It’s not hard to not recognize Shaq, blind or not. His voice is ten feet off the ground.
You don’t have to be a Navy veteran if you stand to talk to Shaq but it’s still a naval address, I mean navel address.
Agree-- I would recognize Shaq's beautiful voice anywhere, and I'm not even a sports fan, but from his endorsement ads. And if he was with a group of people at the time, Stevie may have heard someone saying, ”Yo, Shaq!” to confirm his audio intuition.
I have a dear friend who has been blind since adolescence. He uses a cane, has readers to help him do his job (he went to Ivy League schools and is a lawyer), has a special computer and also reads Braille, but he can see glimmers of light during the day or when lamps are lit at night that help him to get around. He is legally blind but his supportive parents didn't let it hold him back.