[NABS-L] Not Recognizing Voices

[Amy Albin]

Thanks for all the great answers. Now for my other question: For those
who became blind later in life, (and are adjusted to blindness) is
recognizing voices harder than recognizing faces?

On 11/10/21, Sandra Gayer via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hello Amy,
> I was on a course last year which lasted for almost 3 months. There
> were 2 girls I got routinely mixed up. It became a bit of a class
> joke, all good humoured. You'll be fine.
>
> Very best wishes,
> Sandra.
>
> On 11/5/21, josh lester via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> It is quite normal. Happens to me a lot. You don’t have anything to worry
>> about.
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>> 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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