[NABS-L] Not Recognizing Voices

Wed Nov 10 17:30:29 UTC 2021

Yeah for sure. I find that even as someone who has been blind since birth,
it's still easy for me to mix people up, especially when their voices are
very similar to someone else's.

On Wed, Nov 10, 2021 at 7:43 AM Luke Seibert via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
wrote:

> Hi, Amy
>
> I lost my sight five years ago when I was nineteen. For me, recognizing
> voices is harder than recognizing faces. I don't know the reason why, but I
> feel like I mistake more people by voice than I did when I was seeing their
> faces.
>
> Luke Seibert
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: NABS-L <nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Amy Albin via NABS-L
> Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2021 5:47 AM
> To: sandragayer7 at gmail.com; National Association of Blind Students
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> Cc: Amy Albin <amyralbin at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [NABS-L] Not Recognizing Voices
>
> 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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