Visually impaired kids, adults use their ears to hunt for beeping Easter eggs
Wendy Pagenkoph (right) helps Dena Abawaji find a beeping Easter egg made by the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office bomb squad to help visually impaired children and adults participate in an Easter egg hunt at Overton Park on Friday, April 15. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
The Shelby County Sheriff’s Department bomb squad hides specially made beeping eggs Friday to help visually impaired children and adults participate in an Easter egg hunt at Overton Park. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Dena Abawaji goes through her gift bag with the help of Lynn Tune after collecting specially made beeping eggs Friday at Overton Park. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Amanda Bryant helps her grandson, Kylen Bryant, put on a facemask provided for children with sight who wanted participate in a beeping Easter egg hunt for visually impaired children and adults. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Beryl Wight (right) helps her sister, Wendy Wight, during an Easter egg at Overton Park. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Clovernook Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired and its partner, the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office Bomb Squad, showed its members that Easter egg hunting is possible, using beeping eggs.
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Julia Baker covers Memphis and Shelby County’s law enforcement agencies and is a member of The Daily Memphian’s public safety reporting team. A lifelong Memphian, Julia graduated from the University of Memphis in 2021. Other publications and organizations she has written for include Chalkbeat, Memphis Flyer, Memphis Parent magazine and Memphis magazine.
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