A Colorful Closet: TCU Student Runs Company Helping Visually Impaired Pick Colored Clothes

Arlington TX

26 October, 2021

6:33 PM

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By Lonyae Coulter, Fort Worth Report October 26, 2021 Jakayla Dixon is the yin to her Aunt Cynthia's yang. The two are together 24/7 – Cynthia is visually impared, and she relies on Jakayla to help her with doctor's appointments or grocery shopping. Through these experiences, Dixon saw the way her aunt struggled with picking out colors for her clothes. "I think for so long, that was just my normal," said Dixon. "I knew that I needed to help identify canned goods and clothing colors or hold her hand when we walked in public, but that was just normal to me at a young age." To read the full article, click here. Fort Worth Report is a nonpartisan, nonprofit news organization that produces factual, in-depth journalism about city and county government, schools, healthcare, business, and arts and culture in Tarrant County. Always free to read; subscribe to newsletters, read coverage or support our newsroom at fortworthreport.org.