Thailand: Researchers work on bringing art to visually impaired students

"Art is my favorite subject," Nattinan Dankratok, a Mathayom-4 student at Kanlayanawat School in Khon Kaen province, said.   However, after she lost her eyesight, she has been spending her art classes learning braille, while her classmates get their hands dirty learning about art.   "Most visually impaired students cannot fully participate in art classes," Onanong Ritruechai, art lecturer at Khon Kaen University (KKU), said. However, it's not really the school's fault, as it does not have the media to fully engage visually impaired students, she explained.   Onanong is part of a team of researchers who are working with high-school teachers to create m...

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