<div><div dir="auto">Hi all,</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Forgive cross posting. Here are some accessibility resources for B/LV folks for the upcoming solar eclipse.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><div>Some new accessible tech is available for B/LV (Blind/Low Vision) people to observe solar eclipses. A hand-held device called a LightSound Box that uses technology to translate/convert light and the absence of light to sound in order to “hear” the eclipse and the Cadence tactile device that allows users to feel the outline of the eclipse—rather like a moving embossed image. 
<a href="https://www.tactile-engineering.com/cadence">https://www.tactile-engineering.com/cadence</a>

Perkins has additional resources about accessing the eclipse (upcoming and beyond): <a href="https://www.perkins.org/resource/solar-eclipse-accessibility-resources-assistive-technology-for-blind-and-low-vision/">https://www.perkins.org/resource/solar-eclipse-accessibility-resources-assistive-technology-for-blind-and-low-vision/</a></div><br clear="all"><br clear="all"><div dir="auto"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature">Wink Harner<br>Assistive Technology Consulting and Training<br>Alternative Text Production<br>Portland OR.</div></div></div></div><div><div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><br><br><a href="mailto:foreigntype@gmail.com" target="_blank">foreigntype@gmail.com</a></div></div></div>
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