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A Burst of Technology, Helping the Blind to See

“Some of the 37 other participants further along in the project can differentiate plates from cups, tell grass from sidewalk, sort white socks from dark, distinguish doors and windows, identify large letters of the alphabet, and see where people are, albeit not details about them.
Linda Morfoot, 65, of Long Beach, Calif., blind for 12 years, says she can now toss a ball into a basketball hoop, follow her nine grandchildren as they run around her living room and “see where the preacher is” in church.”

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Pam Belluck, The New York Times, 26 September 2009

27 September 2009 | Categories: News | Country: | Tags: , ,
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