最新科技演讲稿4篇.docx

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最新科技演讲稿4篇

【最新】科技演讲稿（4篇）

　　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,andirememberputtingupmyhandstofeelthepageofthebook,tofeelthepicturetheywerediscussing.

　　andmymumsaid,"darling,rememberthatyoucan'tseeandyoucan'tfeelthepictureandyoucan'tfeeltheonthepage."

　　andithoughttomyself,"butthat'swhatiwanttodo.ilovestories.iwanttoread."littledidiknowthatiwouldbepartofatechnologicalrevolutionthatwouldmakethatdreamcometrue.

　　iwasbornprematurebyabout10weeks,whichresultedinmyblindness,some64yearsago.theconditionisknownasretrolentalfibroplasia,andit'snowveryrareinthedevelopedworld.littledidiknow,lyingcurledupinmyprimbabyhumidicribin1948thati'dbeenbornattherightplaceandtherighttime,thatiwasinacountrywhereicouldparticipateinthetechnologicalrevolution.

　　thereare37milliontotallyblindpeopleonourplanet,butthoseofuswho'vesharedinthetechnologicalchangesmainlycomefromnorthamerica,europe,japanandotherdevelopedpartsoftheworld.computershavechangedthelivesofusallinthisroomandaroundtheworld,butithinkthey'vechangedthelivesofweblindpeoplemorethananyothergroup.andsoiwanttotellyouabouttheinteractionbetweencomputer-basedadaptivetechnologyandthemanyvolunteerswhohelpedmeovertheyearstobecomethepersoniamtoday.it'saninteractionbetweenvolunteers,passionateinventorsandtechnology,andit'sastorythatmanyotherblindpeoplecouldtell.butletmetellyouabitaboutittoday.

　　wheniwasfive,iwenttoschoolandilearnedbraille.it'saningenioussystemofsixdotsthatarepunchedintopaper,andicanfeelthemwithmyfingers.infact,ithinkthey'reputtingupmygradesixreport.idon'tknowwherejulianmorrowgotthatfrom.（laughter）iwasprettygoodinreading,butreligionandmusicalappreciationneededmorework.（laughter）

　　whenyouleavetheoperahouse,you'llfindthere'sbraillesignageinthelifts.lookforit.haveyounoticedit?

ido.ilookforitallthetime.

　　（laughter）

　　wheniwasatschool,thebooksweretranscribedbytranscribers,voluntarypeoplewhopunchedonedotatatimesoi'dhavevolumestoread,andthathadbeengoingon,mainlybywomen,sincethelate19thcenturyinthiscountry,butitwastheonlywayicouldread.wheniwasinhighschool,igotmyfirstphilipsreel-to-reeltaperecorder,andtaperecordersbecamemysortofpre-computermediumoflearning.icouldhavefamilyandfriendsreadmematerial,andicouldthenreaditbackasmanytimesasineeded.anditbroughtmeintocontactwithvolunteersandhelpers.forexample,whenistudiedatgraduateschoolatqueen'suniversityincanada,theprisonersatthecollinsbayjailagreedtohelpme.igavethemataperecorder,andtheyreadintoit.asoneofthemsaidtome,"ron,weain'tgoinganywhereatthemoment."

　　（laughter）

　　butthinkofit.thesemen,whohadn'thadtheeducationalopportunitiesi'dhad,helpedmegainpost-graduatequalificationsinlawbytheirdedicatedhelp.

　　well,iwentbackandbecameanacademicatmelbourne'smonashuniversity,andforthose25years,taperecorderswereeverythingtome.infact,inmyofficein1990,ihad18milesoftape.students,familyandfriendsallreadmematerial.mrs.loisdoery,whomilatercametocallmysurrogatemum,readmemanythousandsofhoursontotape.oneofthereasonsiagreedtogivethistalktodaywasthatiwashopingthatloiswouldbeheresoicouldintroduceyoutoherandpubliclythankher.butsadly,herhealthhasn'tpermittedhertocometoday.butithankyouhere,lois,fromthisplatform.

　　（applause）

　　isawmyfirstapplecomputerin1984,andithoughttomyself,"thisthing'sgotaglassscreen,notmuchusetome."howverywrongiwas.in1987,inthemonthoureldestsongerardwasborn,igotmyfirstblindcomputer,andit'sactuallyhere.seeitupthere?

andyouseeithasno,whatdoyoucallit,noscreen.（laughter）it'sablindcomputer.（laughter）it'sakeynotegold84k,andthe84kstandsforithad84kilobytesofmemory.（laughter）don'tlaugh,itcostme4,000dollarsatthetime.（laughter）ithinkthere'smorememoryinmywatch.

　　itwasinventedbyrussellsmith,apassionateinventorinnewzealandwhowastryingtohelpblindpeople.sadly,hediedinalightplanecrashinXX,buthismemorylivesoninmyheart.itmeant,forthefirsttime,icouldreadbackwhatihadtypedintoit.ithadaspeechsynthesizer.i'dwrittenmyfirstcoauthoredlaborlawbookonatypewriterin1979purelyfrommemory.thisnowallowedmetoreadbackwhati'dwrittenandtoenterthecomputerworld,evenwithits84kofmemory.

