Visually impaired Scots get sonic help with Covid graphs – The Guardian

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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