[NABS-L] Not Recognizing Voices

[josh lester]

It is quite normal. Happens to me a lot. You don’t have anything to worry about.

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> On Nov 4, 2021, at 10:07 PM, Joshua Hendrickson via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> 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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