[blindkid] Large print and Braille Keyboard

David Andrews dandrews at visi.com
Tue Aug 30 08:54:39 UTC 2011


It seems to me that your desire to teach both print, and Braille 
letters and numbers is a idea.  However, I am not sure the keyboard 
is the best place to do it.  Anyone using the computer is better off 
knowing how to touch type, and the presence of letters/numbers may be 
too tempting!

Dave

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At 02:58 PM 8/25/2011, you wrote:
>Hello. I would like to find a computer keyboard that has both high-contrast,
>large print letters and numbers as well as Braille. I seem to have some luck
>finding large print keyboards or Braille keyboards, but nothing with both.
>My son is 3 1/2 and going into preschool this fall. He is adopted and did
>not have any vision at all when we adopted him, but he's had restoration
>surgery in one eye and now has a little bit of low vision. I suspect he will
>be a Braille reader, but I'd like to provide him with the tools to learn the
>numbers and letters visually, if at all possible.
>
>Thanks for the suggestions!
>
>Faye in NJ





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