[blindkid] Play ground equip
Trudy Pickrel
tlpickrel at hotmail.com
Mon Jan 30 18:50:41 UTC 2012
It may be less the equipment then ways to find the equipment. And pathways safe and easier to get to the playground equip. Bells, wind chimes is what we put near ours Brandon only needed them one yr but with a school that has new kids each yr. they would be nice. Some O&M may also say free exploration is also a great thing. So they may not recommend bells. Only safe lessons with exploration before going to the play ground the first couple times.
Trudy L Pickrel
President MD Parents Blind Children
Owner TLC by the Lake poodles
On Jan 30, 2012, at 1:13 PM, blindkid-request at nfbnet.org wrote:
> Send blindkid mailing list submissions to
> blindkid at nfbnet.org
>
> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindkid_nfbnet.org
> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to
> blindkid-request at nfbnet.org
>
> You can reach the person managing the list at
> blindkid-owner at nfbnet.org
>
> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific
> than "Re: Contents of blindkid digest..."
>
>
> Today's Topics:
>
> 1. Re: accessible watche any recommendations? (Arielle Silverman)
> 2. Re: accessible watche any recommendations? (SUSAN POLANSKY)
> 3. Re: accessible watche any recommendations? (Jaquiss, Robert)
> 4. Re: accessible watche any recommendations? (Weingartner, Paul)
> 5. Playground Equipment (Deborah Kent Stein)
> 6. Re: Playground Equipment (Carly B)
> 7. Re: Playground Equipment (Marsha Drenth)
>
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Message: 1
> Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2012 22:30:48 -0700
> From: Arielle Silverman <arielle71 at gmail.com>
> To: "NFBnet Blind Kid Mailing List, (for parents of blind children)"
> <blindkid at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [blindkid] accessible watche any recommendations?
> Message-ID:
> <CALAYQJAQd=_Rd1XfAP+heEzK2UUFdKBL01eS=U2ix9ugUkQF1Q at mail.gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
>
> I do the same thing Bran does with adjusting the watchbands since I
> also have tiny wrists. You should get the ladies' watch with the
> "expansion" (elastic) band and it will be easy for a jeweler to take
> some of the links out.
> There are definitely some great things about Braille watches, but one
> disadvantage is that they are not digital. There are times when one
> needs to know the exact time and not just to the nearest 5-min. It is
> good to have access to both a Braille watch (for those technology-free
> settings Mark mentioned) and a digital option such as a Braille Note
> or cell phone.
> Best,
> Arielle
>
> On 1/28/12, hpscheffer at aol.com <hpscheffer at aol.com> wrote:
>> My daughter's Braille Note has a clock in it, at school that is the way she
>> checks the time, and it is her preference over the clocks and watches she
>> has.
>>
>>
>> Heidi
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Bonnie Lucas <lucas.bonnie at gmail.com>
>> To: 'NFBnet Blind Kid Mailing List, (for parents of blind children)'
>> <blindkid at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Sat, Jan 28, 2012 4:34 pm
>> Subject: Re: [blindkid] accessible watche any recommendations?
>>
>>
>> Mark, I definitely agree with you on that one but as a Mom of four, Aubrie
>> eing the youngest, I know that sometimes kids will do what they choose and
>> when they don't use the device you give them, you're out of luck. Frankly, I
>> think that fewer kids in general are using watches and I would never have
>> anything but a Braille watch.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: mark feliz [mailto:felizfamily5 at msn.com]
>> Sent: Saturday, January 28, 2012 6:06 AM
>> To: NFBnet Blind Kid Mailing List, (for parents of blind children)
>> Subject: Re: [blindkid] accessible watche any recommendations?
>>
>>
>> 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
>>
>> --------------------------------------------------
>> From:? "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)'"
>> <blindkid at nfbnet.org>
>> 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?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> blindkid mailing list
>>> blindkid at nfbnet.org
>>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindkid_nfbnet.org
>>> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
>>> blindkid:
>>>
>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindkid_nfbnet.org/felizfamily5%40msn.com
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> blindkid mailing list
>> blindkid at nfbnet.org
>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindkid_nfbnet.org
>> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
>> blindkid:
>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindkid_nfbnet.org/hpscheffer%40aol.com
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> blindkid mailing list
>> blindkid at nfbnet.org
>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindkid_nfbnet.org
>> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
>> blindkid:
>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindkid_nfbnet.org/arielle71%40gmail.com
>>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 2
> Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 03:34:34 -0800 (PST)
> From: SUSAN POLANSKY <sepolansky at verizon.net>
> To: "NFBnet Blind Kid Mailing List, \(for parents of blind children\)"
> <blindkid at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [blindkid] accessible watche any recommendations?
