COLUMBUS, Ohio and BERKELEY, Calif.—The Center of Science and Industry (COSI) museum has announced a new partnership with EnChroma, a provider of eyewear for color blindness and low vision, to enhance color accessibility for visiting guests who are color blind. Effective July 10, 2024, COSI is making 12 pairs of special EnChroma glasses available for those who experience red-green color blindness to borrow at no cost, according to the announcement. The company shared that the EnChroma lens technology is engineered with special optical filters that help people with red-green color blindness see an expanded range of clear, vibrant colors.

“COSI takes pride in proving that science is for everyone in all its forms. Through our partnership with EnChroma, we continue to offer enriching experiences that transcend traditional barriers,” said Katherine Davis, manager of special education experiences and strategies at COSI. “By bringing solutions like EnChroma's color vision technology, we can make science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM) more inclusive and accessible to a much broader audience.”

“With over 300 interactive experiences for guests to explore, including ‘The Nature of Color’ exhibition, COSI truly inspires interest in science, technology, engineering, art and math,” said Erik Ritchie, CEO of EnChroma. “By being the first museum in Columbus to make EnChroma glasses available to its guests who are color-blind, COSI continues to demonstrate its commitment to inclusion and accessibility.”

According to the announcement, EnChroma color-blind glasses can be borrowed at COSI’s main atrium desk when the museum is open, and the glasses can help 80 percent of people with deuteranomaly or protanomaly types of red-green color blindness.