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Activities for someone who has recently gone blind? (self.Blind)
submitted by alli-katt
Hello! I’ve recently started working for a company that provides daily visitors for people with disabilities.
One of my clients is a woman who has gone from seeing to blind in the span of about a year and a half.
I’m really struggling to find games and activities to do with her. Because she has been blind for a short time, she doesn’t read Braille and doesn’t have high fingertip sensitivity yet.
If anyone here could give me some ideas, that’d be great! I’ve made some tactile playing cards by using puff paint, but one can only play so many games of go fish before they get bored!
Thank you!
One of my clients is a woman who has gone from seeing to blind in the span of about a year and a half.
I’m really struggling to find games and activities to do with her. Because she has been blind for a short time, she doesn’t read Braille and doesn’t have high fingertip sensitivity yet.
If anyone here could give me some ideas, that’d be great! I’ve made some tactile playing cards by using puff paint, but one can only play so many games of go fish before they get bored!
Thank you!
AllHarlowsEve 5 points 4y ago
Do you know what she enjoyed before going blind? Any hobbies?
Does she have any experience with technology, before or after blindness? If she's got a computer that she can use, literally just knowing where the letters and enter are by muscle memory, there's an application called RSGames that has a *ton* of games like uno, battleship, bingo, etc that can be played also on the iPhone, but I believe those were monetized so you'd have to drop a pretty penny or bring a laptop with you. They're audio based, so they're easy to play for just about anyone.
You could also play through some games like the Choice Of or Hosted LLC games on iPhone. Many are totally free, and they're multiple choice interactive fiction, so she could build robots in Choice Of Robots, be a superhero in Versus One, etc.
This one would be much more involved, but you could absolutely collect up a herd of blind folk and play some tabletop games. There are ones like Monster of the Week that only require 2 normal dice, and there's online sheets or paper sheets for people with low vision. For her though, you could see about getting a voice recorder and having her get her choices laid out in voice form, since I would assume she's not super familiar with tech yet.
Does she have any experience with technology, before or after blindness? If she's got a computer that she can use, literally just knowing where the letters and enter are by muscle memory, there's an application called RSGames that has a *ton* of games like uno, battleship, bingo, etc that can be played also on the iPhone, but I believe those were monetized so you'd have to drop a pretty penny or bring a laptop with you. They're audio based, so they're easy to play for just about anyone.
You could also play through some games like the Choice Of or Hosted LLC games on iPhone. Many are totally free, and they're multiple choice interactive fiction, so she could build robots in Choice Of Robots, be a superhero in Versus One, etc.
This one would be much more involved, but you could absolutely collect up a herd of blind folk and play some tabletop games. There are ones like Monster of the Week that only require 2 normal dice, and there's online sheets or paper sheets for people with low vision. For her though, you could see about getting a voice recorder and having her get her choices laid out in voice form, since I would assume she's not super familiar with tech yet.
ErtaySh 3 points 4y ago
How about board games? How many people are usually participating?
alli-katt [OP] 2 points 4y ago
Just two of us. Do you know of any board games that are VI adapted? The few I’ve found have relied either on Braille or a sighted assistant, or require more than 2 people :(
ErtaySh 1 points 4y ago
This is definitely a tough one. After giving it some more thought, how about **Backgammon**? You would need 2 dice that are carved/engraved so that you can feel the numbers by touch, should be easy to find, or if you can't then you can just use some dice roller app on your phone that will speak out the rolls. Because color is the only thing separating the playing pieces, you can just replace one player's pieces with coins or something similar so that they can be distinguished by touch.
Is there any chance you can get a third, sighted person to join you? If yes, then perhaps you can check out **Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective**, it is a story driven game where the players are trying to figure out who has committed a crime. The sighted person will be required to do the reading of the text and clues, but you as the blind players will help him with theories, bounce ideas and discuss facts. The game can be a bit long though, 2-3 hours per case. There are 10 cases in thte base game.
At 3 player, you could play a simple auction game called **No Thanks!**. The deck of cards has nubmered cards from 3 to 35, and each player starts with a set amount of chips. Technically this can be played by a fully blind group with some adjustments, as there is no hidden information in the game. You would just need to mark the numbered cards so that one person can announce which card is currently revealed on the table.
I definitely should do an episode about two player games that can be played by two blind individuals on my podcast. I should research this topic some more.
Is there any chance you can get a third, sighted person to join you? If yes, then perhaps you can check out **Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective**, it is a story driven game where the players are trying to figure out who has committed a crime. The sighted person will be required to do the reading of the text and clues, but you as the blind players will help him with theories, bounce ideas and discuss facts. The game can be a bit long though, 2-3 hours per case. There are 10 cases in thte base game.
