Colorblind museum visitors see color for the first time in Chapel Hill

The Ackland Art Museum in Chapel Hill is the first art museum in North Carolina to offer Enchroma glasses for guests who need them during visits. On Wednesday, a group of six colorblind people from the area got to try them for the first time.
Posted 8/22/2024, 2:56:20 AM Updated 8/22/2024, 12:59:28 PM

MAKE HOUSING MORE

>> A SPECIAL PAIR OF GLASSES IS

HELPING COLORBLIND. PEOPLE SEE

ARDMORE COMPLETELY AT A LOCAL

MUSEUM. THE AKRON ART MUSEUM IN

CHAPEL HILL IS THE FIRST OF ITS

KIND IN THE STATE TO OFFER

THESE GLASSES FOR GUESTS.

WRAL'S GRACE HOLLAND SHOWS US

THE NEW PERSPECTIVE. IT OFFERS

ITS USERS.

>> WE CAN SOMETIMES TAKE OUR

VIEW OF THE WORLD FOR GRANTED.

IT'S IN THE EYE OF THE

BEHOLDER. AFTER ALL, READY FOR

THE AKRON ART MUSEUM IS FRAMING

THE PICTURE. 3 TO ONE IN NEW

COLOR, AT LEAST FOR THIS GROUP.

THE STRIKE, INTERESTINGLY,

LOOKS GREEN BEFORE AND AFTER

AND MORE TENSE. EVERYTHING TO

US BECAUSE THESE ARE BECOMING

MORE. AND I FEEL YA. HUDSON

AND HER SON RYAN R COLOR ONE I

THINK FOUND OUT IS FOR 5

YEAR-OLD WHEN WE STARTED

THEY'RE PART OF A GROUP WITH

RED GREEN COLOR BLINDNESS

TRYING THE SPECIAL GLASSES THAT

ENHANCE COLORS. THEY NORMALLY

RAISING THE NEW LENS ALSO

CREATING A CONNECTION BETWEEN

YEAH, I KNOW. I SAY IT WAS LIKE

I'VE NEVER TO SAY NEVER OR

COLOR FULL FIELD OF VISION.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU DON'T

RAISE THAT HERE TODAY. SHIFTING

THEIR VIEW OF THE WORLD

OFFERING FRESH PERSPECTIVE.

IN CHAPEL HILL, GRACE HOLLAND,

WRAL, NEWS, EVEN OUTSIDE THE

NEW POLICY, THE BEAUTIFUL

COLORS. WELL, GREAT REACTION