'Image whisperers' bring vision to the blind at Red Cross museum


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Nicolas Frachet (right), accompanied by his image whisperer, Marie-Fabienne Aymon, explores the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum in Geneva on a guided tour designed for the visually impaired. Photo: AFP

"They are our eyes," said Karin happily after releasing the arm of one of the specialised "image whisperers" guiding her and other blind people around Geneva's Red Cross museum.

The museum has been offering its new image prompter service to the visually impaired since late last year.

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