<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><div><br></div><div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br><div style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt;"><font face="Tahoma" size="2"><hr size="1"><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></b></font>Often wondered if blind people have a special advantage?<br>---------<br><br>I have very bad astigmatism. As a result, I believe my body has compensated with very accurate hearing and excellent hearing memory.<br><br>I base this idea on my employment as a customer service representative. Most of my work is done by telephone, but I will meet our customers in person on an infrequent basis.<br><br>When they come into the office, I may not
recognize their face. So I let them speak first and *then* I know who they are.<br><br>When I really want to listen to something: I close my eyes. I suspect most people do the same.<br><br>So when it comes to sound, I would say that blind people do have a special advantage. They are more focused on the sound than sighted people may be.<br><br>Best,<br>Stephen.<br>
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