[NFBMT] Tactile Model Lending Library: I need your help please

[Dan Burke]

Great idea Robert! You've got 72 likes now!


On 3/8/18, rjaquiss via NFBMT <nfbmt at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hello Friends:
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> I am asking for help to create what I call a Tactile Model Lending Library.
>
> Imagine you are blind. Your books are either in braille or in recorded
> format. There are few if any tactile pictures in your braille books and
> none
> in a recorded book. Science, Social studies, archaeology, anthropology and
> some stories are much harder to understand.
>
> Now imagine that a teacher opens a box and lets you feel objects related to
> the book you are reading. The subjects and stories come alive!
>
> In order to start the Tactile Model Lending Library, I am applying for the
> Holman prize. If I win a Holman Prize, I will create a library of 3d
> materials that people who are blind can borrow. I will also have files that
> can be printed on a 3d printer. Please play and like my YouTube video:
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> https://youtu.be/TBsgKMKgguE  Please use the Like button on YouTube. For
> screen reader users, search for the word like. It is a button.
>
> If I get enough likes, I will be in the final group.
>
> The Holman prize is named in honor of James Holman, the first blind person
> to circumnavigate the globe. Thank you for your help.
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> Regards,
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> Robert
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