[blindkid] Raised line drawing

Penny Duffy pennyduffy at gmail.com
Wed Apr 6 03:07:17 UTC 2011


I never used these products but they look interesting.

I found this product and i have really wanted to try it out for a while.
http://shop.aph.org/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_Quick-Draw%20Paper_1-04960-00P_10001_11051

On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 1:57 AM, Alison Stephens <amspencer at yahoo.com> wrote:

> My two year old, Nate, is totally blind and his teachers have been having
> him draw with scented markers.  He seems to do okay with this, but obviously
> the output is not interesting to him except for the slight residual smell.
>
> I was thinking it would be nice for him to try some raised line drawings.
>  My young sighted kids enjoy doodling on a Fisher Price Doodle Pro, which
> uses a magnetic pen to produce drawings that can be erased by swiping a bar
> across the image.  I wish there was a similar product that created raised
> lines that could be used in a similar casual way, and that was reusable, but
> I don't think it exists.
>
> Anyhow, I was researching possibilities.  At his age, I think making
> indented drawings that have to be flipped over to reveal the raised lines is
> too complicated for him.  I would like a product that produces a raised line
> immediately.
>
> I came across two possibilities, but I can't tell for sure if they produce
> a raised line or an indented line.  One is the Draftsman Tactile Drawing
> Board from APH:
>
> http://shop.aph.org/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_DRAFTSMAN%20Tactile%20Drawing%20Board_1-08857-00P_10001_11051
>
> And the other is the Raised Line Drawing Kit:
> http://www.maxiaids.com/products/1147/Raised-Line-Drawing-Kit.html
>
> Does anybody know if these indeed produce raised lines, rather than
> indented?
> Why is one much more expensive than the other?  Maybe different paper or
> quality?
> Would they be appropriate for a two year old to use under adult
> supervision?
>
> Any thoughts would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks!
> Alison
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