[blindkid] Technology and Little Kid

[Richard Holloway]

We cleared out several local Toys-R-Us stores of those a few years  
back for birthday party favors-- we wanted all our daughter's friends  
to have a little braille exposure.

I would expect they still stock them but I don't see them on line. I  
would just tell them you want the Playskool Letter Magnets as I doubt  
they will even be aware that they have braille on them.






On Feb 18, 2010, at 11:40 AM, Sally Thomas wrote:

> I bought a set on letters and numbers from the Hasbro website a  
> while back but they don't seem to have them any more.
>
> Sally Thomas
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>> Thanks for this.  All of the print style letters I have seen are  
>> sans braille, and all of the braille tiles are plane squares or  
>> rectangles, with raised letters.  That is fine for older children,  
>> but letters that are cut out, like these are awsum.  Thanks so  
>> much.  Off to find a set.
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Holloway" <rholloway at gopbc.org 
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>>> There are even some toys like these from Playkool-- large,  
>>> magnetic 3- D plastic print letters and numbers which have braille  
>>> made onto them, though the number set actually has only the a for  
>>> 1, b for 2 (etc.) portion-- (they left of the number signs).
>>>
>>> Here is a link to them on amazon though they show to be out of  
>>> stock.  If they're not made anymore, watch for them on ebay.
>>>
>>> http://www.amazon.com/Playskool-Magnetic-Letters-Numbers-Pack/dp/B000O5H3DI
>>>
>>> Richard
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Feb 18, 2010, at 12:52 AM, DrV wrote:
>>>
>>>> I'm pretty techno-liberal, but I agree with Mike.
>>>> That being said, one of my younger son's favorite "toys" was a  
>>>> Perkins -> at 2 or 3 he would sit on the floor & intensely "type"  
>>>> on the keys with the same fervor & rhythm as my wife & older son  
>>>> as  they brailled away at the kitchen table. In retrospect, I do  
>>>> wish  someone like Mike would have suggested scribbling on a  
>>>> Slate &  Stylus however.
>>>> My older son started on the BrailleNote in first grade, the  
>>>> younger  one in kindergarten.
>>>> They each enjoyed "scribbling" with JAWS on the computer in  
>>>> preschool.
>>>> There are many great alphabet toys, some that are toy laptops  
>>>> with a QWERTY keyboard layout - you just add the braille label  
>>>> letters &  they become readily accessible and are completely age  
>>>> appropriate.  They teach letters & phonics & easier words in a  
>>>> very age- appropriate manner.
>>>> Eric V
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Freeman" <k7uij at panix.com>
>>>> To: "NFBnet Blind Kid Mailing List,(for parents of blind  
>>>> children)" <blindkid at nfbnet.org
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>>>> Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2010 19:46
>>>> Subject: Re: [blindkid] Technology and Little Kid
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>>>>
>>>>> A slate and stylus!
>>>>>
>>>>> Mike
>>>>>
>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Andrews"  <dandrews at visi.com 
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>>>>> To: <blindkid at nfbnet.org>
>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2010 7:01 PM
>>>>> Subject: [blindkid] Technology and Little Kid
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> I got asked a question, the other day, and since most of my  
>>>>>> experience is with blind adults -- I didn't know quite what to   
>>>>>> say. A woman said she had a four year old totally blind  
>>>>>> daughter,  and she wanted her to keep up with her peers in  
>>>>>> technology, so  what assistive technology/technology is here   
>>>>>> -- should she start  using with her child?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Dave
>>>>>>
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