　　in1974,thegreatraykurzweil,theamericaninventor,workedonbuildingamachinethatwouldscanbooksandreadthemoutinsyntheticspeech.opticalcharacterrecognitionunitsthenonlyoperatedusuallyononefont,butbyusingcharge-coupleddeviceflatbedscannersandspeechsynthesizers,hedevelopedamachinethatcouldreadanyfont.andhismachine,whichwasasbigasawashingmachine,waslaunchedonthe13thofjanuary,1976.isawmyfirstcommerciallyavailablekurzweilinmarch1989,anditblewmeaway,andinseptember1989,themonththatmyassociateprofessorshipatmonashuniversitywasannounced,thelawschoolgotone,andicoulduseit.forthefirsttime,icouldreadwhatiwantedtoreadbyputtingabookonthescanner.ididn'thavetobenicetopeople!

　　（laughter）

　　inolongerwouldbecensored.forexample,iwastooshythen,andi'mactuallytooshynow,toaskanybodytoreadmeoutloudsexuallyexplicitmaterial.（laughter）but,youknow,icouldpopabookoninthemiddleofthenight,and--（laughter）（applause）

　　now,thekurzweilreaderissimplyaprogramonmylaptop.that'swhatit'sshrunkto.andnowicanscanthelatestnovelandnotwaittogetitintotalkingbooklibraries.icankeepupwithmyfriends.

　　therearemanypeoplewhohavehelpedmeinmylife,andmanythatihaven'tmet.oneisanotheramericaninventortedhenter.tedwasamotorcycleracer,butin1978hehadacaraccidentandlosthissight,whichisdevastatingifyou'retryingtoridemotorbikes.hethenturnedtobeingawaterskierandwasachampiondisabledwaterskier.butin1989,heteamedupwithbilljoycetodevelopaprogramthatwouldreadoutwhatwasonthecomputerscreenfromthenetorfromwhatwasonthecomputer.it'scalledjaws,jobaccesswithspeech,anditsoundslikethis.

　　（jawsspeaking）

　　ronmccallum:

isn'tthatslow?

　　（laughter）yousee,ifireadlikethat,i'dfallasleep.isloweditdownforyou.i'mgoingtoaskthatweplayitatthespeedireadit.canweplaythatone?

　　（jawsspeaking）

　　（laughter）

　　rm:

youknow,whenyou'remarkingstudentessays,youwanttogetthroughthemfairlyquickly.

　　（laughter）（applause）

　　thistechnologythatfascinatedmein1987isnowonmyiphoneandonyoursaswell.but,youknow,ifindreadingwithmachinesaverylonelyprocess.igrewupwithfamily,friends,readingtome,andilovedthewarmthandthebreathandtheclosenessofpeoplereading.doyoulovebeingreadto?

andoneofmymostenduringmemoriesisin1999,maryreadingtomeandthechildrendownnearmanlybeach"harrypotterandthephilosopher'sstone."isn'tthatagreatbook?

istilllovebeingclosetosomeonereadingtome.butiwouldn'tgiveupthetechnology,becauseit'sallowedmetoleadagreatlife.

　　ofcourse,talkingbooksfortheblindpredatedallthistechnology.afterall,thelong-playingrecordwasdevelopedintheearly1930s,andnowweputtalkingbooksoncdsusingthedigitalaccesssystemknownasdaisy.butwheni'mreadingwithsyntheticvoices,ilovetocomehomeandreadaracynovelwitharealvoice.

　　nowtherearestillbarriersinfrontofwepeoplewithdisabilities.manywebsiteswecan'treadusingjawsandtheothertechnologies.websitesareoftenveryvisual,andthereareallthesesortsofgraphsthataren'tlabeledandbuttonsthataren'tlabeled,andthat'swhytheworldwidewebconsortium3,knownasw3c,hasdevelopedworldwidestandardsfortheinternet.andwewantallinternetusersorinternetsiteownerstomaketheirsitescompatiblesothatwepersonswithoutvisioncanhavealevelplayingfield.thereareotherbarriersbroughtaboutbyourlaws.forexample,australia,likeaboutonethirdoftheworld'scountries,hascopyrightexceptionswhichallowbookstobebrailledorreadforweblindpersons.butthosebookscan'ttravelacrossborders.forexample,inspain,therearea100,000accessiblebooksinspanish.inargentina,thereare50,000.innootherlatinamericancountryaretheremorethanacoupleofthousand.butit'snotlegaltotransportthebooksfromspaintolatinamerica.therearehundredsofthousandsofaccessiblebooksintheunitedstates,britain,canada,australia,etc.,buttheycan'tbetransportedtothe60countriesinourworldwhereenglishisthefirstandthesecondlanguage.andrememberiwastellingyouaboutharrypotter.well,becausewecan'ttransportbooksacrossborders,therehadtobeseparateversionsreadinallthedifferentenglish-speakingcountries:

britain,unitedstates,canada,australia,andnewzealandallhadtohaveseparatereadingsofharrypotter.

　　andthat'swhy,nextmonthinmorocco,ameetingistakingplacebetweenallthecountries.it'ssomethingthatagroupofcountriesandtheworld