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South Korea blind news presenter reads Braille on air

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South Korea's state television station has hired Lee Chang-hoon to anchor the news. He's blind and uses a Braille machine instead of an autoque. The television station KBS, say he's the only blind news presenter on the planet. Lee says the most challenging part of his job is correcting his posture and expression as he cannot see what he looks like. And he says he hopes he can help open doors for other handicapped people. Denise Hammick has more

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