> Message-ID: <1327923274.5676.YahooMailNeo at web84104.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
>
> Jason uses a talking watch, it is very quiet. He?chooses a talking watch so he ca get the exact time?He needs to place his wrist to his ear to hear it, it is not loud enough to disturb anyone around him even in class although when he has his Braille note out for class he does use?it to check the time. Just a word to know what you are buying, we bought 2 watches that the bands could not be taken off and replaced nor could links be taken out and they were way to huge for him to wear.
>
>
> Susan T. Polansky
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Arielle Silverman <arielle71 at gmail.com>
> To: "NFBnet Blind Kid Mailing List, (for parents of blind children)" <blindkid at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Monday, January 30, 2012 12:30 AM
> Subject: Re: [blindkid] accessible watche any recommendations?
>
> I do the same thing Bran does with adjusting the watchbands since I
> also have tiny wrists. You should get the ladies' watch with the
> "expansion" (elastic) band and it will be easy for a jeweler to take
> some of the links out.
> There are definitely some great things about Braille watches, but one
> disadvantage is that they are not digital. There are times when one
> needs to know the exact time and not just to the nearest 5-min. It is
> good to have access to both a Braille watch (for those technology-free
> settings Mark mentioned) and a digital option such as a Braille Note
> or cell phone.
> Best,
> Arielle
>
> On 1/28/12, hpscheffer at aol.com <hpscheffer at aol.com> wrote:
>> My daughter's Braille Note has a clock in it, at school that is the way she
>> checks the time, and it is her preference over the clocks and watches she
>> has.
>>
>>
>> Heidi
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Bonnie Lucas <lucas.bonnie at gmail.com>
>> To: 'NFBnet Blind Kid Mailing List, (for parents of blind children)'
>> <blindkid at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Sat, Jan 28, 2012 4:34 pm
>> Subject: Re: [blindkid] accessible watche any recommendations?
>>
>>
>> Mark, I definitely agree with you on that one but as a Mom of four, Aubrie
>> eing the youngest, I know that sometimes kids will do what they choose and
>> when they don't use the device you give them, you're out of luck. Frankly, I
>> think that fewer kids in general are using watches and I would never have
>> anything but a Braille watch.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: mark feliz [mailto:felizfamily5 at msn.com]
>> Sent: Saturday, January 28, 2012 6:06 AM
>> To: NFBnet Blind Kid Mailing List, (for parents of blind children)
>> Subject: Re: [blindkid] accessible watche any recommendations?
>>
>>
>> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 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
>>
>> --------------------------------------------------
>> From:? "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)'"
>> <blindkid at nfbnet.org>
>> 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?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> blindkid mailing list
>>> blindkid at nfbnet.org
>>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindkid_nfbnet.org
>>> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
>>> blindkid:
>>>
>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindkid_nfbnet.org/felizfamily5%40msn.com
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> blindkid mailing list
>> blindkid at nfbnet.org
>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindkid_nfbnet.org
>> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
>> blindkid:
>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindkid_nfbnet.org/hpscheffer%40aol.com
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> blindkid mailing list
>> blindkid at nfbnet.org
>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindkid_nfbnet.org
>> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
>> blindkid:
>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindkid_nfbnet.org/arielle71%40gmail.com
>>
>
> _______________________________________________
> blindkid mailing list
> blindkid at nfbnet.org
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindkid_nfbnet.org
> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for blindkid:
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindkid_nfbnet.org/sepolansky%40verizon.net
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 3
> Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 05:44:05 -0800
> From: "Jaquiss, Robert" <RJaquiss at nfb.org>
> To: "NFBnet Blind Kid Mailing List, (for parents of blind children)"
> <blindkid at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [blindkid] accessible watche any recommendations?
