Grad student created an amazing Rubik's Cube prototype for the blind

A 1974 invention is getting a very inclusive makeover. 

Kristen Sharpless had an interesting assignment for her Intro to Vision Rehab Therapy class. The graduate student from the University of Massachusetts was assigned to create an adapted recreational game for someone who is blind. In a flash of inspiration, she created a Rubik’s Cube with tactile inputs so people with limited vision could still use it.

She posted the prototype on Reddit and immediately received an outpour of positive comments. 

“I really liked about how much traction it got and the fact that I could spread awareness that adapting anything is possible if you think hard enough, and that even the most uncreative person (myself!) can think of something that somebody else could find really helpful,” she told Mashable. Read more…

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Source: Mashable | Grad student created an amazing Rubik's Cube prototype for the blind