[blindkid] Toothpaste on Toothbrush

[Bonnie Lucas]

Now, that sounds nifty, but what a pain to take traveling!

-----Original Message-----
From: Crystal Schumacher [mailto:crystal_schu at hotmail.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 10:39 AM
To: blindkid at nfbnet.org
Subject: Re: [blindkid] Toothpaste on Toothbrush


I bought a toothpaste dispenser that sticks to the wall or mirror of the
bathroom. You put your toothbrush in the opening of the dispenser and push
forward. It applies the right amount of toothpaste with no mess! We all use
it!
 
Crystal
 

> Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2011 14:24:02 -0400
> To: blindkid at nfbnet.org
> From: carol.joyce.castellano at gmail.com
> Subject: Re: [blindkid] Toothpaste on Toothbrush
> 
> Serena touches the opening of the tube to the bristles of the brush 
> and then squeezes a little. Maybe this will be more successful than 
> the onto the finger approach--hope so!
> Carol
> 
> At 02:09 PM 7/13/2011, you wrote:
> 
> >Has anyone found a succesful way of teaching their child, (totally 
> >blind, very low to no light perception), the best way to put 
> >toothpaste on their toothbrush?
> >We are still having a difficult time with it. We've tried the 
> >toothpaste on the finger but he can't seem to feel how much he's 
> >squeezing on his finger. Big mess!
> >
> >Thanks,
> >Moe
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