I appreciate the gift of reading more than before because I have never had difficulty reading, so to learn of how the inability to read has affected another adult's life is sobering: can't enjoy going to a restaurant; can't read a bedtime story to a child; can't apply for a job or advance if one cannot read.  It literally impacts every facet of life from reading a recipe to helping with homework to applying for a learner's permit to trying to read a map or follow directions.