[NABS-L] Not Recognizing Voices

[Joshua Hendrickson]

Amy.  I don't think you have anything to worry about.  Some people
just have very similar voices.  When I was in school I knew a set of
identical twins who were girls.  I had them in some of my classes and
once I was invited to their birthday party which was a lot of fun.
?The only way I was able to tell the twins apart was to listen very
closely.  One of the twins had a slightly lower voice then the other
one.  It was something I had to intentionally listen for or I could
mix the two girls up.  Again, I think you don't have anything to worry
about.

On 11/4/21, Kennedy Stomberg via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Amy,
>
> There is a disorder of not recognizing voices, but it's pretty rare and not
> easy to diagnose. What you're describing doesn't sound like that though,
> since you don't have this difficulty with everyone. (I'm not an expert, and
> certainly not quallified to say for sure, I just have some basic knowledge!)
> In any case, I want to emphasize that there is nothing wrong with not always
> being able to recognize voices. I know it can feel frustrating, but I hope
> you don't feel bad about it! If anyone is making you feel judged because you
> can't universally recognize voices, I am so sorry that's been your
> experience!
>
>
> Kennedy Stomberg, M.S. she/her/hers
>
>
>> On Nov 4, 2021, at 9:01 PM, nspohn0--- via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>> I think it's normal. Sometimes you don't expect seeing someone at a
>> certain
>> place or a certain time of day, which can throw off the micro moments of
>> scanning your voice profiles for a match.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: NABS-L <nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Amy Albin via NABS-L
>> Sent: Thursday, November 4, 2021 9:29 PM
>> To: nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>> Cc: Amy Albin <amyralbin at gmail.com>
>> Subject: [NABS-L] Not Recognizing Voices
>>
>> Hey All,
>>
>> I am totally blind and have a question that I never got around to asking.
>>
>> I have no hearing disabilities. However, I sometimes don't recognize
>> people's voices that I have known for awhile. For example, people in my
>> classes, some of them I can't tell apart even though I have interacted
>> with
>> them frequently. In high school I was in a group where there were 2 girls
>> I
>> could not tell apart by voice. I do not have this problem for everyone.
>> There are plenty of people whose voices I recognize, but plenty I don't. I
>> know that when sighted people can't recognize faces, it is considered a
>> disorder. Is not recognizing voices normal for blind people? Thanks.
>>
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