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Visually impaired Scots get sonic help with Covid graphs – The Guardian
New website uses musical notes to create an audio map of infection rates or fatalities

Blind and visually impaired people in Scotland can now learn about the latest data on Covid outbreaks near their home thanks to a website with a special sonic interface developed by volunteers.
The site plays musical notes to create sonic graphs of Covid-19 cases that allow the visually impaired to keep track of infection rates and fatalities, using the latest official data for health boards and local councils.
It borrows a technique used in high-energy astronomy where astronomers use audible …
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