{"id":2843,"date":"2022-09-20T14:01:35","date_gmt":"2022-09-20T14:01:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.alfred.edu\/aulibrarynews\/?p=2843"},"modified":"2022-09-20T14:01:35","modified_gmt":"2022-09-20T14:01:35","slug":"alfred-university-libraries-to-host-free-drawing-for-enchroma-glasses-for-color-blindness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.alfred.edu\/aulibrarynews\/2022\/09\/20\/alfred-university-libraries-to-host-free-drawing-for-enchroma-glasses-for-color-blindness\/","title":{"rendered":"Alfred University Libraries to host free drawing for EnChroma glasses for color blindness"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alfred.edu\/about\/news\/pressreleases\/images\/articles\/EnChroma-CBAM-Giveaway-B-web.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"423\" height=\"423\" \/><figcaption>Color Blindness Awareness Month<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In observance of September as Color Blindness Awareness Month, Alfred University will be giving away two pairs of EnChroma glasses designed to help people with color blindness. EnChroma, the Berkeley, CA company co-founded by Alfred University alumnus Don McPherson \u201984 M.S., \u201988 PhD, donated the glasses to the University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>People can register for the free drawings\u2014hosted by <a href=\"http:\/\/libraries.alfred.edu\">Alfred University Libraries<\/a>\u2014during Family Weekend\/Homecoming, scheduled for Friday and Saturday, Sept. 23 and 24. To enter, go to Herrick Memorial Library and Samuel R. Scholes Library\u2014during the hours of operation listed below\u2014where interactive EnChroma displays will provide information on color blindness and how the glasses were developed. Anyone who visits the display\u2014students and their families, staff, faculty, alumni, local community members\u2014can enter to win a pair of EnChroma glasses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p>Visitors can also try on one of the pairs from the libraries\u2019 circulating collection of EnChroma glasses. Herrick and Scholes libraries each have 10 pairs of the glasses, which can be checked out and borrowed for up to seven days.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following are the hours of operation of Herrick and Scholes libraries during Homecoming\/Family Weekend:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>\u00b7 Friday, September 23<\/strong>: Herrick: 8 a.m.-10 p.m.; Scholes: 8 a.m.-6 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>\u00b7 Saturday, September 24<\/strong>: Herrick: 2 p.m.-10 p.m.; Scholes: 12 p.m.-6 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>EnChroma was co-founded in 2010 by Don McPherson, a co-inventor of the EnChroma lens technology. McPherson, who earned master\u2019s and doctoral degrees in glass science engineering from Alfred University, serves as EnChroma\u2019s chief science officer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There will be one drawing at Herrick and another at Scholes; people can enter both drawings.  Registrants will be notified by Monday, September 26.\u00a0 Email: <a href=\"mailto:libraries@alfred.edu\">libraries@alfred.edu<\/a> for more details. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Resources to learn more about color blindness: <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/enchroma.com\/pages\/types-of-color-blindness\">Types of Color Blindness<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecut.com\/2018\/02\/my-life-as-a-woman-with-colorblindness.html\">Read about one woman&#8217;s experience living with color blindness<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/enchroma.com\/blogs\/beyond-color\/interesting-facts-about-color-blindness\">25 Interesting Facts About Color Blindness <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/enchroma.com\/pages\/seventy-five-percent-of-color-blind-people-experience-challenges-at-work-enchroma-study-finds#:~:text=Highlights%20from%20the%20EnChroma%20survey%20include%3A&amp;text=More%20than%20three%20out%20of,(about%201x%20per%20week).\">Color blind people face challenges at school and work<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1876\" height=\"976\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.alfred.edu\/aulibrarynews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/09\/University-Libraries-Logo-Horizontal-Black-01.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2835\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In observance of September as Color Blindness Awareness Month, Alfred University will be giving away two pairs of EnChroma glasses designed to help people with color blindness. EnChroma, the Berkeley, CA company co-founded by Alfred University alumnus Don McPherson \u201984 M.S., \u201988 PhD, donated the glasses to the University. 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