SeeSaw Club

Visually impaired people are often able to create art using their other senses and a variety of tools and techniques. For example, many artists use braille to write and draw, utilizing their sense of touch to create intricate and detailed works of art. Others use audio or tactile feedback to create digital art on a computer, relying on their sense of hearing or touch to navigate and create within art software. Additionally, assistive technologies such as screen readers and text-to-speech software can be utilized by visually impaired artists to access and create art on the computer. Physical art can also be created using specialized tools and techniques, such as raised line drawings which can be felt with the fingertips, embossing which creates a 3D effect, and sculpting with clay or other materials which allows artists to form shapes and textures through touch. Despite these methods and technologies, visually impaired artists may still face additional challenges and barriers when it co...

Last Saturday the seesaw team reunited once again before the week of Christmas. As a Christmas gift, each member was offered to experience pure darkness for 100 minutes. All seven members went into a maze-like room that had no light and was tasked to successfully come out without sight. This was the first time each member faced a challenge to this scale. Surprisingly, all members agreed to go in because all of us thought that it was the bare minimum we could do as a group that helps the visually impaired.  Throughout the 100-minute duration, there were many instances where members felt fear. The first instance was at the beginning of the 100-minute duration. As soon as the doors unlocked, each member thought about whether or not they were actually going to be able to complete this task. Specifically, I felt anxious. I wanted to see light as soon as possible. But after a series of deep breaths, I was able to push through. I constantly justified myself on being able to complete thi...