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Eclipse Soundscape Brings a Multi-Sensory Experience to the 2017 Total Eclipse

August 18, 2017 Kit Englard
Description: Gray rectangle outlining an inner rectangle. In the center is a black circle. Behind it is an artists rendition of the light from the corona during a total solar eclipse. Which is the outer-most layer of the sun which outlines the moon.…

Description: Gray rectangle outlining an inner rectangle. In the center is a black circle. Behind it is an artists rendition of the light from the corona during a total solar eclipse. Which is the outer-most layer of the sun which outlines the moon.

Photo credit: ©2006 Miloslav Druckmüller, Peter Aniol Printed with permission

Common sense tells us that those without the full use of their sight will miss the awe-inspiring aspects of the eclipse. Luckily, Dr. Henry Winter thinks outside of conventional wisdom and is bringing this once in a lifetime event to everyone. Winter, an astrophysicist at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory took his passion for inclusive science education and applied it to the solar eclipse by developing the Eclipse Soundscape app. It creates a unique, multi-sensory eclipse experience for those who are blind, visually impaired, and DeafBlind.

 

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In Accessability, News, Science Tags News, Accessibility, Astronomy, Science, iOS
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Accessibility for YouTube TV a Flop

April 5, 2017 Kit Englard
A large red square with a smaller white rectangle across the bottom half. In the top red section the word "You" is written out in white letters. In the white rectangle is the word "tube" in black letters.

A large red square with a smaller white rectangle across the bottom half. In the top red section the word "You" is written out in white letters. In the white rectangle is the word "tube" in black letters.

YouTube TV is meant to be live TV that replaces your cable. You can live stream cable channels like MSNBC, Fox, The CW, ABC, CBS, and others. Using my power of living in the New York area, I have access to the service on the first day so I signed up for the free first-month trial offer, and played with the iOS app to test accessibility, so you don’t have to!

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In News, Accessability, Technology, Apple Tags YouTube, Screen Reader, Closed Caption, iOS
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