New technology allows those who are blind to hear and feel April’s solar eclipse [Video]

• While eclipse watchers focus on the skies, those who are blind or visually impaired can engage with the celestial event through sound and touch.
• On April 8, during a total solar eclipse over North America, sound and touch devices will be provided at public gatherings to facilitate the experience.
• Yuki Hatch, a visually impaired student from Texas, voiced excitement about experiencing the eclipse through a LightSound box.

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.

“Eclipses are very beautiful things, and everyone should be able to experience it once in their lifetime,” said Yuki Hatch, a high school senior in Austin, Texas.

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