[blparent] Accessible Games?

[Pickrell, Rebecca M (IS)]

Why not ask your stepson?? To show and explain the games he likes best.
People like to talk about and do stuff they like, approach as someone
willing to learn and you two will find your rythom. 


-----Original Message-----
From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org]
On Behalf Of Leanne Merren
Sent: Saturday, November 14, 2009 3:28 PM
To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
Subject: Re: [blparent] Accessible Games?

I have a friend who is blind and she plays games on the Wii with her 
husband.  She says she likes the bowling game and American Idol...  I
think 
you have to have someone sighted set the games up, but for bowling you 
actually pretend to throw the ball I guess, and American Idole you
actually 
sing?  I haven't done it myself so just passing along what I've heard. 
*smile*
Leanne
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Veronica Smith" <madison_tewe at spinn.net>
To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 12:17 PM
Subject: Re: [blparent] Accessible Games?


> Hi welcome to this group and if there is such a game out there one of
us
> will let you know about it.  My daughter 10 and I stay with board
games. 
> I
> am purchasing a Brailled scrabble game and we have playing cards with
> Braille.  I also hear that Monopoly comes with Braille but I haven't 
> checked
> into that yet.   My daughter is also excelled in math and reading and
we
> play games without voices or raised lines and I can only hope she
doesn't
> cheat. (lol) Veronica
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org]
On
> Behalf Of Allison (NFBA)
> Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 1:43 PM
> To: blparent at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [blparent] Accessible Games?
>
> Hi everyone,
>
> I just joined this list today because Debby Stein recommended it and I

> have
> some questions about accessible games.
>
> My boyfriend's little boy is turning 8 this month and I'm shopping for
> birthday presents for him.  He's a sighted second-grader who *loves*
> computer and video games.  I'm trying to find out if there are any fun
> accessible games that I can play with him.  I'm looking for something
for
> either the computer or the Wii that I can play without sight but that
will
> also be graphically interesting to a sighted 8-year-old.  In short,
which
> computer or video games can a blind adult and sighted child both play
> together?  The little guy loves World of Warcraft and Guild Wars, but
as 
> far
> as I can tell I can't play either of those.  He's a smart kid who is a

> grade
> ahead in math and grade level in reading.  I think educational games
would
> be appropriate, but I'd really like to find something more
action-packed 
> and
> focused on fun.  I'm not an accessible computer game-player myself so
I 
> have
> almost no experience in this area.  Any suggestions you guys can give 
> would
> be greatly appreciated!
>
> Thanks,
> Allison
>
>
>
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