{"id":745213,"date":"2026-08-21T14:50:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T14:50:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/745213\/"},"modified":"2026-08-21T14:50:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T14:50:12","slug":"canons-tactile-photo-exhibition-will-help-visually-impaired-students-experience-photography-in-a-completely-new-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/745213\/","title":{"rendered":"Canon’s tactile photo exhibition will help visually impaired students experience photography in a \u201ccompletely new way\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

Canon<\/a> has launched a photo exhibition for visually impaired students, saying the bespoke art display will enable young people with impaired sight to experience photography in a \u201ccompletely new way\u201d.<\/p>\n

The private exhibition \u2013 which, unfortunately, isn’t open to the public \u2013 is a collaboration with the Royal Society for Blind Children (RSBC), taking place at RSBC Dorton College in England.<\/p>\n

On display are portraits created by seven of the college\u2019s students during a Canon creative workshop, held at the college last year, which the camera manufacturer has now printed using raised, tactile ink.<\/p>\n

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Neale Conroy, marketing director at Canon UK & Ireland, said that the elevated-print technology will help visually impaired youngsters to \u201cconnect with creativity.\u201d<\/p>\n

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He added: \u201cIt\u2019s wonderful to see how this project has helped students experience photography in a completely new way.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Canon developed the relief prints using its proprietary Prisma Elevate XL \u2013 a software application that uses height maps and multiple layers of UV-curable ink to build raised textures up to 4 mm high, giving images a physical dimension that can be explored by hand.<\/p>\n

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\u201cSeeing students engage with their own work in such a tactile and meaningful way has been incredibly rewarding,\u201d said Sarah Mallion, vice principal at RSBC College Dorton.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe project has shown how technology can open up new ways for young people to connect with creativity.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to the RSBC, there are some 37,000 blind and partially sighted children and young people in England and Wales, and 4 more children are diagnosed with sight loss daily.<\/p>\n

Mallion hopes that the Dorton College display, which will remain permanently, \u201cmarks the beginning\u201d of more accessible exhibitions and learning experiences for visually impaired people.<\/p>\n

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