Chemistry Camp

Blind Teens Tap Into Senses At Chemistry Camp

Campers Mary Church and Jimmy Cong use their sense of smell to detect whether a chemical reaction has taken place.

For camper Mary Church, 17, it's one of the very few times in her life she's spent surrounded by other blind people.

"They're not, like, afraid to talk to me like some of the kids at school are," Mary says. "We just talk about anything, like interests and stuff, instead of how I'm just so different and how I'm just so amazing."

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