Glasses reveal a world of color for Webster teen

Glasses reveal a world of color for Webster teen

WEBSTER – Bartlett High School’s art department received $5,000 from the Janet Malser Humanities Trust to buy six pairs of corrective glasses for students who are color-blind. The department then created the Janet Malser Color Blind Corrective Glasses Library, so that color-deficient students could borrow glasses for use in school, on school tr...
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When Color Blindness Gets in the Way of Your Career Dreams

When Color Blindness Gets in the Way of Your Career Dreams

At some point, pretty much everyone wanted to grow up to be a police officer, a fighter pilot, a firefighter, or a doctor. Something no kid ever imagines is that a common medical issue could get in the way of those childhood dreams. Eight percent of men and 0.5 percent of women, or about 12 million Americans, are at least partially color blind....
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