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WASHINGTON While eclipse watchers look to the skies, people who are blind or visually impaired will be able to hear and feel the celestial event.ge..
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. ..
On eclipse day, she and her classmates at the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired plan to sit outside in the schools grassy quad and listen to a small device called a LightSound box that translates changing light into sounds..
The Perkins Library associated with the Perkins School for the Blind in Watertown, Massachusetts plans to broadcast the changing tones of the LightSound device over Zoom for members to listen online and by telephone, said outreach manager Erin Fragola..
For the eclipse, "A student can put their hand over the device and feel the moon slowly move over the sun," said Tactile Engineerings Wunji Lau..
