they visited the three main braille institutes in south africa, braille services, a lewis braille house and blind sa. with a tiny little pair of tweezers they put messages on all of the sandwich buns in braille using sesame seeds. the messages were description of the burgers they were about to serve to some blind indiduals. >> wow. >> those little sesame seeds, ough, they fall off all time. >> i think they were very meticulous making sure there were no missing parts. you can see the buns coming out of the oven. they made 15 buns to serve to 15 individuals at these three different braille institutions. this is my absolute favorite part of the video here. what the message says is 100% pure beef burger made for you. now, watch the the reactions of these blind individuals. i love it. >> she's so tickled. >> look how gleeful they are. they are smiling and laughing. this is the first time they have experienced food like this, with a message on it. >> something they read and were just going to eat. >> right. because all these people had such a positive experience with their wendy burger they p

learn how to use braille. with changing technology, smaller devices like that don't have the capacity for large print. they can only show one letter at a time. it would take forever to read one word. i know that won't work, so when you project out 5 to 10 years, the new technologies will challenge me to become fluent in braille, as well. narrator: technology is rapidly changing the way we all live our lives. so, too, medical research is changing the way we view and treat disease. with all this progress, what does the future hold for those who have usher syndrome? this is going to be a very gradual process. we're going to be able to slow it first because that's the easiest thing to do. ultimately, we'll be able to stop the progression of the rp, and finally, we're going to be able to reverse it and give back some of the vision that people have lost. now, this isn't going to happen tomorrow, and it will come in short, little spurts. there'll be a this, that will maybe help a little bit, then something else that

learn how to use braille. with changing technology, smaller devices like that don't have the capacity for large print. they can only show one letter at a time. it would take forever to read one word. i know that won't work, so when you project out 5 to 10 years, the new technologies will challenge me to become fluent in braille, as well. narrator: technology is rapidly changing the way we all live our lives. so, too, medical research is changing the way we view and treat disease. with all this progress, what does the future hold

para asistir a las clases tengo que cargar todo mi equipo, grabadora, cassettes papel de braille...cian de un innovador centro para ancianos que se especializa en atender las necesidades de personas mayores con limitaciones visuales. el centro es el primero en su tipo en estados unidos y es una iniciativa de la ciudad de nueva de york en combinacion con "visions", una organizacion dedicada a mejorar la calidad de vida de los ciegos. si uno tiene problemas de vision no puede participar en un centro comun y corriente. porque no tiene el equipo el tipo de personas que trabajan ahí. queriamos tener un centro donde la persona se sintiera como todas las demas y pudiera venir y participar totalmente.
la mayoria de los centros para ancianos en nueva york ofrece comidas, entretenimiento, actividades fisicas y educativas pero este adapta esas actividades a este segmento de la poblacion.
hay computadoras que le hablan, o sea que pueden usar computadoras, hay manualidades q estan dirigidas a personas que tienen problemas visuales, hay deportes dirigidos a personas con personas visuale

service was back to normal by early afternoon after workers replaced the cracked braille. metro is discussing raising fares to provide for upkeep of the system. >> an emotional day for thousands of people at penn state. they were at a tribute for former football coach joe paterno. nearly 12,000 people fans, big names in sports, fill the centered to honor joe paterno. the retreat as a public mourning for the long time coach. brad bell is live at penn state with more on the service for joe paterno. >> joe paterno's biehl and burial were held yesterday in private. this was anything but private. there was a lot of talk about his so-called grand experiment his effort to build an atmosphere of success with honor. the final speaker was his son. he had the current and former players stand and told them joe paterno will always be with them. >> your lives are his legacy. your families, the people you reach or his legacy. the grand experiment, success with honor, was a ripple that has grown to a tsunami of washing across the world. >> this was an opportunity for joe paterno's many be

