[Artbeyondsightmuseums] film, time piece, art exhibition

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Aireal

http://www.engadget.com/2013/07/21/siggraph-disney-research-aireal-haptic-feedback/
http://mashable.com/2013/07/19/aireal/
http://www.stitchkingdom.com/disney-aireal-disney-research-brings-4d-haptic-experience-gaming-64298/
Jeff Hanson
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/07/21/legally-blind-artist-painting/2499559/


  Lighthouse for the Blind expands facility on Eighth Street

  Read more here:
  http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/07/19/3508398/lighthouse-for-the-blind-expands.html#storylink=cpy


These facilities take a different approach to teaching even the most 
traditional of subjects like math. The Math Laboratory will be an area 
dedicated to teaching students how to use tactile graphing kits which 
will help them create and use raised graphs. They will also have access 
to math tools such as abacuses and talking calculators .
http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/07/19/3508398/lighthouse-for-the-blind-expands.html



Film


  Ship of Theseus' review: An intellectually stimulating work of cinema art



In the first of the three stories, a girl named Aliya (Aida El-Kashef) 
can click remarkable pictures like a pro but her professional excellence 
goes for a toss when her eyesight is restored. Alia finds it difficult 
to cope with her new found vision that was meant to enhance her way of 
tackling her art. She finds herself dealing with the loss of her prized 
possession -- her blindness -- when she realises that she is no longer 
able to click pictures like an ace.

Read more here: 
http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/07/19/3508398/lighthouse-for-the-blind-expands.html#storylink=cpy
http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/movies/ship-of-theseus-review-an-intellectually-stimulating-work-of-cinema-art_139395.htm


2020 target date for redesigned FRNs with raised feature
Federal Reserve notes featuring a tactile feature to aid the blind and 
visually impaired won't appear until 2020 when the first redesigned $10 
FRNs with the tactile feature will be released, according to a recently 
released report from the Bureau of Engraving and Printing
http://www.coinworld.com/Articles/ViewArticle/2020-target-date-for-redesigned-frns-with-rai


MIT Alum's Tactile Timepiece Raises $260,000+ on Kickstarter in 6 Days
http://bostinno.streetwise.co/all-series/eone-kickstarter-the-bradley-watch/
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/eone/the-bradley-a-timepiece-designed-to-touch-and-see
http://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2013/07/19100-mit-alum-raises-over-250k-in-a-week-for-kickstarter-watch/




New navigation gadget for people who are blind
http://www.healthcanal.com/eyes-vision/40931-new-navigation-gadget-for-people-who-are-blind.html



New Zealanders invade Melbourne
Artist army: Legally-blind artist Brent Harpur has curated a Kiwi art 
exhibition at Melbourne City Library.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/local-papers/the-wellingtonian/arts-entertainment/8933191/New-Zealanders-invade-Melbourne