Blind people can hear and feel April’s total solar eclipse with new technology

Minh Ha, assistive technology manager at the Perkins School for the Blind, tries a LightSound device for the first time at the school's library in Watertown, Massachusetts, on March 2, 2024. As eclipse watchers look to the skies in April 2024, new technology will allow people who are blind or visually impaired to hear and feel the celestial event. — AP

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.

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.