Friday, December 20, 2024

Obstacles To Braille Literacy and Whole Eye Transplant Research

Dr. Robert Englebretson (Rice University - Houston, TX)
Dr. Kia Washington (University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus - Aurora, CO)



Dr. Robert Englebretson, Associate Professor, Director of Undergraduate Studies in Linguistics, at Rice University in Houston, discusses the obstacles to Braille literacy and the need for much research into Braille by those with varying backgrounds.

Then, Dr. Kia Washington, Professor Of Surgery, University of Colorado - Anschutz Medical Center explains how an award from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) is being used to fund the development of a successful whole eye transplant.  


 

12/22/2024 Podcast (Click Image Below)