Thanks Sharon.  Will check it out.

Vicki

----- Original Message -----
From: "Sharon Hooley" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2005 9:52 PM
Subject: Re: [ECHURCH-USA] Recent people and musical note discussion


> That's interesting.  I talked with my high school science teacher about
> doing that sort of thing with electronics.  I also know about a website
you
> might want to check out.  It is:
>
> www.visualprosthesis.com
>
> Sharon
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Vicki and The Rors" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2005 7:35 PM
> Subject: Recent people and musical note discussion
>
>
> > In light of some of our recent topics, this bit of info sent to me by a
> > friend.  I have no additional info, just thought it was interesting.  So
> it
> > is sent along, not only because it's short, but for your amazement or
> > amusement.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > > Bright Idea:
> > > A graduate student at Cornell University in Ithaca, N. Y. has
> spearheaded
> > > the development
> > > of prototype soft ware that translates colors into musical notes,
> > > permitting
> > > users
> > > to "read" colored weather maps with their ears. Victor Wong, blind
since
> > > age
> > > 7, devised
> > > a system in which the 88 piano notes correspond to colors. Wong hopes
> his
> > > software
> > > will one day give the blind access to a wide array of pictures.
> > > As quoted in AARP Bulletin Board
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
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