Braillables: A Manual for Parents and Teachers - Techniques for Teaching Drawing with Braille
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- Synopsis
- From the book: Braillables are pictures that are brailled by people who are able to braille them. They are outlines, sketches, sculptures, drawings, artwork. They are a creative expression that uses a necessary skill of blind people. They are fun to do, easily shared by sighted people, and they give an added dimension of freedom in using what can be a very rigid mode of communication. Blind people can draw in a medium over which they have complete control. Drawing with braille builds skill in reading, in interpreting charts, maps, diagrams, math and science figures. For those who pursue it, drawing with braille encourages imagination, creativity, a feeling for abstraction, perspective and proportion--all elements necessary for good concepts of objects, spatial relationships, and, ultimately, skill in orientation and mobility. Braille has an aura of mystery about it which isolates the reader. It can be austere, unpenetrable, a symbol of struggle and pain both for the blind person and for the family and friends. There is a coming together, a sharing, a breaking down of barriers when two heads bend over a picture of a dog and both the blind person and the sighted person see it as a dog. That is the fun of it.
- Copyright:
- 1984
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 17 Pages
- Publisher:
- N/A
- Date of Addition:
- 09/28/06
- Copyrighted By:
- The Catholic Guild for the Blind
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Disability-Related, Art and Architecture, Parenting and Family
- Submitted By:
- Shelley L. Rhodes
- Proofread By:
- Lena
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.