[BlindTlk] Wondering about puzzles and crosswords

[Danielle (Shives) Manke]

A lot of websites that sell adaptive products for the blind have adapted games and puzzles. It's been a while since I've checked them out, but I know the Braille Superstore had several things, and Independent Living Aids may have had some things. I have a Sudoku puzzle board that I got from the Braille Superstore that consists of a wooden board with raised lines to separate each of the 3-by-3 sections on the board. It comes with plastic tiles that have both Braille and print numbers on them, and the tiles fit into holes in the board. You do need to find puzzles to set up on the board; I usually have a sighted person give me one from the local newspaper or a book of them that my family purchased, as we were all into doing them at one point. I also have found them online and was able to set my board up independently, but it's been a while since I did that and am not sure of the site or if it's still accessible. I'm not sure about Braille crosswords; I know the sites I mentioned had large-print ones but don't remember what all they had in Braille. I just know they had several Braille and adapted games of different kinds so might be worth checking out.

--- blindtlk at nfbnet.org wrote:

From: Tom via BlindTlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
To: <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
Cc: Tom <tom.cramer1 at gmail.com>
Subject: [BlindTlk] Wondering about puzzles and crosswords
Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2018 14:49:49 -0700

Hello,

 

For a long time, I've wondered if a blind person could do things like
crossword puzzles, word searches, and those types of cool games that a lot
of my sighted peers do.  If so, how would they be done?  Are there books or
crossword or word games in Braille?  I thought several of those kinds of
things required a visual element or at least had to be written out with a
pen to figure out other words.

If there's a good way to do them, I'd love to try and get started, but I'll
need some good tips and places to start.

 

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