Making table tennis accessible for blind players
Motion tracking cameras and an array of linked speakers give real-time audio feedback to table tennis players with…
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Wasserman: Deion Sanders, blind faith and the coach’s first puzzling decision
The college football world viewed Colorado’s decision to hire Deion Sanders as a major risk. Athletic director Rick George was smart enough to see through the reasons for hesitation. There…
Acoustic touch: Vision via sound for the blind
A research team member who is blind uses acoustic touch to locate and reach for an item on the table. Credit: Lil…
Vision via sound for the blind
ustralian researchers have developed cutting-edge technology known as "acoustic touch" that helps people 'see' using sound. The technology has the potential to transform the lives of those…
The Unusual Legal Agreement Behind ‘The Blind Side’
In August 2004, Michael Oher was living with Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy and their two children in Memphis. Oher, who had bounced around several foster homes, was a top prospect to play major…
The Blind Side of Sports Storytelling
Of course America loved “The Blind Side,” the 2009 movie about a homeless and hapless Black teenager rescued from a bleak future by a wealthy, white family. It was based on the true story of…
‘Blind Side’ Lawsuit Shows Strains in Depiction of Black Athletes
There’s a scene in the film “The Blind Side” that intends to be an uplifting moment of triumph. Michael Oher, a talented offensive lineman who is Black, is struggling in a high school…
‘Blind Side’ Player Says He Was Conned With Adoption Promise
The former N.F.L. player Michael Oher, whose journey out of poverty and into football stardom was dramatized in the 2009 movie “The Blind Side,” asked a Tennessee court on Monday to formally…