Olson's company is called 3D Photoworks. It produces copies of artwork in three dimensions: height, width and depth. Olson says this is how the process works. First, a painting is scanned, and a 3D computer image is created. Then it is sent to a machine that digitally sculpts it. Then the original image is printed on top of the relief. The whole process can take up to four weeks. Olson says that creating art in this way gives a blind person a new experience. “When a blind person can interact with art and create their own opinions, it’s freedom to them. It represents freedom, independence. People tell us it's a basic civil right. Nihal Erkan lost her eyesight completely when she was 6 years old. Now, for the first time, she is experiencing Leonardo Da Vinci's most famous work, Mona Lisa.
Title: Helping Blind People 'See' Great Artwork
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/821/blind_audio.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Helping Blind People 'See' Great Artwork' data-article-id='1234'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='5000'>Olson's company is called 3D Photoworks. </span> <span data-start-time='5000' data-end-time='12688'>It produces copies of artwork in three dimensions: height, width and depth.</span> <span data-start-time='12688' data-end-time='17563'>Olson says this is how the process works. </span> <span data-start-time='17563' data-end-time='24625'>First, a painting is scanned, and a 3D computer image is created. </span> <span data-start-time='24625' data-end-time='30771'>Then it is sent to a machine that digitally sculpts it. </span> <span data-start-time='30771' data-end-time='36333'>Then the original image is printed on top of the relief. </span> <span data-start-time='36333' data-end-time='41458'>The whole process can take up to four weeks.</span> <span data-start-time='41458' data-end-time='50542'>Olson says that creating art in this way gives a blind person a new experience.</span> <span data-start-time='50542' data-end-time='59938'>“When a blind person can interact with art and create their own opinions, it’s freedom to them. </span> <span data-start-time='59938' data-end-time='63875'>It represents freedom, independence.</span> <span data-start-time='63875' data-end-time='68104'>People tell us it's a basic civil right.</span> <span data-start-time='68104' data-end-time='75167'>Nihal Erkan lost her eyesight completely when she was 6 years old. </span> <span data-start-time='75167' data-end-time='84792'>Now, for the first time, she is experiencing Leonardo Da Vinci's most famous work, Mona Lisa.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/821/blind_im.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=5278 data-hint-location='5000' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/821/what_does_dimension_mean.m4a'>What does dimension mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='a measurable extent of some kind'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/821/a_measurable_extent_of_some_kind.m4a'><span>a measurable extent of some kind</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/821/to_feel_very_ashamed.m4a'><span>to feel very ashamed</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/821/perceptible_by_touch.m4a'><span>perceptible by touch</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/821/a_digital_radio_show.m4a'><span>a digital radio show</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=5279 data-hint-location='75167' 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