[Nfb-krafters-korner] Hello everybody!
Linda Anderson
silkylin at juno.com
Fri May 20 19:30:09 UTC 2011
I agree with you Joyce. I am 61 and have been blind for the last 14
years. Sometimes my mom and sister make me feel like I am two. I think,
Dick, that is a great idea for you to put on the blindfold. Willie is very
lucky to have you there. Keep up the good work. Linda Anderson from Colorado
----- Original Message -----
From: <Blindhands at aol.com>
To: <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, May 20, 2011 1:22 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Hello everybody!
> When Willie comes out and tells you things like you do it because you can
> see and do it faster, you need to encourage him to do it himself. Make a
> fuss over his accomplishments. As it is easy to sit back and let others
> do
> it, but doing it himself will get him thinking about how to do it himself.
> Problem solving is a part of life.
>
> When I first went blind my family and friends tend to do everything for
> me. Man it made me feel so helpless. It does take longer for me to do
> some
> things, but practice makes things go faster. We all need practice and
> the
> chance to figure it out. Sometimes I enjoy the thought process more then
> doing the job. It gives me the challenge of thinking out how I can do it
> and what tools or whatever I might need to help me do it. My
> satisfaction is
> that I CAN DO IT!
>
> Joyce Kane
> _www.KraftersKorner.org_ (http://www.krafterskorner.org/)
> Blindhands at AOL.com
>
>
> In a message dated 5/20/2011 2:31:48 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> terrencevane at gmail.com writes:
>
> Hi there Dick!
> What about drawing your pictures on a screen of some sort? This would
> allow him to feel the lines and color in them. You could also usea
> tracing
> wheel on a surface withsome give to trace the picture. Also, though a
> little
> pricy, there's a device called the Draftsman from APH
> (http://www.aph.org)
> that produces raised lines on plastic film using a stylus. I believe
> there's also a site that actually has tactile coloring books. I could be
> wrong,
> butI think it's somethinglike http://www.brailleshop.com.
>
> Terrence
>
> Twitter: www.twitter.com/LandrasGembar
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>
>
> On May 18, 2011, at 11:42 PM, "Dick Carlson"
> <dick.carlson0428 at earthlink.net> wrote:
>
>> Well, how about a bit of a longer report now that I have some time.
>>
>> First of all, as I said, Willy just turned seven years old, and it's
> been a
>> busy three months for him. I've been able to spend some time with him
> as
>> he's stayed some with me while on vacation or when school's been out.
> His
>> mom also travels for work, so this has worked out well.
>>
>> First things first. Willy has begun to not be so leery about exploring
> or
>> trying new things. This winter, we've had more snow, and I taught him
> what
>> snow was and he actually played in the snow. I taught him about making
>> a
>> snowball. I actually had a bit more fun than was necessary, as I kind
>> of
>> guided Willy's hand to throw the ball right as his mom was coming our
> way,
>> and like a true champ, he hit her. She was not happy, because I did
>> the
>> same thing.
>>
>> He was interested in how wet the snow was, but he didn't seem to mind.
> One
>> thing we're working on these days again is not worrying so much about
>> getting his hands dirty and into things. If you recall, last summer,
> when I
>> first came on, Willy would not get his hands dirty or into many things.
>> We're working on that now.
>>
>> Someone also talked about doing crafts with nature. Well, it's not a
> craft,
>> but I do have different plants and flowers in the garden, so I had him
>> outside with me and we smelled and touched plants and flowers. He liked
>> some of those smells and now that spring is here, it's great! In fact,
>> I
>> taught Willy how to plant some seeds, and he's begun seeing them grow.
> I
>> chose beans because they grow fast and can be planted anywhere.
>>
>> Willy had an interesting experience at school which I think sparked his
>> interest in trying things. He found that some of what the kids did were
>> somewhat visual. For instance, they were coloring some pictures, which
> he
>> couldn't do. Also, the teacher had them drawing pictures as well.
> Again,
>> he couldn't really do that. It wasn't the same to tell the teacher
>> what
>> kind of picture he wanted to draw. It also wasn't the same to just give
> him
>> a piece of blank paper and a crayon and just tell him to scribble or
> color.
>>
>> Willy came to me and asked two things. He knows that I like to draw and
> he
>> wanted to know if there was any way that he could color one of my
> pictures.
>> It was so darn cute. So, I've got to find a way to see how he could do
>> that. I want him to be able to feel the picture and maybe just color
> inside
>> the lines. I don't know.
>>
>> Finally, he has taken the initiative to ask if we could do a project he
> did
>> before but in his words "better!" He wants to make another collage, and
> I'm
>> all for that. However, I know that I want things to go differently
>> than
>> before. For instance, I want to use some kind of thick cardboard to put
> the
>> stuff on so that it's easier to handle. Also, I told Willy that if we
> were
>> going to do another "picture" as he calls it, then he was going to have
> to
>> do a lot more of the work, and that's where I'm going to want your help
> and
>> encouragement. If you remember, when Willy did his first collage, Uncle
>> Dick did all of the major work, and a lot of what Willy did was to hand
> me
>> the material and tell me where he wanted them put. Once we found out
> that
>> using a glue stick didn't work for Willy, I ended up doing most of the
>> gluing until the very end when I finally asked you for some ideas. This
>> time, I want Willy to take charge and do most of the work. In fact, I
> think
>> it would be fun for both of us to do the work together but I might
> decide to
>> do it also under blindfold so that we're both not using our eyes. I
>> also
>> want Willy to feel and know that he's doing a lot of the work. And, I
> don't
>> think it will be a good idea to use glue sticks. It's been at least
> since
>> November since we completed his other one, and he was proud of it, but
> now
>> even he said that he would do more.
>> What do you think of trying it this new way? We will definitely use
> nature
>> things along with other things like before but he will also have a lot
> more
>> input. It will also give him a chance to use his hands a lot more to
> feel
>> around and really look at what he's doing and how it's coming. He and I
>> will also just have to learn to paste things on and use and spread glue.
>> I'm so used to doing it visually but I'm willing to try other ways.
> Also,
>> maybe if I lead by example, he'll just think it's normal to do things
> this
>> way.
>>
>> Anyway ladies, remember that us guys can also have fun doing these
> projects!
>> Good or kids doing this stuff!
>>
>> Dick
>>
>> We actually want to get going on this during the weekend.
>>
>>
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