[Blindmath] "Visualizing" with pipe cleaners

[Susan Mooney]

Have fun playing!

SM

On Sun, Jan 1, 2012 at 5:44 PM, Ben Humphreys <brh at opticinspiration.org>wrote:

> Fantastic!
>
> I just ordered a big box from Amazon for less than $20.
>
> Neat!
>
> Thanks Amanda and Susan!
>
> Ben
>
>
> At 02:47 PM 1/1/2012, you wrote:
>
>> Have you heard of wicky sticks? They'll stick to paper and to each other,
>> so you could make sticky 2D or 3D models.
>>
>> Amanda
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ben Humphreys" <
>> brh at opticinspiration.org>
>> To: <blindmath at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Sunday, January 01, 2012 3:43 PM
>> Subject: [Blindmath] "Visualizing" with pipe cleaners
>>
>>
>>  I think I read somewhere that a blind person can use pipe cleaners to
>>> construct graphical images.
>>>
>>> I would like to use them or something like them to visualize and
>>> experiment with a floor plan I am envisioning for my new home.
>>>
>>> but rather than gluing them in place, I'd like to be able to move them
>>> aroun and have them stick down temporarily.  What kind of surface should I
>>> use?  I'm envisioning a surface like a 24" by 36" posterboard.
>>>
>>> Are there better materials for what I'm envisioning?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Ben
>>>
>>>
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