[blparent] Braill Clothes for Blind Children and adults

Fri Dec 4 16:41:14 UTC 2015

That's a nice idea as long as the child wants that. The trouble with it is if you have a blind child and they do this, some person would probably come along and think that the child doesn't know how to construct an outfit. That's how the world works unfortunately.
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He way I do it with my blind students is that I arm them with the information for either dicision. They learn what the trends are now and then they also learn about what sorts of colours traditionally go together. They are teenage girls so they like to know either way and then be left to make their own choices. There have actually been times where they have become angry at intervention from sighted people and they have gone out with something that really doesn't look the best but I allow it to happen anyway. You are right, we don't always have to look as the world would have us believe is ok because that opinion is often based on one person's opinion. There are kids who just enjoy standing out whether they can see or not. 

I guess what I'm thinking here is that it all really depends on the child and on the situation. 

Michelle

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			Why not just let the kid figure out how they'd like to construct an outfit? Kids do this all the time, according to Grandma, the trend at her school is to wear different colored, some would say mismatched socks. 
I fail to grasp why a third party be it a human or a product is needed?

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I don't really get this at all, how has someone never shown this parent how to empower her child to match their clothes no matter what clothing the child has? It's so easy and no, I don't stick to one or two colours in my own closet! All it takes is trusted sighted friends or family and a system. 

As for the labeling question, some wonderful ones have been made already but perhaps another idea is to have someone come over and spend a little time giving a hand with labeling clothing in a way that makes sense to both you and your child. Is the child able to take some responsibility for clothing at school like bringing back what they take to school and if not, is there maybe a special place the child can be encouraged to put things so that they know to go back there and find the items again? These suggestions may not be suitable because I don't know the child or you but just some thoughts.

Michelle

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Hi,

So do I.  Last summer my son lost most of the clothes he took to camp with him because nothing could be labeled, and I coulnd't go through the lost and found.

Tammy

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I like this suggestion because it means I could g through the box of lost and found myself.

Jennifer J

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Hi Tammy!

Something I do with labeling my sons clothes for school is I get a unique colored tape and then put a piece of it on the tag or inside of the clothing if it's something like a jacket. I'm able to write print letters from memory which is helpful but if you are not able to hand print letters you can always do a unique thing like write a X or put a dot of puffy paint on the tape. something that will easily identify that the item is your child's clothes is all the school needs.  They make tape in every color and every design imaginable. You can find a plethora of options in the craft section of nearly any box store. You could pick up zebra tape for example and everyone will know that the zebra tape is on only your child's clothing. 
Hope this helps!

Erin

Depend On God!!!

> On Dec 3, 2015, at 1:34 PM, Star Gazer via BlParent 
> <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> wrote:
>
>                Why not get an ink stamp with either your name or the 
> kid's name on it?
>
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>
> 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
>
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>
> 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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> From: Danielle Ledet via BlParent
> Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2015 8:29 AM
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>
> 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.
>
> --
> Danielle
>
> Email: singingmywayin at gmail.com
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