about it even though lately video games have been criticized for being too violent, video games allow people to think outside of the box and to learn better hand eye coordination. Video games is a huge market right now and I will talk about it in further detail in the next blog.

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I never realized how much I relied on the media before I took this class and it is starting to scare me.