[blindkid] Technology and Little Kid

[Sally Thomas]

I bought a set on letters and numbers from the Hasbro website a while back 
but they don't seem to have them any more.

Sally Thomas
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Heather" <craney07 at rochester.rr.com>
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> Thanks for this.  All of the print style letters I have seen are sans 
> braille, and all of the braille tiles are plane squares or rectangles, 
> with raised letters.  That is fine for older children, but letters that 
> are cut out, like these are awsum.  Thanks so much.  Off to find a set.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Richard Holloway" <rholloway at gopbc.org>
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> Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2010 1:02 AM
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>> 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
>>> Subject: Re: [blindkid] Technology and Little Kid
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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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