[blindkid] Compass Suggestions

[Mike Freeman]

I used a braille compass as a kid; I had to hold it flat and steady in 
the palm of my hand and let the needle settle down; the needle could be 
locked in place to observe.

However, it isn't nearly as easy to use as is the talking compass from 
the NFB's Independence Market; it's rather expensive for a compass but I 
like it.

Mike

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Carol Castellano" <blindchildren at verizon.net>
To: "NFBnet Blind Kid Mailing List,(for parents of blind children)" 
<blindkid at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, January 19, 2009 5:15 PM
Subject: Re: [blindkid] Compass Suggestions


Serena has tried a braille compass, but it was very easy to move the
arrow and get a wrong reading.  Maybe she/we never developed good
technique, I don't know.
Carol

At 01:19 AM 1/13/2009, you wrote:
>Hi Everyone,
>I just came back from a parent orientation at our Middle School.
>Our 6th grader is heading off to a wilderness science camp for a
>week along with over 400 classmates.
>No parent chaperones or cell phones allowed -> you can imagine the
>shock some parents had, esp. as some of the kids have never spent
>that amount of time on their own :-)
>We would like to get Vejas a braille or talking compass -> any 
>suggestions?
>Eric V
>
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