Fingers on the pictures

I always remember as a child using my fingers to trace the outlines of pictures. With not much vision in those days, it was my way of interacting with pictures. In those days, there were not many tactile pictures around and I had to use my imagination and memory to remember the pictures. So I used to put my fingers at the top of the picture and then run them gently along the sides then up the middle.

For pictures of family and friends, this was the best way for me to imagine and remember but when tactile pictures came into my life, then it made things a wee bit easier for me. I had to learn the shape of things and then match the tactile images of these shapes with the description that was given to me. I always enjoyed doing this but when I finally obtained enough vision to see images and colors, what a difference! More things for me to discover and explore.

The one thing that I would say is this: Shapes of things do not really match the visual image and it is often difficult to teach a blind person what things look like.

I'm Donna J. Jodhan, your friendly accessibility advocate, wishing you a terrific day and inviting you to come by any time and visit me at www.donnajodhan.com.