Updated 08/17/2017


The American Council of the Blind is focusing in on Middle Tennessee to make sure everyone can “see” this once in a lifetime event.

The Tennessee School for the Blind will be able to "see" the eclipse in their own way, thanks to a partnership between the school, the Tennessee Performing Arts Center, and both the state and national councils of the blind.

This eclipse will be broadcast to students and the world by audio describer Julia Cawthon, who has described plays to the visually impaired for more than a decade.

Cawthon will broadcast online from the school’s basketball court. She will describe what is going on with the eclipse in a way that anyone who is visually impaired can understand.

During the live broadcast, Cawthon will describe what she sees happening with the sun, but also what the courtyard looks like, and how people are responding.

The show will start at 1 p.m. Central. Log onto the website a-c-b-radio.org/interactive to hear the broadcast Monday.