Technical

Solar eclipse for the ears: A tablet-sized device helped low-vision Philadelphians enjoy the celestial event

With the aid of a technology that translates light into sound, blind and visually impaired people heard what they could not otherwise see. Although the day was cloudy and Philadelphia was not in the ...
San Antonio Express-News

Vision-impaired get help from UTSA to ‘see’ eclipse with sound

UTSA students will help the blind and low-vision community in South Texas experience next week’s total solar eclipse using devices that convert light to varying sound frequencies. Students and staff ...
CNN

What an eclipse sounds like — and why it matters

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. People across the ...
Yahoo

Eclipse experience for the visually impaired; how this Harvard team is turning light into sound

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The April 8 total solar eclipse passing over Texas is a once-in-a-lifetime experience with the next one passing over a tiny sliver of the United States in 2044. Scientists from Harvard ...
WCVB Channel 5 Boston

Harvard, Smithsonian astronomers let people with vision loss 'hear' solar eclipse

EXPERIENCE THE ECLIPSE WITH SOUND. THIS IS A CALLED A LIGHT SOUND DEVICE. IT’S A TOOL THAT WE DEVELOPED THINKING OF THE BLIND AND LOW VISION COMMUNITY TO AS A WAY TO EXPERIENCE A SOLAR ECLIPSE WITH ...
WPRI 12

Device that turns light into sound will help the blind see solar eclipse

An estimated 31 million people live in the path of totality for the April eclipse, and millions more are expected to travel to take in the phenomenon – including members of the blind and low-vision ...
The New York Times

They Can’t See the Eclipse, but This Device Will Help Them Hear It

A device called LightSound is being distributed to help the blind and visually impaired experience this year’s event. By Robyn Ross This article is part of The Times’s coverage of the April 8 eclipse, ...
New Hampshire Public Radio

A device that translates light into sound helps create a unique solar eclipse experience

April’s total solar eclipse will cross over Vermont — and preparations for the phenomenon are well underway. Including for members of Vermont’s blind and low-vision community. Many of them are hoping ...
WGBH

Translating a solar eclipse into sound for blind — and astronomically curious — observers

The 2024 solar eclipse has captured the eyes of people around the world — and now their ears, too. The Perkins Library, based out of Watertown’s Perkins School for the Blind, held a Zoom event to ...
WDTN

LightSound technology brings eclipse experience to visually impaired

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — As the total solar eclipse draws near, two Ohio agencies have brought in a new technology that increases the event’s accessibility. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR ...
Houston Chronicle

Visually impaired people will be able to hear April’s eclipse. Here’s how

Blind and low-vision people across North America will be able to experience the upcoming total solar eclipse, thanks to a handheld device that translates light into sound. The LightSound Box is a tool ...