2003-10-14

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BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Blind 'see with sound'

Michelle Thomas is learning to 'see', not with her eyes but her ears. A computer reconstruction of one second of sound as seen by the vOICe system Now she can also use a mobile camera phone to do it. Blind since birth, Ms Thomas is able to recognize the walls and doors of her house, discern whether the lights are on or off and even distinguish a CD from a floppy disk after only a week using a revolutionary new system.