[blindkid] Raised line drawing

[Brandy W]

How meaningless!!! I would say your best bet is a screen board and some
extra large crayons. This will produce raised lines when he draws.

The second drawing kit you mention does produce raised lines, and I've never
used the first.

You can also use other things for him to experience art activities without
doing something quite meaningless like drawing with scented markers. Ok they
are cool, but they aren't anything to make drawing more special.

Wicky sticks, play dough drawn in with a pencil, gluing things to paper, and
much more are far more likely to be enjoyed. Also the raised line coloring
books from NFb may be fun because then he will be coloring in some lines and
have a bit more guidance and feedback by feeling the wet marker in the
lines, or the crayon from the screen board filling in the outlines of the
pictures.

Good luck,

Bran



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-----Original Message-----
From: blindkid-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindkid-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Alison Stephens
Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2011 12:58 AM
To: blindkid at nfbnet.org
Subject: [blindkid] Raised line drawing

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%20
Drawing%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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