[blparent] Colors: some questions

[Judy Jones]

Wonderful.  It sounds darling and will be a life-long keepsake.

Judy


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From: BlParent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Tara Briggs
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Sent: Saturday, July 15, 2017 12:37 PM
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Subject: Re: [blparent] Colors: some questions

Thanks for your reply! I do actually have one of those little color booklet
things. My aunt made it for me. My aunt also inverters so she actually
embroidered the name of the colors in raised dots right on the fabric. This
one has 10 colors in a little book.

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> On Jul 15, 2017, at 12:00 PM, Judy Jones via BlParent
<blparent at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Just from my experience, color apps are poor and not dependable, be 
> they Apple or Android.
> 
> The better thing is the Rainbow 2 Color Identifier that can be found 
> on Amazon.  It is the most accurate one I have found.
> 
> But what I did when my girls were younger is go to a fabric store.  I 
> bought swatches of all the basic plus general colors I could think of, 
> including silver and gold.  About 16 different colors.  I made sure 
> that the pink, for instance, was a basic pink, not mauve or dusty rose, or
anything like that.
> Basic blue green yellow orange purple red, gray, etc.  And of course 
> black and white.  I used the sewing machine to create a binding and 
> sew together a cloth booklet about 3 by 3 inches.  I braille labeled 
> each swatch with its color name by using clear adhesive laminate.
> 
> This little book went with us everywhere in the diaper bag or my 
> purse, and is a very quiet entertainment tool for toddlers.  Also
washable.
> 
> Judy
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: BlParent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Tara 
> Briggs via BlParent
> Sent: Saturday, July 15, 2017 9:59 AM
> To: jopinto at msn.com; blparent at nfbnet.org
> Cc: Tara Briggs
> Subject: [blparent] Colors: some questions
> 
> Dear collective wisdom!
> 
> My oldest daughter is just about to turn three. She's at that stage 
> where she wants to know what color everything is. Is there a good 
> color identifying app that anyone can recommend? Obviously, I need to 
> be accessible with voiceover and I would prefer but it doesn't break the
bank.
> Also, is there anywhere I can purchase a tactile model of the color wheel?
> Thanks for any help!  
> TaraSent from my iPhone
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