[blindkid] Technology and Little Kid

[Richard Holloway]

Ah, I had the wrong thing entirely in mind-- yes that belongs there  
for certain.

That is one thing we haven't bought for Kendra... yet!

;-)

Richard



On Feb 18, 2010, at 1:04 PM, Carol Castellano wrote:

> There are are several on the market--you can see them at Independent  
> Living Aids.  Serena just got one called Colorino.  You can put it  
> against an object--piece of clothing, etc.--and it will announce the  
> color.  It worked on our cats as well, which was extremely cool.
>
> Re coloring screens, people can make their own and I believe APH  
> sells one or two styles.
>
> Carol
>
> At 12:21 PM 2/18/2010, you wrote:
>> 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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