WASHINGTON (AP) — While eclipse watchers look to the skies, people who are blind or visually impaired will be able to hear and feel the celestial event.
Sound and touch devices will be available at public gatherings on April 8, when a total solar eclipse crosses North America, the moon blotting out the sun for a few minutes.
“Eclipses are very beautiful things, and everyone should be able to experience it once in their lifetime,” said Yuki Hatch, a high school senior in Austin, Texas.
Hatch is a visually impaired student and a space enthusiast who hopes to one day become a computer scientist for NASA. On eclipse day, she and her classmates at the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired plan to sit outside in the school’s grassy quad and listen to a small device called a LightSound box that translates changing light into sounds.
'The Apprentice,' about a young Donald Trump, premieres in Cannes
Highlights of Xi and Putin's Talks in Russia
A family of forest rangers makes a difference
Senior CPC Officials Submit Work Reports to CPC Central Committee, Xi
Mohammad Mokhber: Who is Iran’s acting president?
Chinese tourists' return greeted by destinations
China's experience with gender equality shared at UN
Xi Story: Fostering and Mentoring Young Officials
Travis Kelce downs whiskey shot on slice of bread at Kelce Jam without Taylor Swift
Xi's Love for the Yellow River
Supreme Court rejects an appeal from a Canadian man once held at Guantanamo
China secures Paris women's epee berth with World Cup silver