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The Dipper Project is an on-going project between the Colorado School of Mines(EPICS Department) , the Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind, and Partners for Access to the Woods to develop inexpensive tactile outdoor exhibits that will include persons with visual and hearing impairments.

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Students from the Colorado School for the Blind explore a tactile sign .
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Exhibits that do not include a tactile experience leave out those with visual impairments.

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This project is named for the American Dipper, a small bird, who has the ability to walk and feed underwater in Colorado's icy mountain streams. This hidden talent symbolizes the many talents of persons with disabilities that are sometimes overlooked.

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Our website was updated on August 6, 2007