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If you are one of those creative imaginative people who can create
pictures in your head then you can braille that picture straight out on a
brailler, great, but if you need more direction, see below.<br>
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Here is some more guidance. You will draw the picture first, then insert
into a brailler and braille over the picture. You can tactile the
picture while drawing it out on sandpaper using a <a href="http://shop.aph.org/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_DRAFTSMAN%20Tactile%20Drawing%20Board_1-08857-00P_10001_11051">draftsman tool kit </a>or
use a window screen, and lay a piece of paper over it and press down
with a wooden tool to draw a basic shape....there are many tools out
there to do this. Then once you get the basic shape, go back to your
brailler, wheel in the paper and start at the top, brailling over the
copy you just designed. Sometimes you are going to braille a full cell
with all 6 dots, sometimes, only an L or sometimes 4 5 6 or any
combination of dots as you move down the sheet. You can make a beautiful
border around the sheet also.<br>
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For my wedding, my mentor had made us an incredibly beautiful card. He
was a guide through my sight loss and regaining of it who had a big
influence in my teaching style and of whom I also became his student
teacher. He had been blind all his life, was very creative and quite a
genius to boot, had made us the most beautiful braille picture-wedding
card. My sister-in-law wanted to frame it immediately. I told her if she
put glass over it, that no one could touch it, and that is what needed
to happen.<br>
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When I student taught with him, we had all the students make cards like
this for their parents for holidays. They became very adept...just takes
practice, some math, and some perceptual skills. With Halloween,
Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas and all other holidays coming up, this
is a great time to practice. If you need a simple braille drawing
lesson using the brailler, go to <a href="http://www.yourtechvision.com/products/beginner/other">Beginner Drawing of Pictures on a Brailler</a>
If the blind child does these projects with his sighted peers, I can
guarantee you they will be VERY impressed...a great confidence builder
too.<br>
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Ok, so if you are not THAT creative you can buy a book and read all about it...I love books and learning. Just click on <a href="https://secure2.convio.net/psb/site/Ecommerce?store_id=1101&FOLDER=0">Drawing with Your Perkins Brailler</a>
and order a copy to do some great creative drawing with your brailler
if the simple lesson from above is not enough. When the site comes up,
just do a search for the book. <br>
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If the child needs to be quicker about accomplishing a drawing task, <a href="https://shop.aph.org/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10001&catalogId=11051&krypto=w%2FE%2FZ6s4BbPJ%2FowGZcF9bq4rH7P5NkHwHrAPlm3V5wGjr%2F8iK4V4tpZyweOZr7nLsQ8ak7xPK6%2FD%0D%0Aj4hqIq2dlKBAxv4exuh2l178D4Vf6FsuSz%2BNDkn0mRG3VRj%2F9K5E6J9LqzJ%2FF7LZ9GVt%2B%2FqurBos%0D%0ADg5yYfNKbJ3i4bCzBJZAhe8fuzFoyIM5eZvHMCQ6fnyKKX6YOq33ZX6jYMpxqA%3D%3D&ddkey=http:ProductDisplay">Quick Draw Paper </a>is
Great, where you just use a very liquid pen and draw away and the paper
rises up to feel--but then they may prefer the Draftsman again that is a
sandpaper type material and the sandpaper disperses as you draw on it,
so you can feel the lines you just made.<br>
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If you are a teacher and need something like every type of science graphic around, you may want to pick up a <a href="http://shop.aph.org/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_Basic%20Science%20Tactile%20Graphics_1-08850-00P_10001_11051">Basic Science Tactile Graphics book</a>....if
you are a teacher of the blind, you can order this with quota funds
from your resource center who works with American Printing House for the
Blind...true for the quick draw Paper and Draftsman too. <br>
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In general, everyone, if you are related to or working with a blind or
visually impaired child in anyway...go to APH.org and ask them to send
you a catalog. This is an invaluable site.<div> </div><div><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Brush Script MT';COLOR:black;FONT-SIZE:18pt;"><font color="#4040ff"> Denise </font></span></div><div><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Brush Script MT';COLOR:black;FONT-SIZE:18pt;"></span> </div><div>Denise M. Robinson, TVI, Ph.D. <br>CEO, TechVision</div><div>Specialist in blind technology/teaching/training</div><div>email: <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="mailto:deniserob@gmail.com">yourtechvision@gmail.com</a><br>Website with hundreds of lessons: yourtechvision.com <br></div><div><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://blindgeteducated.blogspot.com/"><br></a></div><div> </div></div></body></html>