> Message-ID:
> <15131457E4DA6B4EBD8776E13F2B3E100E7A03E2E5 at VA3DIAXVS751.RED001.local>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
>
> Hello:
>
> I received my first Braille watch in the fourth grade. There were a few mishaps, but I did learn how to use a Braille watch. Zales used to repair Braille watches for free. They used them to train their watch repair staff. The user should learn to put their finger in the center of the dial and move outward. That way, you don't catch the end of a hand.
>
> Regards,
>
> Robert
>
>
> Robert Jaquiss
> National Federation of the Blind
> 200 East Wells Street at Jernigan Place
> Baltimore, Maryland 21230
> Phone: 410-659-9314, ext. 2422
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindkid-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindkid-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of mark feliz
> Sent: Saturday, January 28, 2012 10:06 AM
> To: NFBnet Blind Kid Mailing List, (for parents of blind children)
> Subject: Re: [blindkid] accessible watche any recommendations?
>
>
> 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
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> From:? "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)'"
> <blindkid at nfbnet.org>
> 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?
>>
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> blindkid mailing list
>> blindkid at nfbnet.org
>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindkid_nfbnet.org
>> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
>> blindkid:
>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindkid_nfbnet.org/felizfamily5%40msn.com
>>
>
> _______________________________________________
> blindkid mailing list
> blindkid at nfbnet.org
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindkid_nfbnet.org
> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for blindkid:
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindkid_nfbnet.org/rjaquiss%40nfb.org
>
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 4
> Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 08:14:34 -0600
> From: "Weingartner, Paul" <PWeingartner at ag.org>
> To: "SUSAN POLANSKY" <sepolansky at verizon.net>, "NFBnet Blind Kid
> Mailing List, \(for parents of blind children\)" <blindkid at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [blindkid] accessible watche any recommendations?
> Message-ID: <F8F34A223E94C040A22A28E059EB6BDA0551601E at EVS2.gcag.net>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
>
> I buy my taking watches from ILA. After receiving the watch, I head to the jeweler to purchase a quality watch band. By sticking to the same model of watch, the band can be switched to a new watch. Most bands will out last several watches.
> Paul
>
> "making the cross accessible"
> Rev Paul Weingartner
> National Representative for the Blind
> Director of
> Center for the Blind of the Assemblies of God
> P 417.831.1964 F 417.862.5120
> www.blind.ag.org
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindkid-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindkid-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of SUSAN POLANSKY
> Sent: Monday, January 30, 2012 5:35 AM
> To: NFBnet Blind Kid Mailing List,(for parents of blind children)
> Subject: Re: [blindkid] accessible watche any recommendations?
>
> Jason uses a talking watch, it is very quiet. He?chooses a talking watch so he ca get the exact time?He needs to place his wrist to his ear to hear it, it is not loud enough to disturb anyone around him even in class although when he has his Braille note out for class he does use?it to check the time. Just a word to know what you are buying, we bought 2 watches that the bands could not be taken off and replaced nor could links be taken out and they were way to huge for him to wear.
>
>
> Susan T. Polansky
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Arielle Silverman <arielle71 at gmail.com>
> To: "NFBnet Blind Kid Mailing List, (for parents of blind children)" <blindkid at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Monday, January 30, 2012 12:30 AM
> Subject: Re: [blindkid] accessible watche any recommendations?
>
> I do the same thing Bran does with adjusting the watchbands since I also have tiny wrists. You should get the ladies' watch with the "expansion" (elastic) band and it will be easy for a jeweler to take some of the links out.
> There are definitely some great things about Braille watches, but one disadvantage is that they are not digital. There are times when one needs to know the exact time and not just to the nearest 5-min. It is good to have access to both a Braille watch (for those technology-free settings Mark mentioned) and a digital option such as a Braille Note or cell phone.
> Best,
> Arielle
>
> On 1/28/12, hpscheffer at aol.com <hpscheffer at aol.com> wrote:
>> My daughter's Braille Note has a clock in it, at school that is the
>> way she checks the time, and it is her preference over the clocks and
>> watches she has.
