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Gift ideas for blind friend (self.Blind)
submitted by Brisslayer333
She's visually impaired with some amount of sight. Enough to ride a horse, apparently. Every Christmas, she writes me a card in braille, and I have to decipher it since I can't read braille.
I'd like gift ideas for her. Writing her a letter seems like a bad idea, since I don't have access to a brailler. Making me decipher a braille letter is an interesting concept, that I'd like to maybe flip on her. I want to give her something that a blind person would have trouble with, but not because they're blind.
Any suggestions?
I'd like gift ideas for her. Writing her a letter seems like a bad idea, since I don't have access to a brailler. Making me decipher a braille letter is an interesting concept, that I'd like to maybe flip on her. I want to give her something that a blind person would have trouble with, but not because they're blind.
Any suggestions?
jrs12 7 points 4y ago
Tactile Morse code letter?
multi-instrumental 7 points 4y ago
> I want to give her something that a blind person would have trouble with, but not because they're blind.
So, just something hard for a person to do? lol
So, just something hard for a person to do? lol
Brisslayer333 [OP] 1 points 4y ago
If sight plays a part in solving the puzzle/problem/challenge, that's not what I'm looking for. The distinction is important.
It doesn't need to be tailored to blind people, but it needs to be doable (close to creator intentions) without sight.
It doesn't need to be tailored to blind people, but it needs to be doable (close to creator intentions) without sight.
Tmacd1 3 points 4y ago
I love this idea!
This website $1 and probably others will transcribe a text letter and print it into Braille for you. Maybe you could write her a note, but change the letters so she will have to decipher it with a key. ie “A = F” etc... You should be able to type in the encrypted message and key with standard text and have it printed up in Braille.
I could see that being a fun challenge, but will definitely require some effort.
This website $1 and probably others will transcribe a text letter and print it into Braille for you. Maybe you could write her a note, but change the letters so she will have to decipher it with a key. ie “A = F” etc... You should be able to type in the encrypted message and key with standard text and have it printed up in Braille.
I could see that being a fun challenge, but will definitely require some effort.
Brisslayer333 [OP] 1 points 4y ago
This sounds great. Learning braille every year is effort too, so I'd say we'd be even.
Quineg 3 points 4y ago
That's pretty funny that she sends you a braille letter to decipher. Someone gave me a tactile rubik's cube once. You can let her try to puzzle that out. Not sure if that would be of interest to her though.
AllHarlowsEve 1 points 4y ago
I like the idea of getting quick sound clips, like a second or two max, and making them represent different letters. A dolphin squeak may be A, and a car honk may be B, etc.
Or, you could pick up one of those puzzle boxes and put the real gift in there.
Or, you could pick up one of those puzzle boxes and put the real gift in there.
ravenshadow2013 1 points 4y ago
you could try raised pictographs there are places that can emboss kinda like hieroglyphs
ilivetofly 1 points 4y ago
You could return the favour and write a letter that is tactile but not braille and so she can feel the shapes of the letters and figure it out? You would probably need to be very large writing and very clear. Maybe with a key included.
Other things like tactile puzzles or sound based ones seem like a good idea.
Other things like tactile puzzles or sound based ones seem like a good idea.
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