New learning tool is the 'holy braille' for visually impaired students in Hawaiʻi

According to its latest count, the National Federation of the Blind says more than 24,000 Hawaiʻi residents are sightless. For the 67 blind students in Hawaiʻi's public schools, one continuing challenge is timely access to braille textbooks. Students can wait months for textbooks, but the Monarch aims to cut down that waiting period. HPR's Cassie Ordonio reports.

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