[blindkid] Technology and Little Kid

Richard Holloway rholloway at gopbc.org
Thu Feb 18 17:21:25 UTC 2010


Absolutely-- I have been wanting to brainstorm and add as many other  
things as anyone can come up with; all suggestions are welcome.

The screens should be easy enough--

What sort of color identifiers are you thinking of? I recall some  
tactile color swatches with different textures but I cannot recall the  
particulars.

Richard


On Feb 18, 2010, at 10:49 AM, Carol Castellano wrote:

> Hi Richard,
>
> Love the gopbc technology site!  Maybe add coloring screens and  
> color identifiers?
>
> Carol
>
> At 10:00 AM 2/18/2010, you wrote:
>> I just re-read Dave's question.
>>
>> I think some of us (myself included) may have missed part of his
>> original question. The child's peers, assuming they have typical
>> vision, are most likely seeing technology constantly. It will take a
>> lot more than only a slate and stylus to "keep up". I guess it sort  
>> of
>> begs the question as to what in particular she wants to keep up with
>> the most, but obviously there will need to be braille and  
>> presumably a
>> cane introduced if they are not already in use. (I assume the child  
>> is
>> able to travel typically.) My point being not to overlook the  
>> obvious--
>>
>> If the kids are playing stories or music, it might be a library of
>> congress tape player or their newer digital system, or it might be an
>> mp3 player, and that could be a typical player with tactile buttons
>> (as in the exact opposite of an ipod touch) or something more  
>> extreme,
>> like a victor reader.
>>
>> If the kids are enjoying videos, it might be playing described videos
>> or even conventional ones in a way the child can manage on his/her
>> own. The technology in this case might be the adapted media itself or
>> simply an accessible player-- maybe it is marking controls with
>> tactile tape and avoiding flat, smooth controls. If other kids are on
>> the computer, it might be using a screen reader like Jaws, and on and
>> on.
>>
>> I would again suggest something like her looking at the list I posted
>> to get a better idea of what she's really trying to accomplish:
>> http://www.gopbc.org/gopbc_technology.htm
>>
>> There are doubtless more comprehensive lists with even more ideas
>> (please post them if you have them), but the answer to keep up with
>> peers across the board in technology is going to involve long-term
>> exposure to many different adaptations and technology solutions
>> because that is what all the other kids have around themselves
>> constantly...
>>
>> Richard
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Feb 17, 2010, at 10:01 PM, David Andrews wrote:
>>
>>> 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 there  -- should she start using
>>> with her child?
>>>
>>> Dave
>>>
>>>
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