[NFB-Seniors-Discussion] Interesting - FW: [Tech-VI] Miniature 3d printed buildings for blind people

Sun Feb 4 16:32:06 UTC 2024

Check this out! 

This new service put me in mind of that novel/movie of the blind girl who’s father would create the miniature buildings of their neighborhood/town  in order for her to learn how to navigate to places of interest. And so… Hey, fictitious blind girl, EAT YOUR HEART OUT!

RLN 

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Even Grounds - Thursday, February 1, 2024 at 6:16 AM

Miniature 3d printed buildings for blind people

Miniature 3d buildings for blind people

It has always fascinated me how to explain what a building looks like to a blind person. But as they say that a picture is worth a thousand words, a tactile experience is also definitely more accurate than a thousand words. For that matter, the two together is the best approach.

Since I couldn’t find a resource where I could get the models of 3d buildings, I created my own.

I found a 3d designer who created a few buildings for me, and also found a 3d print shop who printed and mailed them.

We started with some famous buildings from Washington DC, like the Capitol, Pentagon, White House and the Smithsonian Castle.

Next we created the Independence Hall and the 30th street train station in Philadelphia, and now we are working on buildings from Cleveland, Ohio.

The buildings are printed using white PLA, which feels like plastic. They are detailed to an extent that people can feel by touch, but we didn’t make them any more detailed, as it would increase the cost. However, they are definitely not just for blind people, they are visually attractive.

I created a store on Etsy <https://evengroundsstore.etsy.com/> , where these buildings will be available for purchase, they arrive in about a week or two. Unfortunately, at the moment I am only able to sell to the United States from this store, but if you would like to get the buildings in another country, get in touch privately and we will come up with a solution.

Some of the buildings are currently available in a smaller version, however, I don’t necessarily recommend those to blind people, because the regular version was planned so that most details can be touched, thus the small version will not be as interesting by touch. I am also experimenting with larger versions of buildings.

I created descriptions for all buildings for people who are holding the 3d models, from the blind people’s point of view.

There is a page where all available buildings are listed and linked to a description.

I also started a newsletter <https://evengrounds.com/3d-buildings-newsletter/>  for people who are interested in learning about any new buildings, we plan to release one in about once or twice a month, hopefully even faster later.

Though this topic is somewhat related to accessible travel for blind people, I understand that when people signed up for the Even Grounds newsletter, they didn’t sign up to get notices about 3d buildings. This is why I will keep it on a separate list, and on this blog I will only make major announcements about the project.

I will also use Facebook to advertise the buildings, but I will keep it on a separate page for the same reason, people who signed up on the Even Grounds page may not be interested.

So, if you would like to learn more about the 3d buildings or continue receiving information, you can use the following links:

I am curious what you think, let me know in the comment section or contact me privately <https://evengrounds.com/contact/> .

https://evengrounds.com/miniature-3d-printed-buildings-for-blind-people/

David Goldfield,

Blindness Assistive Technology Specialist

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WWW.ScreenReaderTraining.com <http://www.screenreadertraining.com/> 

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