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Are you limited by others expectations? Please listen to this podcast and share your thoughts. (youtube.com)
submitted 8y ago by eQUIV
johnnytai 1 points
It makes perfect sense that expectations of others shape one's life in the way that people tend to act accordingly to their expectation. My gripe with the video is that it ends up looking like another hype on the echo location technique which, impressive it may be, is not the answer to all blindness and mobility related issues many try to make it out to be. If a blind person also has a hearing disability, the EL technique does not work. If the area is super noisy, it doesn't work. I've known a guy who learned echo location and decided that he didn't need to use a white cane any more... and guess what, he fell down stairs alot... Also the thought of making clicky noises constantly throughout one's social life is just not all that appealing :)
Mobo95 1 points
I am actually writing a research proposal and presenting it to Stanford on this topic. Do you either of you know where I can go online to read more about people's experiences?
And I totally agree it is not for everyone but I think that if these techniques can help some people it is worth educating them on.
eQUIV [OP] 1 points
Agreed. They do explain that it is not a miracle solution that magically applies to everyone visually impaired, as everyone's condition and severity level is different. However, it does seem to make sense that some visually impaired people may be putting limitations on themselves based on others low expectations. Although, I think a certain percentage of people in general may be limiting themselves by low expectations.
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