<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal;" class="">Hey there, PA Federationists!</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; min-height: 18px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal;" class="">In episode 103 of White Canes Connect, Lisa and I speak with Kat Bottner, the First Vice President of the Keystone Chapter of the National Federation of the Blind of Pennsylvania, a along with PhD candidates Abigail Nolin and Kayla Hepler from the University of Delaware's Department of Material Science and Engineering. They delve into their groundbreaking research on tactile aids aimed at enhancing accessibility for the visually impaired.</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; min-height: 18px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal;" class="">The project, initiated through Kat's network connection and supported by a grant from the National Institute of Health, seeks to innovate beyond traditional raised bumps and lines used in Braille. Abigail and Kayla explain their focus on the material properties that affect touch perception, like surface roughness and chemistry, to create more advanced tactile stimuli. This could potentially revolutionize the accessibility of spatial information such as graphs, maps, and diagnostic tests.</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; min-height: 18px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; color: rgb(220, 161, 13);" class=""><span style="color: #000000" class="">Listen via this <a href="https://traffic.libsyn.com/whitecanesconnect/white_canes_connect_103_post.mp3" class=""><span style="color: rgb(220, 161, 13);" class="">direct download</span></a>, <a href="https://whitecanesconnect.libsyn.com/revolutionizing-tactile-aids-with-touch-technology" class=""><span style="color: rgb(220, 161, 13);" class="">the episode webpage that includes show notes</span></a>, or the podcast directories below.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; color: rgb(220, 161, 13);" class=""><span style="color: #000000" class="">Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/white-canes-connect/id1592248709" class=""><span style="color: rgb(220, 161, 13);" class="">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/white-canes-connect/id1592248709</span></a> </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; color: rgb(220, 161, 13);" class=""><span style="color: #000000" class="">Spotify: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1YDQSJqpoteGb1UMPwRSuI" class=""><span style="color: rgb(220, 161, 13);" class="">https://open.spotify.com/show/1YDQSJqpoteGb1UMPwRSuI</span></a> </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; color: rgb(220, 161, 13);" class=""><span style="color: #000000" class="">IHeartRadio: <a href="https://www.iheart.com/podcast/263-white-canes-connect-89603482/" class=""><span style="color: rgb(220, 161, 13);" class="">https://www.iheart.com/podcast/263-white-canes-connect-89603482/</span></a> </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; color: rgb(220, 161, 13);" class=""><span style="color: #000000" class="">YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@pablindpodcast" class=""><span style="color: rgb(220, 161, 13);" class="">https://www.youtube.com/@pablindpodcast</span></a> </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; min-height: 18px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal;" class="">You can even listen on your smart speakers; just say, "Play White Canes Connect."</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; min-height: 18px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal;" class="">As always, if you have questions, comments, ideas, or anything else, email us at <a href="mailto:whitecanesconnect@gmail.com" class=""><span style="color: rgb(220, 161, 13);" class="">whitecanesconnect@gmail.com</span></a> or call (267) 338-4495 to leave us a voicemail that we may use on an upcoming episode.</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; min-height: 18px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal;" class="">Regards,</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; min-height: 18px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal;" class="">David</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">
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