>>
>>
>> Heidi
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Bonnie Lucas <lucas.bonnie at gmail.com>
>> To: 'NFBnet Blind Kid Mailing List, (for parents of blind children)'
>> <blindkid at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Sat, Jan 28, 2012 4:34 pm
>> Subject: Re: [blindkid] accessible watche any recommendations?
>>
>>
>> Mark, I definitely agree with you on that one but as a Mom of four,
>> Aubrie eing the youngest, I know that sometimes kids will do what they
>> choose and when they don't use the device you give them, you're out of
>> luck. Frankly, I think that fewer kids in general are using watches
>> and I would never have anything but a Braille watch.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: mark feliz [mailto:felizfamily5 at msn.com]
>> Sent: Saturday, January 28, 2012 6:06 AM
>> To: NFBnet Blind Kid Mailing List, (for parents of blind children)
>> Subject: Re: [blindkid] accessible watche any recommendations?
>>
>>
>> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 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
>>
>> --------------------------------------------------
>> From:? "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)'"
>> <blindkid at nfbnet.org>
>> 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?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> blindkid mailing list
>>> blindkid at nfbnet.org
>>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindkid_nfbnet.org
>>> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
>>> blindkid:
>>>
>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindkid_nfbnet.org/felizfamily5%40m
>> sn.com
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> blindkid mailing list
>> blindkid at nfbnet.org
>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindkid_nfbnet.org
>> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
>> blindkid:
>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindkid_nfbnet.org/hpscheffer%40aol
>> .com
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> blindkid mailing list
>> blindkid at nfbnet.org
>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindkid_nfbnet.org
>> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
>> blindkid:
>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindkid_nfbnet.org/arielle71%40gmai
>> l.com
>>
>
> _______________________________________________
> blindkid mailing list
> blindkid at nfbnet.org
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindkid_nfbnet.org
> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for blindkid:
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindkid_nfbnet.org/sepolansky%40verizon.net
> _______________________________________________
> blindkid mailing list
> blindkid at nfbnet.org
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindkid_nfbnet.org
> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for blindkid:
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindkid_nfbnet.org/pweingartner%40ag.org
>
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 5
> Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:11:44 -0600
> From: "Deborah Kent Stein" <dkent5817 at att.net>
> To: "Multiple recipients of NFBnet BlindKid Mailing List"
> <BlindKid at NFBnet.org>
> Subject: [blindkid] Playground Equipment
> Message-ID: <00f601ccdf69$dc733680$d70aa8c0 at Debbie>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
>
>
> I recently received an inquiry from a TVI in Chicago. Please let me know your thoughts and I'll pass them along to her. Off the top of my head, I don't know why a blind/VI child would need any adaptations in order to use playground equipment, but it's been a LONG time since I played on a playground! Is there new stuff out there that would be hard for a blind child to play with?
>
> _______________
>
> I am on the leadership committee at Neil School and would like some of your valuable input concerning our VI students. Neil School is in the process of designing and purchasing equipment for a playground to meet the needs of the children during recess for next year. I have been asked what type of equipment etc. would benefit students with visual impairments. I know I can look in the instructional materials center catalog for material but I wanted to know is there anyone who would have more in depth knowledge. We are writing a proposal and I want to make sure our VI students are represented when we submit the grant.
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 6
> Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:30:07 -0600
> From: Carly B <barnesraiser at gmail.com>
> To: Deborah Kent Stein <dkent5817 at att.net>, "NFBnet Blind Kid Mailing
> List, (for parents of blind children)" <blindkid at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [blindkid] Playground Equipment
> Message-ID:
> <CAMJqR5WMHrbo_rDsaRuCkECPBR9xMjbO5yA0Xi9MFzDC8Eousw at mail.gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
>
> Hi Debra,
>
> My son attends the Minnesota State Academy for the Blind and they recently
> used some grant money to put in an addition to their playground. It's not
> equipment that's adapted, per se, but it's more tactile and auditory than
> you would typically see in a playground. For example, there are instrument
> type pieces (like a piano and bells, if I remember) and things that are
> easy to climb and swing and explore. My 9 year old son loves it!
>
> I'm sure that MSAB would welcome communication from your TVI friend in
> Chicago and could offer her some valuable input. Here is a link to the
> school's contact info. I'm not sure who she should contact there, probably
> either the school secretary or the director:
>
> http://www.msab.state.mn.us/Contact/index.aspx
>
> Best!
