Flash Sonar helps blind and visually impaired bike, ski, skateboard
An echolocation method called "Flash Sonar" uses the subtle sound of a tongue clicking to help blind and visually impaired people interpret their surroundings - even at high speeds.
Flash Sonar gives blind and visually impaired people superior independence to previous methods used to bike, ski and skateboard. The process, created by World Access for the Blind founder Daniel Kish, allows the user to navigate the world through sound.
Flash Sonar instructor Brian Bushway talks to Here & Now's Robin Young.
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