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prima:“We don’t believe in ‘it can’t be done’”: Puerto Rico develops technologies to integrate blind students into the world of science

The initiatives are part of the inclusion efforts led by the educational center that will open in the former Arecibo Observatory

November 23, 2025 - 1:57 PM

Dr. José Manuel Álvarez Cabán, a blind professor at the UPR School of Education in Río Piedras, is part of the accessibility team at the Arecibo C3 educational center. (Pablo Martínez Rodríguez)

On a monitor, a brightly colored microscope image shows part of the cerebral cortex of a person with advanced Alzheimer’s. For a blind student, studying the universe hidden there would be virtually impossible, limiting their access to the field of science. But that is about to change, thanks to a technology—developed in part by Puerto Rican minds—that promises to bring inclusion for this population to levels previously unimaginable.

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