Tactile Books Developed for Blind Children by Anjanee Sharma on February 4, 2021 at 4:10 PM Blind children do not understand the world in the same way as their sighted peers. They often face difficulty identifying objects from traditional tactile illustrations made with raised lines, thermoforming, or embossing.
Education and access to culture is the right of every child, whether disabled or not. Educational materials and children s books need to be adapted to a child s particular way of perceiving and understanding the world.
Researchers from Switzerland and France have worked together and developed 3D illustrations that children can explore using just two fingers, making it easier to identify an object.