Comcast recently released this mesmerizing video of seven-year-old Emily's imagined version of The Wizard of Oz. Emily is blind and has relied only on auditory descriptions of her favorite film to envision the movie.
In the video, as Emily describes what she thinks the Tin Man and Yellow Brick Road look like, her descriptions are brought to life with stunning visuals. It's like being inside the mind of someone without vision.
According to The Huffington Post, Emily said that blind people, who must imagine things to fill in for what they cannot see, "pretty much have to take everything off of memory, or touch, or hearing, or smell, or sound, or taste."
"It's different because you can see the screen and what's happening. I can only hear it. I hear the [tiniest] sounds," Emily said.
Comcast XFinity has a great reason for using Emily's story: They're promoting a new feature called "Comcast's Talking Guide' which reads sections of television out loud so that the visually impaired can more fully enjoy them.
As you watch this touching video, you're sure to be impressed by the creative — and beautiful — version of the story as Emily has envisioned it!
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