maisy, are they working? yeah! i can see your microphone, and i can see that you are smiling and i can see the buttons on your shirt. take a look at the audience. yeah. they are waving! i can see there is a lady in the front with a red jacket and the guy next to her is wearing stripes. oh, my god, it is so amazing! applause. i didn‘t quite realise how many people were there and then i put them on and i could see everybody in the audience. it was a scary feeling, actually. something maisy felt especially robbed of through this traumatic experience was her ability to read herfavourite books. we have a copy of harry potter and the philosopher‘s stone here. do you think you would be able to read us the first few sentences if i hold the microphone up? 0k. can you see it? yes. she cries. i‘m sorry. 0k. "mr and mrs dursley of number 4 privet drive were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much." applause. it made me really happy that i could have that back, that thing that was taken away from

maisy, are they working? yeah! i can see your microphone, and i can see that you are smiling and i can see the buttons on your shirt. take a look at the audience. yeah. they are waving! i can see there is a lady in the front with a red jacket and the guy next to her is wearing stripes. oh, my god, it is so amazing! applause. i didn't quite realise how many people were there and then i put them on and i could see everybody in the audience. it was a scary feeling, actually. something maisy felt especially robbed of through this traumatic experience was her ability to read herfavourite books. we have a copy of harry potter and the philosopher's stone here. do you think you would be able to read us the first few sentences if i hold the microphone up? 0k. can you see it? yes. she cries. i'm sorry. 0k. "mr and mrs dursley of number 4 privet drive were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much." applause. it made me really happy that i could have that back, that thing that was taken away from me, t

maisy, are they working? yes! i can see your microphone and i can see that you are smiling and i can see the buttons on your shirt. take a look at the audience. yes. they are waving! i can see there is a lady in the front with a red jacket and the guy next to her is wearing stripes. oh, my god, it is so amazing! i didn't quite realise how many people were there and then i them on and i could see everybody in the audience. it was a scary feeling, actually. something maisy felt especially robbed of through this traumatic experience was her ability to read herfavourite books. we have a copy of harry potter and the philosopher's stone here. do you think you would be able to read us the first few sentences if i hold the microphone up? 0k. can you see it? yes. she cries. i'm sorry. 0k. "mr and mrs dursley of number 4 privet drive were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much." it made me really happy that i could have that back, that thing that was taken away from me, to have it back was lovely.

something maisy felt especially robbed of through this traumatic experience was her ability to read herfavourite books. we have a copy of harry potter and the philosopher's stone here. do you think you would be able to read us the first few sentences if i hold the microphone up? 0k. can you see it? yes. she cries. i'm sorry. 0k. "mr and mrs dursley of number 4 privet drive were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much." applause. it made me really happy that i could have that back, that thing that was taken away from me, to have it back was lovely. i really do miss the sensation of purchasing a book, bringing it home and reading a book and to think in the future that this kind of technology may be quite mainstream and that ability will be back for me, it is a wonderfulfeeling. it has been a very overwhelming experience, but a really great one as well, i am really grateful. this really was an emotional moment for all of us. but what about other types of vision impairment? jen copestake has been looking at a piece of technology aimed at people who are colourblind. but does