. >> pl in braille and raised print so if you didn't know braille but could read raised print it has it here too. >>reporter: the machines have tactile button and verb able instruction. >> nice thing this button rate here says audio. >>reporter: martinez says the reason for filing suit is rather similar i just want to be treated equal and have all quooits rights like my sighted peer and be able to enjoy movies. >>reporter: our call to red box corporate headquarters in illinois were not returned. now disability rights advocate lawyers say they did reach out to the company executives who told them that they would look into the situation but so far they say no response. this is 7 news. >>> 2 officials in san mateo county under arrest for embezzling 4 50,000 dollars. joanne is the former head of finance for the county mosquito control contradict. prosecutors say she and the top bookkeeper gave themselves extra pay, bogus time off an boosted their pay graichltd turns out she had been arrested on embezzlement charges before current job. county hired her without a criminal background khechb

. >> they say it in braille and in raised print, so if you didn't know braille, you can read raised printas it here too. >> not only do the machines have tactile buttons, they also have verbal instructions. >> the nice thing is this button right here says audio. >> to begin, insert coins and bills. >> martinez said her reason for filing the suit is rather simple. >> i just want to be treated equal and have equal rights like my sighted peers and be able to enjoy movies. >> now our calls to red box corporate headquarters in illinois were not returned. disability rights advocates lawyers say they did reach out to the company's executives who told them they would look into the situation. but so far they say no response. vic lee, abc7 news. >> two american soldiers being treated at the palo alto v. a. medical center have been awarded the purple heart. army private jeffrey stood from his wheelchair to accept the medal for being wounded in combat. the 20-year-old lost his left arm and leg after stepping on an improvised explosive device in afghanistan. another army specialist was also awarded th

this will be there braille difference last day on the job. >> i have more to do on my recovery. so, to do what is best for arizona, i will step down this week. >> giffords, who released a video announcing her resignation late yesterday. today she will finish the meet and greet political event that was interrupted a year ago by a deadly shooting spree, meeting privately with some of the people at the event where gup -- a gunman sick -- killed 16 people -- killed six people and wounded others. president obama's state of the union address focus will be the economy. he is expected to outline an economic blueprint around manufacturing, energy, and education. the white house said the president will also talk about the wealthy pay more in taxes. last year 43 million americans watched the speech. we will carry live right here on abc 7 news. to the race for the white house, where the gloves are off for republican candidates in the lead up to next week's florida primary. the state is not a must-win said she was in for mitt romney and he is turning up the heat on his chief rival newt gingr

. >>> world braille dane after becoming blind in an accident at a young age he invented a sis pel systemaising dots read by touch. >>> staff in the washington state rainier park is grieving the loss of a ranger. margaret anderson is a married mother of two gunned down sundayby ben ming barnes b three hours away from seattle. the body was found tuesday at that park and an autopsy conclude he drowned and hypothermia was a factor. two guns were found nearby. some people say they heard gunfire. >> aheard a few bangs behind me over my -- i herd a few bangs behind me over my right shoulderand assume it was avalanche control. >> it was barnes gunning down anderson as she set up a roadblock to prevent him from reaching the end full of gusts. >>> children and adults were injured. now one of the buses rear ended the other bus and the group was part of the ski program in connecticut. those injured included one of the bus drivers. >>> and police in new york say a man confessed to hurling crude pet row bombs in islamic cultural center and four other sites on new year's day because of a personal griev

. >> metro's says crack braille's are not uncommon for transit regencies -- cracked rails are not uncommon. question that are happening with increased frequency because of the aging infrastructure which is why we are working diligently to get it back to a state of repair. >> the kreuz will go in and cut out a 40-foot span. this same stretch between rosslyn and foggy bottom is already scheduled for the modernization. abc7 news. >> coming up on abc7 news at 5:00 a deadly weekend crash in maryland. new details of the investigation begins. >> a challenge it changing to the council business. >> i've never heard of anything like this. >> a mystery illness. what she thinks about this teenagers a stunned and -- sudden ticks. >> how today my journey continues across the golden state, where everyone has been unbelievably nice. mornin'. i guess i'm helping them save hundreds on car insurance. it probably also doesn't hurt that i'm a world-famous advertising icon. cheers! i mean, who wouldn't want a piece of that? geico. ah... fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent oh dear... or more on car in

