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Braille Greetings Cards...? (self.Blind)
submitted by lucyvincent247
Hey all, I own a little greetings card company and recently was asked to make a Braille version of one of my designs, so I did, and it went down a treat. I decided to ask at my local RNIB group for some feedback about doing a side biz specially for this and was really looking for some extra thoughts. Some people loved the idea, they didn’t need to read Braille but can do it and enjoy it. Others said it will only work if you offer an optional Braille inside message. Some people loved it as they said they miss out on all the whacky/rude designs out there at the moment and some people said it was an awful idea as it’s a dying skill 😕. So really I was just looking for some initial thoughts as to whether Braille greetings cards could be a thing?! And if so, was there any direction in particular you would want it to go? Thanks so much😊
ENTJ351 1 points 4y ago
I think it’s a great idea make the card more accessible to everyone right? I would do both braille and large print for instance.
Don’t let the haters get you down. They are just being negative. I don’t see why not. I mean wouldn’t it be cool for you if you had a disability to read something you’ve never been able to read before. Cards don’t make much sense to me because they don’t honestly mean anything. I can’t read them. They’re just bits of paper. So yeah. I would think it’s a good idea. If they don’t like it they don’t need to buy a braille card but there is enough demand for it I think. If they want to knock a good idea that’s just their loss. Just get a regular card then. Look at it this way it would be another option for people.
Don’t let the haters get you down. They are just being negative. I don’t see why not. I mean wouldn’t it be cool for you if you had a disability to read something you’ve never been able to read before. Cards don’t make much sense to me because they don’t honestly mean anything. I can’t read them. They’re just bits of paper. So yeah. I would think it’s a good idea. If they don’t like it they don’t need to buy a braille card but there is enough demand for it I think. If they want to knock a good idea that’s just their loss. Just get a regular card then. Look at it this way it would be another option for people.
bright_side1977 1 points 4y ago
You can also look into tactile greeting cards. Lighthouse for the Blind in San Francisco has a store called Adaptations and they sell them. There are cards with hearts, for example, made up of raised dots with a raised outlines.
Many visually impaired people are low vision and need accommodations such as large print instead of Braille. And some people use Braille. But tactile is useful for everyone and is appreciated by sighted people as well.
Many visually impaired people are low vision and need accommodations such as large print instead of Braille. And some people use Braille. But tactile is useful for everyone and is appreciated by sighted people as well.
lucyvincent247 [OP] 2 points 4y ago
Thank you so much for that!! I personally enjoyed making the ones I’ve done and would definitely consider giving it a go on a wider scale it’s just hard when it’s something you don’t actually work with everyday. Trying to get figure out if it was going to be worth it was difficult!x
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