Blind and low-vision Australians can now experience sport like never before, thanks to Telstra’s Touch and Track technology, which translates the movement of the ball on-field to a physical hand-held tablet.

The technology will be available to blind and vision-impaired patrons at AFL matches at Marvel Stadium for the remainder of the season.

@Telstra This is pretty amazing. Well done AFL

@Telstra Well done, that is pretty cool. Is Shaun a current AFL umpire when he isn't watching in the stands?

@Telstra Fair play, this is quality from AFL

@Telstra As a Deafblind person wwho loves the game of Australian Rules, I'm so happy to know this is available at Marvel Stadium. Will be cool to actually follow a game independantly rather than rely on people around me and commentary. Thank you AFL, Telstra and Marvel Stadium.

@Telstra That’s insane, fair play for what they’re doing

@Telstra That’s amazing! Well done to everyone involved.

@Telstra Best football story I've heard in years. Congratulations and hope it's a huge success.

@Telstra This awesome! Nice work