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To give visually impaired students a yearbook, 3D imaging is key

Georgia Academy for the Blind senior Daquan Brown examines the 3D yearbook printed for him and other members of the class of 2023 by Mercer University engineering students. / Georgia Public Broadcasting
Georgia Academy for the Blind senior Daquan Brown examines the 3D yearbook printed for him and other members of the class of 2023 by Mercer University engineering students. / Georgia Public Broadcasting Georgia Academy for the Blind senior Daquan Brown examines the 3D yearbook printed for him and other members of the class of 2023 by Mercer University engineering students. / Georgia Public Broadcasting

By Grant Blankenship / Georgia Public Broadcasting 2 min read

When Daquan Brown was handed his yearbook, he could hardly believe it.

“Your head is right here,” Mercer University engineering student Hannah Higgins said. “This one is yours. You can just touch it with your hand. That’s your face.”

Brown took it in with both his fingers and with his eyes held inches away from where Higgins directed him.

“I get to keep this?” he asked Higgins.

“Yeah! It’s for you!” she responded.