Tactile Toys & Stories for children
with visual impairments
Vietnam & Friends
Provide equitable education opportunities and mitigate current inequalities faced by the visually impaired community In addition to hosting bi-monthly visits in the school campus, we also participate in multiple fundraising events such as Spring fair or Winterfest, with the aim to
foster a strong relationship with our partners Vietnam & Friends and the visually impaired children that visit our schools.
This group hosts blind and visually impaired students from Vietnam and Friends once every two months (flexible based on students’ schedules) at UNIS Hanoi campus. The visits will involve sessions such as but not limited to discussion, sports and arts. The group also collaborates with Vietnam and Friends to raise awareness and create resources for the community of blind students they support.
You will be paired with a specific client and tasked with creating a custom tactile toy that can be made using your design skills (i.e. product design workshop tools, 3D printer, and / or laser cutter)
Braille Board Games
Braille Chess Sets
Sensory Boards
Braille Book
Sensory Page Books
A: Inquiring & Analysing
CLIENT VISIT!
Date: Friday, March 14
Time: 9:20 - 11:05
Mission: You will have limited time to listen to your client representative and engage in an activity:
Listen to the presentation from Vietnam & Friends
Engage in an empathy activity
Brainstorm possible products that could work for your client
For example...
Co-creating a Braille storybook with 3D printed text mounted on laser cut boards
Braille Chess
Braille puzzles
Client Lists and Preferences: see spreadsheet below
B2
Develop a range of feasible design ideas, using an appropriate medium(s) and detailed annotation, which can be correctly interpreted by others
Instructions:
Concept sketching is an integral part of the design process. Begin to sketch out at least 3 different ideas and share them with peers.
One method to test whether or not the product you are planning will work well for your clients would be to let children of a similar age look at your concepts for constructive feedback
Resources
Skill