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Inspired by Tragedy, Military Vet Donates Glasses for Color Blindness to Rio Rancho Schoolchildren Who Are Color Vision Deficient

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Monday, April 24, 2023
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RIO RANCHO, N.M. & BERKELEY, Calif., April 24, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- – Generous Donation Helps Color Blind Students Overcome Learning Challenges in School –

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  • A generous local military veteran has purchased EnChroma glasses for 10 color blind students in the Rio Rancho Public School District to help them overcome the obstacles color blindness poses to learning.
  • – makers of glasses for color blindness – and Rio Rancho Public Schools , today announced that a generous local military veteran has purchased EnChroma glasses for color blind students to overcome the obstacles color blindness poses to learning.
  • The EnChroma glasses will help the color blind students better understand color-coded information on tests, projects, or assignments for which correctly interpreting color plays a role.
  • With nearly 17,000 students in the district, over 700 Rio Rancho students are likely color blind.

AAMD ANNOUNCES PARTICIPATING ART MUSEUMS FOR THE ASSOCIATION'S 2023 PAID COLLEGE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM

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Tuesday, March 7, 2023
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In addition to providing valuable work experience, the interns are supported by mentorship opportunities.

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  • In addition to providing valuable work experience, the interns are supported by mentorship opportunities.
  • This year's participating museums includes the second Canadian institution in the program, along with three museums—the Mississippi Museum of Art, San Jose Museum of Art, and Speed Art Museum—that have hosted an intern previously.
  • "We are excited to welcome the class of 2023 internship hosts and grateful to these member museums for embracing opportunities to support students," said Christine Anagnos, AAMD's Executive Director.
  • "We are excited to participate in AAMD's program, which is an important opportunity for BIPOC college students in our community," said Linda C. Harrison, Director and CEO of The Newark Museum of Art.

Colour Blind Guests to the Van Gogh Museum to Experience Art in Colour with EnChroma Glasses

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Tuesday, February 14, 2023
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AMSTERDAM & BERKELEY, Calif., Feb. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Amsterdam, The Netherlands & Berkeley, California – February 14, 2023 – Today EnChroma announced that colour-blind visitors to the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam will be able to enjoy the colourful masterpieces of Vincent van Gogh in fuller colour. As part of the Van Gogh Museum's mission to promote accessibility, EnChroma glasses for red-green colour blindness will be available for guests who suffer from Colour Vision Deficiency (CVD, or "colour blindness") to borrow while touring the museum.

Key Points: 
  • Colour blind visitors to the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam will be able to enjoy the colourful masterpieces of Vincent van Gogh in fuller colour.
  • As part of the Van Gogh Museum's mission to promote accessibility, EnChroma glasses for red-green colour blindness will be available for colour blind guests to borrow while touring the museum.
  • As part of the Van Gogh Museum's mission to promote accessibility, EnChroma glasses for red-green colour blindness will be available for guests who suffer from Colour Vision Deficiency (CVD, or "colour blindness") to borrow while touring the museum.
  • The Van Gogh Museum is the first museum in Amsterdam, and second in The Netherlands, to support colour-blind guests via the EnChroma Colour Accessibility Program ™.