At 3 player, you could play a simple auction game called **No Thanks!**. The deck of cards has nubmered cards from 3 to 35, and each player starts with a set amount of chips. Technically this can be played by a fully blind group with some adjustments, as there is no hidden information in the game. You would just need to mark the numbered cards so that one person can announce which card is currently revealed on the table.
I definitely should do an episode about two player games that can be played by two blind individuals on my podcast. I should research this topic some more.
alli-katt [OP] 1 points 4y ago
Thank you so much for these suggestions! I will look into them.
ErtaySh 1 points 4y ago
You're welcome! If you manage to get a sighted person, let me know and I'll give you some more.
ErtaySh 1 points 4y ago
Oh are you also blind? Hmm will need to think a bit as there is always a sighted person around when I play
alli-katt [OP] 2 points 4y ago
Sorry, I was a bit unclear! No, I’m not blind.
I’m having trouble finding games that would allow the blind person to play completely unaided. Kind of defeats the purpose if the sighted person sees their opponents cards or whatever when telling them their hand, though :)
I’m having trouble finding games that would allow the blind person to play completely unaided. Kind of defeats the purpose if the sighted person sees their opponents cards or whatever when telling them their hand, though :)
andi1235 3 points 4y ago
Look at co-op games. Someone else suggested Pandemic, but there are lots of good ones. Also something like Trivial Pursuit would work, if someone else just told them which choices they had based on their die roll. Or really any other trivia game.
ErtaySh 1 points 4y ago
Oh I missed this comment. There are plenty of open information games out there. I am on mobile right now, But you should check Pandemic or Sherlock as I mentioned earlier. You can find my blog where I talk about playing board games blind here https://sightless.fun
I have covered both those games on the blog.y
I have covered both those games on the blog.y
AmethystVajra 2 points 4y ago
Try wet felting it helps stimulating the hands
Also pottery might be something with wich she can expresss her creativity
Also pottery might be something with wich she can expresss her creativity
TheBlindBookLover 2 points 4y ago
Hi. I would strongly recommend helping your client obtain audio books. If you are in the U.S., the National Library Service is free of charge.
Maybe some fun cooking activities would be doable as well. You could get some cookie dough, and help your client roll it out. Then you could help her cut out shapes with cookie cutters. You could even decorate them too. You could also bring the cookies to a local homeless shelter or any other group in need.
Additionally, hand crafts are a great way to build sensitivity. I would suggest starting off with something like loom knitting.
I hope that this helps.
Maybe some fun cooking activities would be doable as well. You could get some cookie dough, and help your client roll it out. Then you could help her cut out shapes with cookie cutters. You could even decorate them too. You could also bring the cookies to a local homeless shelter or any other group in need.
Additionally, hand crafts are a great way to build sensitivity. I would suggest starting off with something like loom knitting.
I hope that this helps.
alli-katt [OP] 2 points 4y ago
Thank you so much for your ideas! We live in France, but the library here is also free for people with disabilities. I will check their audiobook selection!
AmethystVajra 2 points 4y ago
Also Spotify iis An option they have some audiobooks too
Also loom knitting is a great idea I started this as I was in hospital
Also loom knitting is a great idea I started this as I was in hospital
jouleheretolearn 2 points 4y ago
For games tht aren't adapted you could pick collaborative games like Pandemic or Camp Grizzly. They're fun, easily repayable, and since you want to work together you either lay out all your stuff anyway or talk.
Paper and dice roleplaying such as Dungeons and dragons. If you want, you can choose a simpler system. Then, get enough dice. and lay out bunches of dice based on what they'll have to to roll. For instance, initiative, attack, etc. They'll need help with character creation and dice set up but after that all good.
Karoake with songs they know well? Swimming, walking, concerts, movies. That's all I can think before kiddo fussed.
Paper and dice roleplaying such as Dungeons and dragons. If you want, you can choose a simpler system. Then, get enough dice. and lay out bunches of dice based on what they'll have to to roll. For instance, initiative, attack, etc. They'll need help with character creation and dice set up but after that all good.
Karoake with songs they know well? Swimming, walking, concerts, movies. That's all I can think before kiddo fussed.
fckamg 1 points 4y ago
There's Apples to Apples where the blind person is the judge the whole time. Hedbanz works if someone tells them the card before the round starts.
Paved walking trails, audiobooks, karaoke, and youtube riddles are some other ideas.
Paved walking trails, audiobooks, karaoke, and youtube riddles are some other ideas.
delha4 0 points 4y ago
If she knows Braille, there are Braille playing cards.
I think there are checker boards that that are made for blind people.
I think there are checker boards that that are made for blind people.
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