[nabs-l] Feeling faces: a myth or true?

[Joshua Hendrickson]

Hello.  This is an interesting topic.  I've very rarely touched
someone's face.  I have done a couple times if they were a close
friend, or a girl friend.  To me, it would be weird asking people who
I'd just met if I could touch their face.  Also, in today's society I
think most people even if they would let a blind person touch their
face would feel very unconfortable going through that experience.  I
think the only people I might do it would be either my wife, or close
family members.  I am currently attending a training center in Chicago
where many of the adults are newly blinded, or haven't been blind very
long.  No one at the center to my knowledge has touched each others
face, I know I've never been asked if someone could touch my face
while being at the center.

On 10/4/14, justin williams via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> It is not that I think it can't be used, because it can, I just see no need
> to do so unless you just want too.  It is usually a waist of time most of
> the time.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nabs-l [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Darian Smith
> via nabs-l
> Sent: Saturday, October 04, 2014 5:37 PM
> To: Roanna Bacchus; National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Feeling faces: a myth or true?
>
> Hi all,
>  it would appear  that the majority if not all of us believe that feeling
> faces to determine looks is a myth.
>    I would say that my opinion sides with the  majority and in the case of
> Arielle, I can't really argue with science on this one,  either.
>   Darian
>
> On Oct 4, 2014, at 1:57 PM, Roanna Bacchus via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi Marissa I don't feel faces either.  I try to remember people's voices
> such as friends or family members.  I try to use my imagination to imagine
> what someone looks like.
>>
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