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lady were out at a nearby strupt at the time celebrating the -- a nearby restaurant at the time set brailling the first lady's birthday. earlier in the day, u.s. capitol police arrested four protesters during an occupy congress rally. >>> some of our top stories this morning, d.c. police are asking for your help in finding whoever abandoned a baby girl sunday night. the infant was left in the freezing cold in the 3000 block of channing street northeast. the newborn who was only several days old later died at the hospital. if you have any information, d.c. police urge you to contact the numbers that are there -- is the numbers on your screen. here they are. text to 50411. o 50411. >>> a cop stricted sex offender accused of three violent home invasions in montgomery and prince george's counties has been ordered held without bond. prosecutors say kevin ray confessed to forcing his way into homes at gunpoint and robbing, raping and sexually assaulting several victims over a four-day period. he was arrested in north carolina last weekend. >>> some marylanders could be facing a tax increase in an e

. >> in raised print so if you didn't know braille you could read raised principle it has it too. >>porter: not only do these machines have tactile buttons they have verbal instructions. >> this button right here says audio. >> to begin insert coins and bills. >> reporter: martinez says her reason for filing suit is rather simple. >> i just want to be treated equal and have equal rights like my seated -- sighted peers and be able to enjoy movies. >> reporter: our calls to redbox corporate headquarters were not returned. lawyers for disability rights advocates say they did reach out to company's executives, who told them they would look into the situation. they say so far, no response. vic lee, abc7 news. >>> still coming up, the question of privacy. livermore company may have your license plate on file and they know where you have driven your car. >>> also, we take a boat ride with the california fish and game in search of crab fishermen who aren't where they belong. >>> our dry spell may continue, temperatures will fall to more january-like levels. the forecast, coming up. >>> local

. >> take yourm braille and that is a good day. >> thank you -- your umbrella. >> the rain is comingd that stay away from the area this morning for the morning commute and basically, we have some rain. most of us will have rain throughout the evening and most of night and some is going to be heavy. and if can you faintly see the cathedral in the background, that is down wisconsin to the city and we're going to get a picture here to show you where we are with this rain and i zoomed on down to spotsylvania. the heavy rain is coming up to i-95 and i shouldn't say heavy rain yet. i think the heaviest is going to start 10, 11 midnight, something like that and if this storm system is going. and as it comes up, it's going spread in for us. look at the footprint of this and that has come on through and that is what you see in filly and that came you through noon now and on richmond, i-95 is covered up. in the middle of the evening commute, very, very wet and look at how big the storm system is and you can see everything that hasco to come on up. we're seeing the clearing in south carolina. t

. >> they say a and in raised print so if you didn't know braille, but you can read raised print, it has it here too. >> not only do the machines have tactile buttons, they also have verbal instructions. >> the nice thing is this button right here says audio. >> to begin, insert coins and bills. >> martinez said her reason for filing the suit is rather simple. >> i just want to be treated equal and have equal rights like my sighted peers and be able to enjoy movies. >> now our calls to red box corporate headquarters in illinois were not returned. disability rights advocates lawyers say they did reach out to the company's executives who told them they would look into the situation. but so far they say no response. vic lee, abc7 news. >> two american soldiers being treated at the palo alto v. a. medical center have been awarded the purple heart. army private jeffrey stood from his wheelchair to accept the medal for being wounded in combat. he lost his left arm and leg after stepping on an improvised device in afghanistan. another man was award the the purple heart. he's -- the 25-year-

besides the usual slides there's a braille alphabet display and special features for wheelchair boundc children. the rubon cutting is 10:00 this morning at the park on richard way. >>> talk about good weather, let's get to rosemary. she wants a disclaimer for her outfoyt because you're clearing the niners on. >> go niners! complete poor choice of wardrobe selection for this morning! and i will say, completely coincidental. i don't wear black and gold that often but what are the chances, right? we are very chilly this morning. upper 40s, low 30s around inland. 40s around the bay. spare the air day today. temperatures will be sitting in the mid-50s, low 60s for the lunch hour. if you are heading out to do some tailgate this is morning, low and mid-40s around candlestick and then into the 50s by 10:00. for the afternoon, temperatures will be warm for this time of year. once again. but it will be the last day. get out and enjoy it. your forecast here, partly cloudy skies for tomorrow we will going to wake up with low clouds so that sunshine you're seeing this morning, enjoy it. tomorrow m