[blindkid] Tactile Graphics

[Dani Baisden]

Good Morning,

I'm new to the list and wanted to introduce myself before I chimed in. I'm
Dani Baisden. My husband and I are in the process of adopting a 2 year old
girl from India who is totally blind (NLP). I have been paying close
attention to the discussion on tactile graphs and charts because it will
be something we will encounter with our daughter in the near future.

In regards to the 3Doodler: 3D pen. My husband saw this product on
KickStarter when they were trying to get production off the ground. We
contributed to the project and will receive a "beta" version of the 3D pen
in January. It really looks like something that will come in handy for
charts and graphs and maps. We'll be glad to share the pros and cons once
we get the pen and have a chance to try it out.

~Dani Baisden


On Thu, Jul 18, 2013 at 8:00 AM, Denise Robinson <deniserob at gmail.com>wrote:

> There is a 3D pen that is coming out that will revolutionize tactile
> everything...very fast to get something to the fingertips...can read about
> it at link below
>
>
> http://www.yourtechvision.com/content/worlds-first-3d-printing-pen-3doodler-make-math-and-more-come-alive-blind
> Denise M Robinson
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On Jul 18, 2013, at 8:32 AM, Eleanor Robinson <erobin8725 at aol.com> wrote:
>
> > One of the technologies that has not been mentioned in this discussion
> and might be useful in providing good tactile graphics for blind students,
> is 3D printing.  While this specific use has not been mentioned in any of
> the newsletters I am following, it seems to me that it is worth exploring.
>  The field is expanding rapidly and there are relatively inexpensive 3D
> printers coming on the market that might be able to quickly produce a good
> tactile graphic for not too much cost and effort.  Perhaps someone
> knowledgeable in technology could explore this with the 3D printer folks.
> >
> > Eleanor Robinson
> > 7-128 Software
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