Delegates at the recent AIPAC conference saw a demonstration of EyeMusic – a tool that provides visual information for the blind. Shapes, colors and locations are converted to music in order to give an audible “picture” of objects.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6bz1pOEJWg&feature=youtu.be
http://brain.huji.ac.il/site/em.html