[Blindmath] [Blind math] Spatial Abilities

[Mike Jolls]

OK, so APH produces these 3D shapes ... but with the advent of the 3D printer, this might make production of such shapes more readily available to teachers ... if they had ready access to one.  Perhaps this could be a tool that could help teachers obtain the 3D shapes they need independently of places like APH.  Just a thought.  I just looked up the price quickly using Google .. .they range from $600 to $3000 ... fast glance there.  So a teacher couldn't just go out and throw down pocket change and get one.  Still, if a school district could pop for the money, plus the software required to drive the printer ... it might make production of such objects easier.
 
Now all we need is a breakthrough in production of a multi-line Braille display ... but that's for another discussion group.
 
> To: emanuela.ughi at gmail.com; blindmath at nfbnet.org
> Date: Fri, 6 Jun 2014 10:52:21 +0000
> Subject: Re: [Blindmath] [Blind math] Spatial Abilities
> From: blindmath at nfbnet.org
> 
> Emanuela, I Would certainly like to see pictures of the objects, if you would like to send them to me. There are organizations in the US, primarily the American Printing House which  considers producing things that might be of value to the blind population
> 
> Maureen Murphy Lewicki
> Teacher of the Visually Impaired
> Bethlehem Central Schools
> 700 Delaware Avenue
> Delmar, NY 12054
> http://bcsd.k12.ny.us/
> 
> 
> On Jun 6, 2014, at 3:39 AM, "Emanuela Ughi via Blindmath" <blindmath at nfbnet.org<mailto:blindmath at nfbnet.org>> wrote:
> 
> Emanuela
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