[NFB-Science] Drawing Tools for Intro to Engineering Design

[nspohn0 at gmail.com]

Hi Cheryl,

Yes, I am considering a mixed approach consisting of low tech and high tech.
(I still would love to hear everyone's ideas though!). Here are my thoughts:


I can get through my intro to Engineering Design course without using a
software by demonstrating competency. I can demonstrate the key course
concepts with low tech. In the spring, I could take an independent study
where a professor teaches me a high tech design tool (such as OpenScad). 

I think it is still important to learn something high tech since engineering
problems will be complex. 

With those comments said, I would love to hear from the engineers on the
group.


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Hi Nick,

I have read your threads, and you are getting a lot of great advice.

Have you considered a mixed approach of analog and digital technology?
For example, if you used any of the low-tech tactile products, you would
have something like a sighted student's sketch pad for making drawings. Then
if you wrote or had a reader write on the paper, you'd have a key. Then you
could take a photograph for a digital copy to submit to your professor as
proof of your original idea. At that point, if you had to use a reader to
program inaccessible software, you have a record documenting your
understanding of concepts that is independent of knowledge of a particular
software package.

Just a few thoughts--the engineers on this list might have a different
opinion.

On 9/21/20, Louis Maher via NFB-Science <nfb-science at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> Hi all,
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> What tools do blind people use for drawing? I am taking intro to 
> engineering design and I have to do things such as sketching, 
> multi-view drawings, and isometric drawings. Is there something other 
> than a tactile drawing board or is a tactile drawing board what people 
> use? I am interested in hearing about all tools that are out there.
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