I’m blind, but I love going to the movies. Here’s how it works

As a person who is vision impaired, hearing is a substitute for eyesight in so many contexts.

The assumption is that if you are without sight, your other senses must be sharpened. This is, of course, complete nonsense.

I often hear: “He has supersonic hearing.” Apart from being an illogical statement (how can your hearing be faster than the speed of sound?), this is an example of the sorts of observations people make, presuming that I have excellent hearing just because I’m blind.

If this contention were true, a person who is deaf-blind would find themselves in a paradoxical situation. Being deaf, their vision would be excellent, and vice versa.

In the TV comedy show A Bit of Fry & Laurie, there’s an amusing sketch in which Hugh Laurie…