- What is probably the biggest misconception that you run into that people may have, if you have one?

I know it's probably many, but you have- - [April] There's a lot.

- If you have one that you feel like you may come across more than others, that people may have about those that have vision loss or that are blind.

- There are a lot, one of them that I oftentimes hear is that if you lose eyesight, then you automatically gain hearing keenness.

- [Interviewer] Oh.

Like Superpowers?

- Like a superpower.

- Oh.

So that doesn't really happen?

- That doesn't really happen.

The reason why I can notice the subtle changes of the sound of a sizzling egg or the traffic pattern is through training, through practice, and it's all intentional.

It doesn't just happen, it's not better hearing, it's better listening skills.

- [Interviewer] Okay.

- [Interviewee] It's learned.

- And it's learned.

It's learned through adaption, through techniques, through, oh, I'm sorry.

And like I said, a lot of practice.

So I think the biggest thing is that, it's not an immediate superpower that we get, but also that I'm not, don't be afraid.

Don't be afraid that when you see somebody that's disabled, we're human.

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