DIY: USE STICKY GEMS AS BRAILLE LETTERS TO MAKE OBJECTS ACCESSIBLE FOR BLIND PEOPLE

DIY: Use Sticky Gems As Braille Letters To Make Objects Accessible For Blind People December 5, 2016VenkatDIY, Vision5 If you are thinking of making objects around your house accessible for your blind family member or friend, there is a very easy and cost effective way to do it. Every art supplies store has sticky gems – a decorative art accessory that can be used in many art projects. These gems are raised, and have a sticky back, so you can just place them on any surface, and they will stick to it. They are typically round, and can be easily felt when touched. As an example project, I thought of making playing cards accessible by using sticky gems to add braille characters to them, so a blind person could tell what cards they had. I stuck sticky gems in the formation of Braille letters in the upper middle area of the card. The first alphabet is the number (denomination) of the card, and the second is the first letter of the face: 3H (3 of Hearts), 2C (2 of Clubs), etc I also placed a sticky gem on the top left corner of the card so the blind person could understand the orientation of the card. If a single sticky gem was at the bottom right, they were holding the card wrong. The cards could be arranged easily in one hand. The person holding them can easily feel the Braille letters of each card with the other hand by thumbing through each card and feeling the raised sticky gems.  Now, your blind family member or friend can join you for a game of cards! Obviously, these sticky gems can be used on several other objects around you to make them accessible. Can you think of anything else that these would be useful for? Please share your thoughts in the comments below! Some Notes: Image Gallery Share this: Related blind, braille, legal blindness, legally blind, low vision, visual impairment 3 Comments Paula June 22, 2017 at 12:20 pm Reply Do they not come off quickly? I want to mark the piano keyboard for the visually impaired and want to use those adhesive gems for that purpose. Elizabeth November 22, 2018 at 12:00 am Reply Hello! I have been thinking about this idea but wasn’t sure about the stickiness, which I thought about gluing them too. Also, I was wondering if the gleam would be too distracting if they had some vision?? I’m making a tactile calendar with a black background and was wondering if finding black gems would be better?? 2 Trackbacks & Pingbacks Assignment 2: DIY Culture – Crystal Flores AT Portfolio DIY: Use Sticky Gems As Braille Letters To Make Objects Accessible For Blind People | Cadan Assistive Technologies Leave a comment Cancel replyYour email address will not be published.CommentName * Email * Website Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Notify me of new posts by email. Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed. Subscribe to Blog via Email Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Email Address Subscribe