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Do you read Braille books to your children? (self.Blind)
submitted by Myntrith
One of the reasons parents read to their children is to help them to learn how to read, but I imagine (I'm not a parent) that there's also joy in just sharing that time with children.
Once when I was visiting a friend (staying overnight), when it was time for their son's bedtime story, he brought his storybook to me. His parents asked if I was OK with it. To be honest, I felt a little awkward and self-conscious, but seriously, how I could I say no? This was the first time I'd met the kid, and he picked me.
I hope this isn't an insensitive question. I'm just curious.
Once when I was visiting a friend (staying overnight), when it was time for their son's bedtime story, he brought his storybook to me. His parents asked if I was OK with it. To be honest, I felt a little awkward and self-conscious, but seriously, how I could I say no? This was the first time I'd met the kid, and he picked me.
I hope this isn't an insensitive question. I'm just curious.
bondolo 10 points 4y ago
We've bought subscriptions to adapted childrens books as baby gifts several times. The books were commercial books adapted with clear braille labels on the pages of the text. Sometimes the labels included minimal descriptions. The books were well received and passed down to other blind parents. I forget and couldn't immediately find the source, but they are out there.
We've also bought texturized childrens books (pre-braille) for blind children to be read. The favourite was an animals book with multiple fake furs, fake alligator skin, rough rubber "elephant skin", etc.
We've also bought texturized childrens books (pre-braille) for blind children to be read. The favourite was an animals book with multiple fake furs, fake alligator skin, rough rubber "elephant skin", etc.
spifflett 9 points 4y ago
Yeah there are books that have Braille and pictures (for parents of sighted children). They can be kind of hard to come by, so a lot of folks pass the books around to share with other families. I have a family member who hand made Braille labels for some picture books and gifted them to us.
multi-instrumental 5 points 4y ago
You can get embossers/printers that can print & emboss braille and images simultaneously.
Also, you could use a braille display while reading an eBook (pretty sure at least).
Also, you could use a braille display while reading an eBook (pretty sure at least).
KillerLag 1 points 4y ago
Something that we've been doing in Canada is printing the Braille onto clear sheets of plastic that are inserted into the book (the book spines are cut, and the plastic sheets rebound with the existing sheets). That way, the child can feel the braille and if they have low vision, can see the pictures, while the parents and siblings can read the words/see the pictures.
dmazzoni 3 points 4y ago
There are at least three good stores that sell children's books with Braille in them.
www.beulahreimerlegacy.com/apps
http://www.seedlings.org
http://www.nbp.org/ic/nbp/process.html?subcat_id=1&heading=Children%27s%20Books--Print%2FBraille&mv_nextpage=publications%2Fbrowse_results&mv_todo=return
www.beulahreimerlegacy.com/apps
http://www.seedlings.org
http://www.nbp.org/ic/nbp/process.html?subcat_id=1&heading=Children%27s%20Books--Print%2FBraille&mv_nextpage=publications%2Fbrowse_results&mv_todo=return
SpiderKitt303 2 points 4y ago
I'm not blind, but I think this is a wonderful idea! I think we should have more education like braille and ASL in schools too. Never know how it could change lives.
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