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Need Braille user who also uses bar soap, shampoo and conditioner to test if a crochet project is usable (self.Blind)
submitted by DarkLadyofDNA
TLDR: I need someone to check my Braille spelling and understandability
I have very poor eyesight without glasses so I started using bar shampoo and conditioner in part so that I can tell them apart in the shower (they tend to be different shapes and colors so way easier to tell apart than two identical bottles with writing I can't see). The bars took some extra maintenance since if you don't keep them dry outside of washing they have the potential to dissolve so I've been making soap saver bags out of yarn made for scrubbeis and have been working on crocheting Braille dots on them to write down what's in each pouch.
Would anyone like a set and be willing to give me feedback on whether the Braille I put in there is
1. Correct
2. Understandable
I have very poor eyesight without glasses so I started using bar shampoo and conditioner in part so that I can tell them apart in the shower (they tend to be different shapes and colors so way easier to tell apart than two identical bottles with writing I can't see). The bars took some extra maintenance since if you don't keep them dry outside of washing they have the potential to dissolve so I've been making soap saver bags out of yarn made for scrubbeis and have been working on crocheting Braille dots on them to write down what's in each pouch.
Would anyone like a set and be willing to give me feedback on whether the Braille I put in there is
1. Correct
2. Understandable
CloudyBeep 4 points 3y ago
Many blind people distinguish between bottles in the shower by placing a rubber band around one of them. You just have to remember which is which. Braille on products seems like you're solving a simple problem with an overly complex solution. So you could have a shampoo bottle with no rubber band, a conditioner bottle with a rubber band and a bar of soap.
ratadeacero 4 points 3y ago
Get a sticky bump. If you don't know where to get these, go to a craft store and buy a pack of sticker googly eyes. Now, go back to bottles of shampoo and conditioner. Just put one of the bumpy googly eyes on the front of the shampoo bottle. You'll no longer have problems distinguishing the difference. You could make this way more simple
DarkLadyofDNA [OP] 4 points 3y ago
I mean, I'm doing it my way for me because that's how I like it, but if that's not actually useful for anyone else that's fine
ratadeacero 2 points 3y ago
That's fair. I'm just saying that sticker bumps go far. We have them on our stove to mark temperatures on the dial for example. Sticker bumps are a good eat solution to a wide variety of vision related issues
BlueRock956 2 points 3y ago
I'd be willing to check out your project. I'm sure that you could distinguish one from another, even if they were not perfect; but its cool to know if the Braille is correct or not.
BlueRock956 2 points 3y ago
So, just because I didn't want to be wrong... I went to my restroom to check how many bottles of products my family has just inside the shower. I counted 10 different bottles. I am thankful that Braille is quite accessible in my life. Yeah, a bottle does have a rubber band, and another has a distinctive shape, but the Braille gives me information I need.
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