"Yet yours require patience to hear and to understand. I think we're equal, just in different ways." A little pause. "If you give me some time, I could probably work out how to explain what I do so I don't become overwhelmed by it all. We can help each other."

Just because it's long held habit doesn't mean she can't try and pull it apart to understand how to teach it. If she can teach people Braille, she can certainly try and pass along the skills that have made her life actually livable.