[blindkid] accessible watche any recommendations?

mark feliz felizfamily5 at msn.com
Sat Jan 28 15:05:44 UTC 2012


                           Hello Penny,

It has been my experience that the Lady's watches sold work well for 
children. Lady's watches are generally smaller watches so they fit well for 
tiny fingers. I highly encourage all my blind students to use a braille 
watch. First, my students can check time without unnecessarily disturbing 
the class and secondly, they should not get in the habit of having their 
Braille Note or such dangling from their necks every where they go. There is 
a time and place for everything so a formal dinner reception is not a place 
for technology hanging from ones neck or in ones hands.
Mark Feliz

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From:ß "Bonnie Lucas" <lucas.bonnie at gmail.com>
Sent: Saturda                                        y, January 28, 2012 
1:52 AM
To: "'NFBnet Blind Kid Mailing List,(for parents of blind children)'" 
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Subject: Re: [blindkid] accessible watche any recommendations?

> When I was a girl, very many years ago, I loved having a Braille watch.
> However, Aubrie just checks her BrailleNote and now that she is older, she
> can check her phone. I would recommend that you buy any decent looking one
> from one of the catalogs and then you might consider looking for a 
> different
> band as many have a buckle band on them. I've found the best band to be a
> metal one that kind of folds over when you put it on your arm. The elastic
> ones tend to pull the hair. Because I loved my Braille watch as a child, I
> assumed my daughter was and that turned out not to be the case so she may 
> or
> may not like it. Also, when she gets older, Saco (spelling?) makes a very
> good watch but it is around $150 and as an adult, it is the only kind I 
> will
> have. Actually, I think that is why Aubrie didn't like hers because she 
> had
> seen my nicer one. What Abby doesn't know won't hurt her and she may be 
> just
> fine. Didn't know there was this much to say about a watch! Best of luck.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Penny Duffy [mailto:pennyduffy at gmail.com]
> Sent: Friday, January 27, 2012 4:59 AM
> To: NFBnet Blind Kid Mailing List, (for parents of blind children)
> Subject: [blindkid] accessible watche any recommendations?
>
> I got Abby a talking clock.. She loves it. I feel so bad for having denied
> Abby a sense of time.  I could get her  talking watch but I feel it would
> be a huge distraction at school.  Also a braille watch would keep her time
> telling skills up. It clear there isn't any children's braille watches.
> The Independence Market has a ladies watch for 60 dollars.
> Has anyone kids used that one?  Doesn't anyone have any tips? What do your
> kids use?
>
>
>
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