Off the Grid: Living Blind Without the Internet

by Robert W. Kingett

Overview

Robert Kingett, a journalist, accepts a dare while at a park. This dare seems simple at first – to adapt to his blindness without the Internet in an age where the web is ubiquitous. The journey starts off as a need to check Email, then morphs into intimate feelings and observations about the Internet from someone who has never disconnected. This account is a cozy diary of the journey of adapting to a brand new way of living. The entries explore emotions, events, and conversations along with darkly comedic encounters, such as battling with an FM radio and hooking up a landline phone for the first time. The conversational entries show how a writer perceives people, and society, when Twitter and Facebook are no longer a daily factor.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940151889896
Publisher:	SynergEbooks
Publication date:	04/16/2015
Sold by:	Smashwords
Format:	eBook
File size:	166 KB

About the Author

Robert Kingett is a journalist who identifies himself as a “blind gay weirdo who is a bibliophile”. Robert has always been a writer. Ever since he was young, he would pen stories to build characters and guide readers through scenic journeys. Growing up in Saint Augustine FL, where he attended the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind, his passions became a few core subjects. Reading, writing, video games, and technology, all of which he loves today. Robert would often write book reviews and pass them around to other students before having the idea to start a newspaper at the Blind High School, even recruiting visually impaired photographers. After graduation in 2010, he soon became a journalist that is respected for his long form pieces about a wide array of subjects including, but not limited to, disability, LGBT, adaptive technology, travel, science and technology, politics, human interest stories, and humor/satire Kingett has also been a strong advocate for multiple communities and causes, including such campaigns as The Accessible Netflix Project. Kingett is also a keynote speaker who has a wide array of keynotes addressing many topics. One topic, for example, is his keynote on accessible video game design.