There’s a long history of sports broadcasters doing their jobs well and conveying the essence of a game without having a lot of information in front of them. Perhaps the apex of this came in the ...

People are often surprised to learn Wylie is blind, given how seamlessly he follows the game without missing a beat. “He’s been blind since the birth, so to him, this is normal,” Hartman said.

A new wave of haptic devices is transforming how blind and low-vision fans experience live sports—letting them track the game with their fingertips.