[Ohio-talk] Hearing of Blind People was RE: interesting information

Wed Oct 28 13:19:38 UTC 2015

I use that statement because I don't want sighted people thinking that, by
some supernatural power, we have this amazing level of hearing.  Sorry to be
blunt but people are just that silly.  I really do wonder, though, if our
hearing is different due to natural brain activity.

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I feel that your observation is on point. I hear that statement on a regular
basis, and I never thought to answer with my hearing is more skilled than
their's. The more I think about it, the more sense that makes.

Much Love,
Walter

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Subject: [Ohio-talk] Hearing of Blind People was RE: interesting information

The article also mentioned that a blind person's ability to hear and other
senses I'd imagine as well are actually better due to the brain remapping
parts used for vision to those other senses.

I'm not disputing this but I'm tired of sighted people thinking that I have
some superman hearing.  I'm sure you've all heard a sentence like, "I've
heard that when you're blind...." and you can finish it with "Yeah yeah, our
senses are better."  

I always explain that my hearing isn't necessarily better; rather, I've been
trained to use my hearing along with my other senses instead of using my
eyes.  So, of course, they will be better in that case.  When we cross
streets, we pay more attention to auditory information; thus, our hearing is
more skilled than that of a sighted person.

What do you guys think?

Robby

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Subject: Re: [Ohio-talk] interesting information

I totally agree. It was funny to me to realize that people would think that
just because people are blind, that they could not recognize the cultural
differences people naturally possess. I am not always correct, but I can
talk to someone and figure out their ethnicity from their dialect as well
use of the English language. Please don't confuse this process with
steriotyping, but that is the method that I use. If someone have a better
method, please chime in, I'm interested in knowing.

Much Love,
Walter Mitchell
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From: Ohio-talk [mailto:ohio-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Marianne
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Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 2015 2:58 PM
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Walter, I thought the one about race was humorous.  It is so stupid to think
that blind people are color blind.
We are no different than the society that raises us.
On 10/27/15, Walter Mitchell via Ohio-talk <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hi Marianne,
>
> I read the articles and they were interesting. The articles that I 
> found most interesting and entertaining was the ones about deja vue, 
> race and the one about the mice detecting there surroundings.
>
> Thank you for the link.
>
> Much Love,
> Walter Mitchell
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ohio-talk [mailto:ohio-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of 
> Marianne Denning via Ohio-talk
> Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 2015 8:41 AM
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> Cc: Marianne Denning
> Subject: [Ohio-talk] interesting information
>
> I thought I would share this article about research on blindness in 
> all kinds of situations.  I would like to know people's comments.
>
> http://listverse.com/2015/10/25/10-fascinating-insights-into-the-world
> -of-bl
> indness/
>
> --
> Marianne Denning, TVI, MA
> Teacher of students who are blind or visually impaired
> (513) 607-6053
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