[blparent] Braill Clothes for Blind Children and adults

[Stacie Hardy]

Hello there,

Not sure how you feel about sewing, but I'd recommend sewing tiny 
buttons on the inside of your child's articles of clothing. The smaller 
buttons you can use, the less liekly they will be a problem for your 
child. HTH

--
Stacie Hardy

In every guide dog, there beats the heart of a puppy raiser.
Twitter: @PatriotsGirl7

On 12/3/2015 12:48 PM, Tammy via BlParent wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I couldn't have said it better!  And while we're on the subject of
> clothing, does anybody have any ideas of how to label a child's clothes
> so their teachers etc know who's clothes they are?  Everything I send to
> school with my kids is supposed to have their name on it but I have no
> way of doing that aside from letting the teachers do it when the kid's
> get to school.  The teachers never mind but I'd really like to be able
> to label my kid's stuff myself reliably in a way that both the school
> and I can find them if they somehow end up in lost and found for
> whatever reason.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Tammy
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Jo Elizabeth Pinto via BlParent
> Sent: Thursday, December 3, 2015 1:25 PM
> To: Blind Parents Mailing List
> Cc: Jo Elizabeth Pinto
> Subject: Re: [blparent] Braill Clothes for Blind Children and adults
>
> Nice thought, I suppose.  But I'm not sure why it's important for blind
> children and adults to be singled out and have clothing made lovingly for
> them so they can have a sense of pride.  I don't get that.  We have a sense
> of pride in who we are because we are who we are, and that's it.  We can
> wear anything from polo shirts to couteur and still have that sense of
> pride.
>
> Jo Elizabeth
>
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> -----Original Message----- From: Danielle Ledet via BlParent
> Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2015 8:29 AM
> To: blparent at nfbnet.org
> Cc: Danielle Ledet
> Subject: [blparent] Braill Clothes for Blind Children and adults
>
> I got this from the crew at Blind Bargains.
>
> Braille Code Inc. is a company which has created a line of clothing
> especially for blind and visually impaired people. Created by a mother
> of a legally blind child, their lineup includes shirts and accessories
> which feature a braille patch which aids in proper dressing and
> matching of clothes. For instance, on polo shirts, the patch is on the
> inside of the bottom of the back of the shirt. You can browse their
> products from their website.
> Here's some more information from the company's website. "Braille
> Code is not just a clothing line; it’s a brand that represents
> independence, self-confidence and pride. I want  the kids to wear the
> brand and claim it because it was made lovingly for them. My wish is
> for them to step out and let the world know that they now have a
> clothing name especially made for them. My goal is to help and give
> parents like me a way to give our children a sense of pride,
> independence and acceptance of who they are with Style!"
> Source:Braille Code Inc.
>