[blindkid] blindkid Digest, Vol 159, Issue 1

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Mon Jul 10 12:53:40 UTC 2017


Me too.

Sent from my iPad

> On Jul 8, 2017, at 12:39 PM, Debbie Killian via blindkid <blindkid at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi Ann,
> These games you told us about sound neat! I'm planning on checking them out.
> 
> Thanks a bunch. 
> Debbie from TN
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindkid [mailto:blindkid-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Aburgess333
> via blindkid
> Sent: Saturday, July 8, 2017 7:55 AM
> To: blindkid at nfbnet.org
> Cc: Aburgess333 <aburgess333 at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [blindkid] blindkid Digest, Vol 159, Issue 1
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> Here is a website that has many games accessible in both large print and
> braille: www.maxiaids.com Here are a few favorites: banana grams with
> braille added to the tiles, crocodile dentist game for younger kids, Yahtzee
> card game. They offer many large print games. Before you order any games for
> Bell Academy, see if you can find out what they already have. What state are
> you in? Ann from Oregon 
> 
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>>  1. Fwd: [duxnews] Duxbury Systems buy now and save! (David Andrews)
>>  2. games and games (Ashley Bramlett)
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>> Date: Fri, 07 Jul 2017 21:56:10 -0500
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>> Date: Sat, 8 Jul 2017 02:07:36 -0400
>> From: "Ashley Bramlett" <bookwormahb at earthlink.net>
>> To: "\(for parents of blind children\) Blind Kid Mailing List"
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>> Subject: [blindkid] games and games
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>> Hi all,
>> 
>> I hope everyone enjoys convention. I?m not going but I will hear it
> online.
>> I?m a young adult child who is blind; I am actually low vision. 
>> My parents are sighted. I am sure your blind kids play as all kids do. I
> will be working with sighted and possibly blind kids this summer at a day
> camp. I might work with blind kids if I volunteer with Bell.
>> 
>> 
>> So I came to you all for some ideas. 
>> What games do your kids like? Are most card games available in braille
> format? I know about standard cards and Uno cards. I think I got my last
> card deck at ILA.
>> 
>> Can I get a Go Fish deck in braille? What about Apples to apples?
>> Also there are some board games that I think are popular with kids
> generally, but I?m not sure if they have been adapted for blind kids or
> blind adults like me to play with sighted people.
>> 
>> These are the games:
>> 
>> a.. Clue
>> b.. Candy land
>> c.. snakes and ladders
>> 
>> Also is there a wheel of fortune game or Jeporardy game on the market?
>> 
>> Thanks.
>> 
>> Ashley
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