[nobe-l] raised letters

[Ashley Bramlett]

Hello Greg,
Is the sensational blackboard  have lines that are fairly raised? If it is 
what I think it is, the lines feel faint. I think I saw one at a state 
convention.
Where do I buy it?
Also, how  raised are the lines?

Ashley

-----Original Message----- 
From: Greg Aikens via NOBE-L
Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2016 8:23 PM
To: National Organization of Blind Educators Mailing List
Cc: Greg Aikens
Subject: Re: [nobe-l] raised letters

The sensational blackboard is a great tool for quick, cheap, raised line 
drawing. It is essentially a hard plastic board with a rubber sheet on one 
side. You draw on regular paper with a regular pen and it raises the lines.

Sent from my iPhone

> On Sep 28, 2016, at 8:20 AM, Tara Abella via NOBE-L <nobe-l at nfbnet.org> 
> wrote:
>
> Hi Ashley,
>
> Have you thought about using Wickie sticks? They are thin wax sticks you 
> can easily cut to the size you want and bend into the letters. They are 
> very cheap, I got a pack for less than 5 dollars and you can peel them off 
> and reuse them.
>
> Hope this helps,
>
> Tara Abella
>
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Sep 27, 2016, at 11:58 PM, Ashley Bramlett via NOBE-L 
>> <nobe-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> When I informally teach/tutor other blind people, I might need raised 
>> letters to label graphics. I’d use braille if they knew braille. Those 
>> losing vision later in life do not know braille and may lack the 
>> sensativity to read it.
>>
>> What low tech solutions work well? I’m visually impaired myself, but can 
>> see enough to draw the letters provided there is enough contrast. I’ve 
>> heard a common method is using glue or puff paint. The drawback is that 
>> it takes a long time to dry and it is not very raised. Maybe there is 
>> something else that takes less time to dry that I can buy.
>> Ideally, I’d like letters I might be able to move around but are also 
>> durable enough to be used a while. I like the idea of the wheatley kit 
>> from APH since its various lines and shapes can show a lot, but I don’t 
>> think it has raised letters.
>>
>> Is there some other type of craft paint I can get from a store? Is there 
>> something I can draw with that raises up on paper? Maybe a thermal pen? 
>> How much does that cost?
>>
>> Thanks for any ideas.
>>
>> Ashley
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