Tag: "blindness"

Reporter's Notes: Can You Teach A Brain To See?

Reporter's Notes: Can You Teach A Brain To See?

When Mike was three years old, he opened up a jar containing an explosive chemical that the miners had left behind. The accident left him nearly blind. Forty-two years later, doctors fixed one of his eyes in a series of two procedures.

 
Amy Standen

Post on Feb 26, 2010 by

Tactile Maps

Tactile Maps

Human beings have used maps to describe the world for thousands of years. Blind people have used Braille for about 150. But there’s never been a way for blind people to have easy access to maps of everyday places. Until now. Amy Standen reports. You may listen to the "Tactile Maps" radio report online, as [...]

 
Amy Standen

Post on Jan 31, 2008 by