Fall Foliage Color Blind

Fall just got more colorful for colorblind visitors to Virginia's state parks. To people with colorblindness, the dazzling fall foliage can look drab or muted. Virginia wants to change that.

The beautiful array of changing colors is one of the unmistakable first signs of fall. "A feast for the eyes," calls it Virginia state park ranger Ethan Howes, who has dedicated his career to. Virginia is the first U.S.

state to install special viewfinders so that park visitors who are colorblind can see leaves turning different colors this fall season. The Tennessee Department of Tourist Development has installed special color blind viewfinders across the state that allow those who are color blind to see the true colors of fall foliage. Virginia state parks using special technology to enhance fall foliage for colorblind visitors According to Virginia State Parks, the Commonwealth's park system is the first in the nation to install EnChroma.

Just in time for leaf chasing season, all 43 Virginia State Parks have now installed an EnChroma viewfinder, which will allow those with red. Viewfinders Make Fall Foliage Pop for the Colorblind in Virginia Specialized viewfinders installed across state parks let visitors with red. The lenses in the viewfinders allow those with red-green Color Vision Deficiency (CVD) to experience the full breadth of color inherent in the autumnal leaf displays that Virginia is famous for.

Autumn's treasured reds and greens can be muted for those with color vision deficiency.