Blind Students 'touch' The Eclipse With Help Of Technology

@kirstenlmclark, The Courier-Journal
Mon, 08/21/2017 - 9:30am

New technology makes it possible for blind people to “view” a cosmic phenomenon, said Larry Skutchan of the American Printing House for the Blind.

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