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A project log for 3D Prints for Teachers of the Visually Impaired

Visually impaired students can make great use of 3D prints to learn just about any subject, but their teachers need help making good models.

joan-horvathJoan Horvath 09/14/2016 at 15:430 Comments

Our Google Group has attracted some members and we are noticing interesting things. First, teachers of the visually impaired who want to ask for models seem to want us to curate them a bit first and post for them. Maybe this is because we posted so many up front that it sort of looks moderated or like they have to do that, but we'll roll with it for now.

Second, we noticed that the most views are for the simplest object that we already made -- the volume-comparison examples, which have now been downloaded 303 times on Youmagine.

No one is calling dibs on making models though, so far - we thought we might get 3D printing after school clubs at the beginning of the year (and still might) but perhaps we will get more energy when project time rolls around in the spring.

Meanwhile, in case you're just a hacker who likes to make models to help people out - you don't have to be a teacher or student to fulfill a request, since there are always more requests where these came from. Go for it!

Comments, of course, always welcome.

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