"One of the many misconceptions about the blind……" — Rosemary Mahoney

"One of the many misconceptions about the blind is that they have greater hearing, sense of smell and sense of touch than sighted people. This is not strictly true. Their blindness simply forces them to recognize gifts they always had but had heretofore largely ignored."

— Rosemary Mahoney

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