[blindkid] Technology and Little Kid

Richard Holloway rholloway at gopbc.org
Thu Feb 18 06:02:07 UTC 2010


There are even some toys like these from Playkool-- large, magnetic 3- 
D plastic print letters and numbers which have braille made onto them,  
though the number set actually has only the a for 1, b for 2 (etc.)  
portion-- (they left of the number signs).

Here is a link to them on amazon though they show to be out of stock.  
If they're not made anymore, watch for them on ebay.

http://www.amazon.com/Playskool-Magnetic-Letters-Numbers-Pack/dp/B000O5H3DI

Richard




On Feb 18, 2010, at 12:52 AM, DrV wrote:

> I'm pretty techno-liberal, but I agree with Mike.
> That being said, one of my younger son's favorite "toys" was a  
> Perkins -> at 2 or 3 he would sit on the floor & intensely "type" on  
> the keys with the same fervor & rhythm as my wife & older son as  
> they brailled away at the kitchen table. In retrospect, I do wish  
> someone like Mike would have suggested scribbling on a Slate &  
> Stylus however.
> My older son started on the BrailleNote in first grade, the younger  
> one in kindergarten.
> They each enjoyed "scribbling" with JAWS on the computer in preschool.
> There are many great alphabet toys, some that are toy laptops with a  
> QWERTY keyboard layout - you just add the braille label letters &  
> they become readily accessible and are completely age appropriate.  
> They teach letters & phonics & easier words in a very age- 
> appropriate manner.
> Eric V
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Freeman" <k7uij at panix.com>
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> Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2010 19:46
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>> A slate and stylus!
>>
>> Mike
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Andrews"  
>> <dandrews at visi.com>
>> To: <blindkid at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2010 7:01 PM
>> Subject: [blindkid] Technology and Little Kid
>>
>>
>>> I got asked a question, the other day, and since most of my  
>>> experience is with blind adults -- I didn't know quite what to  
>>> say.  A woman said she had a four year old totally blind daughter,  
>>> and she wanted her to keep up with her peers in technology, so  
>>> what assistive technology/technology is here  -- should she start  
>>> using with her child?
>>>
>>> Dave
>>>
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