Accession Number: 2008.16.25
Description: Black-and-white glossy photograph shows Dr. Kay seated, holding a pair of Sonic Glasses.
Medium: Photographic Paper
Print Size: 10" (h) x 8" (w)
Date: ca. 1974
Photographer: unknown
History/Provenance: In the 1960s, Dr. Leslie Kay led development of the Ultrasonic Binaural Sensory Aid for the Blind (commonly known as Sonic Glasses) at Canterbury University, in Christchurch, New Zealand, where he was a professor of electrical engineering. The device was first released in 1974. In 1976, Wormald International Sensory Aids, Ltd. took over manufacturing and marketing of the device, which became known as the Sonicguide.
Credit Line: Gift of Bruce Blasch, 2008.16
Subjects: Orientation and mobility Sensory aids
