WE’LL LET PEOPLE SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES.
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The thing that makes me laugh (and probably shouldn’t) is how often people lower their voices and speak extra slowly the moment they realise I can’t see them properly. As if blindness also removed my ability to understand normal volume and speed. I’m not hard of hearing. I’m just missing the visual part of the conversation. Speak normally. I’m right here.
Sarah, partially sighted A lighter moment
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