Teaching Typewriter Keyboard Layout
In: Journal of visual impairment & blindness: JVIB, Band 74, Heft 8, S. 317-318
ISSN: 1559-1476
Describes a simple way to familiarize blind students with the layout of a typewriter keyboard: Brailled letters of the alphabet were Thermoformed and glued to ¾ "-square ceramic tiles that had a Velcro backing. The tiles could be in turn positioned along strips of Velcro to simulate the position of typewriter keys. Once students had gained familiarity with this layout, their knowledge was tested by having them detect which tiles were missing or incorrectly positioned.