Award winning tactile book
I am very proud to announce that ‘Dag Spin’ (‘Hello Spider’) has been awarded 2nd prize in the 2019 edition of the Typhlo & Tactus international competition for tactile children’s books.
Projects
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Six tactile children’s books
For the past two years I have been collaborating with braille teachers and their young pupils in the Netherlands to design and produce a completely new series of children’s tactile books. The series, …
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Tactile Christmas stickers
Six colourful tactile Christmas stickers in braille and print with embossed illustrations. Young and old can enjoy using these stickers on Christmas cards or to decorate presents.
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Braille wristbands
Introducing three new inclusive designs incorporating braille and print, appealing to both adults and children with or without a visual disability. These unique wristbands are not only fun to wear …
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‘Feel and stick!’ Dutch Tactile Braille Stickers
Following on from the first set of tactile stickers I have recently designed a new set in Dutch. The Vereniging Onbeperkt Lezen asked me to design these as a member of their working group Braille …
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Children’s tactile braille stickers
Wouldn’t it be wonderful if children with a visual disability could have as much fun with stickers as their sighted friends, whether as a reward for an achievement or simply to use for decoration?
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Designing ‘An Introduction to Braille’
With great enthusiasm and passion, I worked on the development of the book ‘Op weg naar Braille,’ (An Introduction to Braille for Adults), published in Dutch. I knew from the outset that this would …
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Braille Education and Braille Promotion
I have been an active member of two NLBB Working Groups since 2013: Braille Education and Braille Promotion. By combining my knowledge and experience of visual disabilities and braille with my …
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‘I ♥ Love Braille’ wristbands
The aim of these simple but unique wristbands is to raise awareness of the importance of braille for children and adults with a visual disability. So far I have designed five different wristbands, …
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Tactile stickers: new themes
The response to the the first set of children’s tactile stickers with braille has been so positive and encouraging that I have recently designed three new themes: rewards, sports and emotions. The …