[NFB-InTheKitchen] Braille labels

Wed Aug 30 17:22:07 UTC 2023

I purchase plastic lables from the Braille Institute that have an elastic
band you can slip through two small wholes (one on each side). They’re not
big, but enough to Braile a few short words on them. the advantage to these
is you create the lable just once and then wrap it around whatever you want.
Gallon of OJ/milk, any number of frozen items in your freezer. Etc.  and you
can use them over and over again as you replace the old for the new. I’ll
have to check to see what they’re called as it’s been a while that I bought
them.

Cristóbal

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Debbie Gabe
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Yes, I cut what I brailled off the larger sheets.

There is another option – a young woman in Arizona makes plastic labels,
braille on one side and print on the other, using a tactile printer. I think
her business is called candoable and it’s online. She makes labels for
everything, you put the label around the item, and then reuse it over again.
And if she doesn’t have the name of the item, you can request it. I am told
by friends in Arizona that the labels are very good and last a long time. 

Deb 

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Sandra, what is the size of the water proof labels? Deb do you have to cut
what you brailled on the sheet?

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Also, you can get 100 4x2 waterproof labels with extremely good adhesive for
about $10.00 from Amazon; good results on jam jars, and expected good
results on freezer stuff. When I was removing all the edging that’s
typically on the sheets, sometimes a label would accidentally come off, and
the adhesive was so good that, if it accidentally bound to itself, you
couldn’t un-do it1 So, if you’re careful in placing a label on your item, it
is spectacular! I’m pretty sure it’s clear, because it is very, very smooth.
I think those could be cut for a variety of applications, food and
otherwise.  Good luck!

Sandra

Not everything that is faced can be changed.  But nothing can be changed
until it is faced.

(James Baldwin)

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Subject: Re: [NFB-InTheKitchen] Braille labels

I have had the same problem with dymo tape in recent years. It falls off any
surface!

I purchase Braillables from American Printing Hourse for the Blind. They are
clear sheets (either card or full page size) with adhesive on the back. You
can braille them on a slate or braille writer. 

There are also sheets of clear plastic with adhesive backs from NFB
Independence Market. 

I forgot which is cheaper. Both of these stay stuck on better.

And I only braille one or 2 characters on labels for my oven, like “t” for
time, “c” for cancel, “a” for alarm, etc.

Good luck

Debbie 

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Subject: [NFB-InTheKitchen] Braille labels

Hello, I’m new to this list. I purchased a stove that has a touch pad. I
created braille labels using Dymo tape. For the last few years, the Dymo
tape I have purchased hasn’t worked to well. Many times, after placing the
label on something, it will become lose. Then when I slightly drag my finger
on the touch pad to locate a particular label, the label falls off. Is there
a very good Dymo tape I can purchase? Where would I buy it? Or is there
something else I could do to mark the various spots on the touch pad? Also,
I mark my credit cards and bus card. Same thing many times the labels fall
off. Thanks, Kevin

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