[Nfb-krafters-korner] Looking around

[Annette Carr]

Yes, exposure to everything is the key.  If you can't verbally explain
something that Is not in reach of your nephews hands, then draw is in his
hands, use his hands and arms or other body part to show him how big or
small the item is, and if you need a bigger surface to draw the picture,
then draw it on his back.  My dad did this with my brother and I.  This soon
became a family game as we would all take turns drawing on dad's back and
making him guess what we had drawn.  I think this activity was more about
getting us to rub dad's back then it was to get us to stretch our expressive
skills. 

In our house we had descriptive audio before it ever existed.  My dad was
very good about describing to my brother and I what was happening on the TV.

Annette

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[mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Terrence van
Ettinger
Sent: Saturday, August 28, 2010 10:11 PM
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Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Looking around

Henrietta's comments make me think back to when I was this little guy's age.
Dad and I used to go walking and biking around town.  He would have me
feeling and checking out all kinds of things.  He used to take me to garage
sales with him (he loved to see what interesting things he could find there)
and he would show me everything from fishing poles to figures of different
people/animals/scenes to you name it.  Through this he taught me about
textures, size/proportions, etc. Any time I was curious what something was,
he would have me explore it.  I have a bit of vision, but I still am a very
tactile person, as I don't get a lot of the fine details of stuff just by
looking at it. And yes, we did the hardware store thing, too.  I felt all
kinds of things there...nails, different parts for home repair, big letters
and numbers for house addresses, I could go on and on if I thought my iPhone
would forgive me.  '-)

Terrence.  

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On Aug 28, 2010, at 2:35 PM, Henrietta Brewer <gary.brewer at comcast.net>
wrote:

> Hi Dick,
> Do you really think that sighted six year olds use the right amount of
glue? lol  That wouldn't be a lot of fun.
> 
> One way to do glue as a blind person, wait, I did this with sighted
children. Actually, adults do this too.  Place some glue that you squeeze
out of the bottle on a jar lid or even a piece of paper and use your finger
to apply.  A small paint brush will also work to apply.  But to much glue is
a part of learning.
> 
> You are right, walks are a good choice.  Feeling free to stop and touch
the roses is good too.  People are very willing to have blind people touch
their plants and decor. Can you imagine how great someone would feel if a
little boy who is blind came by and looked at their fountain or sun flower?
You would make their day.
> 
> Be sure that your Nephew takes his cane on walks.  Good practice for the
times he will need it at school or on his own and a good way to let the
community know that this little guy needs them.
> 
> Can you imagine taking him to a hardware store? I love checking things 
> out at a hardware store.  Even checking out the different types of 
> materials on buildings downtown.  Does he know what the outside of 
> Walmart looks like? I just realized that I don't know.  I guess I will 
> have to investagate that. lol
> 
> What about checking tread on tires? We had a totally blind friend who
could fix any car.  He totally rebuilt his Dad's Studabaker.  Yes, I mean
the engine too.
> 
> Has he ever sat on a curb or does he know what a man hole cover is like?
Oh, this world has so much to explore.
> 
> Henrietta

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