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Braille on the FDR Memorial
Recently, I evaluated the accessibility of the Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) Memorial located on the National Mall in Washington D.C. My observations describe the experience of people who are blind or have low vision. I describe my observations, and recommendations for improvements, in a report commissioned by the FDR Memorial Legacy Committee. The Braille Carved…
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Revisiting Touch in Pandemic Year Two
As I write this post, we are in the second year of the Covid-19 pandemic, and maybe we are through the worst of it. People are getting vaccinated. The number of corona infections is falling, and public places, including museums, are re-opening. As of April 2021, advice from the Centers for Disease Control indicates that…
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Hearing the Light
My colleagues at the SPACE TELESCOPE SCIENCE INSTITUTE in Baltimore are doing great work on sonification (representing data with sound). They developed a program that adds an audio component to graphs of data. Watch this presentation Hearing The Light on YouTube for more details. Then listen to this podcast to hear their reflections working on…
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Making and Sharing Tactile Graphics
This post highlights websites where people can search for or request the creation of tactile graphics. These projects let people share their expertise and equipment and they offer a way for people to distribute the files or the completed tactile graphics. See3D is a non-profit organization that manages the printing and distribution of 3D printed…
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A Presidential Project
On this inauguration day, January 20, 2021, I am highlighting an important project documenting a historical president. Franklin D. Roosevelt (known by his initials FDR, was the 32nd President of the United States from 1933-1945. He was the architect of the New Deal and the Commander-in-Chief during World War II. FDR also had a physical…
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