A blind man was accused by a woman of staring at her at the gym. Afterward, the gym staff asked a blind man to leave the building.
According to the report, Since the age of 11, A footballer named Toby Addison has started to lose his vision. He had lost 80% of his sight.
Footballer and content creator Toby Addison was born sighted; however, when he reached 11, he lost 80 percent of his vision. currently 21 years old, he retains only approximately 4% of his eyesight.
According to the Happy Hour Podcast, the first time, Addison visited a new gym, was at the age of 17. He revealed that while he 'minding his own business during a workout he overheard a woman uttering the following statement:
Oh, do you like the view?
Addison said he didn't really know where he was looking, and when talking to someone, he tried to look in that direction. So, he looked straight ahead, and unfortunately, there was a woman practicing.
He also admitted that he was unaware of what the woman was doing, such as whether she was squatting or not. Although she approached Addison, he was unaware of her presence and remained focused on his workout since he saw nothing wrong with his actions.
He explained that he was blind, but she didn't believe it and asked the staff to kick him out.
Afterward, Addison quickly apologized to the woman and clarified his visual impairment by pointing to his cane. "Oh no sorry, I’m blind’. I had my cane with me, it was folded up in my lap but she wasn’t having any of it."
Despite Addison' tries to explain his condition, the woman didn’t believe him and result he is still kicked out of the gym by the staff. He admits that he was not confident in speaking up for himself, so he made the decision to leave the gym and never return.
This situation really ‘knocked his confidence’, but he has since grown and developed the ability to assert himself in similar situations.
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