[stylist] the synesthesia poem ... finally!
justin williams
justin.williams2 at gmail.com
Thu Oct 17 22:52:23 UTC 2013
Great tool if you can harness it and use it properly.
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From: stylist [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Barbara
Hammel
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I first learned about it from a sighted person. I think many folks are too
embarrassed by it because it is different. I just don't care who thinks I'm
weird. One of my twins' worker has it.
Me
> On Oct 17, 2013, at 12:33, Bridgit Pollpeter <bpollpeter at hotmail.com>
wrote:
>
> That's so interesting. And I just realized that I had a blonde moment
> because when you say, Atty, that you're grateful for your colors, it
> makes me realize that if a person had never been able to see visually,
> they wouldn't be able to identify color; not in the way that you are
> all describing. So... I was definitely slow on the uptake here, ha-ha!
> Yet, I've never heard of this until I met blind people. To my
> knowledge, I've yet to meet a sighted person who has this ability.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: stylist [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Atty
> Rose
> Sent: Thursday, October 17, 2013 12:08 PM
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> Subject: Re: [stylist] the synesthesia poem ... finally!
>
>
> I could see the colors of letters numbers and words before I went
> blind at 10. I still see them but the difference is I see colors
> everywhere all the time now.
>
> The synestigia (spelled wrong I know) comes from a cross wiring in
> sensory input.
>
> Since before three I didn't do much reading, I don't recall colorful
> words.
> I had quite a blow to the head resulting in eventual blindness.
> Probably did knock a wire or too loose. LOL
>
> I love my colors and am grateful to have them.
>
>
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