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

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On Oct 28, 2015, at 1:49 PM, Denver A Jones via Ohio-talk <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> I am not sure how it works for those that have never seen. However I can speak of what it's like for me, having been cited and now blind. I noticed almost instantly hearing things that I didn't hear before.  When I asked the doctor about this he explained to me that my earring didn't get better it is simply a fact that I pay more attention to my hearing. Now three years later I feel like I hear a lot better. So I wonder, is it rewiring, or just pay more attention. I would love some feedback from others.
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>> On Oct 27, 2015, at 10:14 PM, Robert Spangler via Ohio-talk <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>> 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
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Ohio-talk [mailto:ohio-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Walter
>> Mitchell via Ohio-talk
>> Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 2015 5:19 PM
>> To: 'NFB of Ohio Announcement and Discussion List' <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Cc: Walter Mitchell <wmitch at zoomtown.com>
>> 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
>> -----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 2:58 PM
>> To: NFB of Ohio Announcement and Discussion List
>> Cc: Marianne Denning
>> Subject: Re: [Ohio-talk] interesting information
>> 
>> 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
>>> To: NFB of Ohio Announcement and Discussion List
>>> 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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