>
> :) Carolynn Barnes
>
> On Mon, Jan 30, 2012 at 10:11 AM, Deborah Kent Stein <dkent5817 at att.net>wrote:
>
>>
>> I recently received an inquiry from a TVI in Chicago. Please let me know
>> your thoughts and I'll pass them along to her. Off the top of my head, I
>> don't know why a blind/VI child would need any adaptations in order to use
>> playground equipment, but it's been a LONG time since I played on a
>> playground! Is there new stuff out there that would be hard for a blind
>> child to play with?
>>
>> _______________
>>
>> I am on the leadership committee at Neil School and would like some of
>> your valuable input concerning our VI students. Neil School is in the
>> process of designing and purchasing equipment for a playground to meet the
>> needs of the children during recess for next year. I have been asked what
>> type of equipment etc. would benefit students with visual impairments. I
>> know I can look in the instructional materials center catalog for material
>> but I wanted to know is there anyone who would have more in depth
>> knowledge. We are writing a proposal and I want to make sure our VI
>> students are represented when we submit the grant.
>> _______________________________________________
>> blindkid mailing list
>> blindkid at nfbnet.org
>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindkid_nfbnet.org
>> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
>> blindkid:
>>
>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindkid_nfbnet.org/barnesraiser%40gmail.com
>>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 7
> Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:00:02 -0500
> From: "Marsha Drenth" <marsha.drenth at gmail.com>
> To: "'Deborah Kent Stein'" <dkent5817 at att.net>, "'NFBnet Blind Kid
> Mailing List, \(for parents of blind children\)'"
> <blindkid at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [blindkid] Playground Equipment
> Message-ID: <B4EF214ED990471998EB7F17FEA0445D at Cptr233>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
>
> My suggestion is to have playground equipment that is very brightly colored
> for children who do still have some remaining vision. Playground equipment
> that does action tasks, like jumping, rowing, swing, running, crawling, and
> hopping. I also like the idea of having the playground equipment being
> sound orientated. Like with windchimes, or a piano, or a horn, or with
> animal sounds and a tactual picture. Having different textured surfaces
> would be good too. Like having sand, wood, brick or hard rock, squishy,
> smooth, bumpy, water.
>
> There is a way to incorporate all of these things; you just have to think
> creatively.
>
> Marsha
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindkid-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindkid-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Deborah Kent Stein
> Sent: Monday, January 30, 2012 11:12 AM
> To: Multiple recipients of NFBnet BlindKid Mailing List
> Subject: [blindkid] Playground Equipment
>
>
> I recently received an inquiry from a TVI in Chicago. Please let me know
> your thoughts and I'll pass them along to her. Off the top of my head, I
> don't know why a blind/VI child would need any adaptations in order to use
> playground equipment, but it's been a LONG time since I played on a
> playground! Is there new stuff out there that would be hard for a blind
> child to play with?
>
> _______________
>
> I am on the leadership committee at Neil School and would like some of your
> valuable input concerning our VI students. Neil School is in the process
> of designing and purchasing equipment for a playground to meet the needs of
> the children during recess for next year. I have been asked what type of
> equipment etc. would benefit students with visual impairments. I know I can
> look in the instructional materials center catalog for material but I wanted
> to know is there anyone who would have more in depth knowledge. We are
> writing a proposal and I want to make sure our VI students are represented
> when we submit the grant.
> _______________________________________________
> blindkid mailing list
> blindkid at nfbnet.org
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindkid_nfbnet.org
> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
> blindkid:
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindkid_nfbnet.org/marsha.drenth%40gmail.
> com
>
>
> __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature
> database 6839 (20120130) __________
>
> The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus.
>
> http://www.eset.com
>
>
> __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature
> database 6840 (20120130) __________
>
> The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus.
>
> http://www.eset.com
>
>
>
> __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature
> database 6840 (20120130) __________
>
> The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus.
>
> http://www.eset.com
>
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> _______________________________________________
> blindkid mailing list
> blindkid at nfbnet.org
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindkid_nfbnet.org
>
>
> End of blindkid Digest, Vol 93, Issue 22
> ****************************************
More information about the BlindKid
mailing list