Teaching Tools for Visually Impaired

Written By Enabling Engineering

Large US puzzle and tactile alphabet letters to facilitate learning in the classroom for visually impaired

The Need

Students with visual impairments require special teaching tools to facilitate learning in the classroom. While learning United States geography, students need to understand the shape and size of states. Physical models of each of the states allow students to hold and feel the outline of the state. Having the pieces come together like a puzzle would help students to learn where states are concerning one another. In addition to geography, students also learn how to read and write in the classroom. Physical models of letters would be a useful tool for students to learn what each of the letters looks like and to trace them with their fingers.

The Solution

Working on designing and building a large puzzle of the United States (approx. 4' in length), with each state its own piece and true to shape. The pieces will be solid black. Additionally, each puzzle piece will have a magnet to allow the pieces to stay in place while in the puzzle backboard. Five sets of alphabet letters have also been made (upper and lower case). Upper case letters are 4" tall and lower-case letters are 3” tall. All letters are solid red. Letters also have tactile grooves to trace the shape of them.

The Team

  • Talin Calikyan

  • Evan Dakov

  • Ilaina Schneider

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