Category: Daily Living
Hi all
I just found this book produced for NLS in the latest edition of Talking Book Topics. I haven't listened to it and cannot verify how helpful it might be, but I thought I'd let everyone know about it.
Label It! Braille and Audio Strategies for Identifying Items at Home
and Work
DB/RC 67704
2 hours 30 minutes
by Judith M. Dixon
read by Madelyn Buzzard
Advocates investing time and energy to label items to organize one's
environment and make daily life more manageable. Offers tips on
methods, tools, and materials for creating labels for apparel,
medications, food containers, appliances, and miscellaneous items.
2008.
DB/RC 67704
I've seen many books that say all different ways to label things. I found them helpful in only one way, they gave me ideas,, thats about it.
Each person has different standards for labeling things, and so, books that tell you what you should do are not very useful in my opinion.
I have heard some very interesting ideas though, but I try and stick with simple things, and if I can avoid labelling all together, then I will.
I'm sure that's the concept of this book, that is to give people ideas. I used to work in a rehab center, and you wouldn't believe how much help some newly blinded individuals need. They are completely clueless as to how to do things, and any suggestions are appreciated.
Hmmm, thanks for posting this, Becky. Might have to check it out, see if I can get any new ideas from it. I already have my own standards and methods, but you never know when you'll learn something knew and possibly more effective than what you currently do.
This is a good resource. As was said in post 2, its a good "jumping off" point to stimulate creativity. As someone who works in rehab, I'm always looking for new strategies. What might work for one person might not work for another, so its good for me to just keep an open mind.
Lou
I read this book. I already had my own labeling strategies in place before reading but I did get a few ideas from the book. It is written with the intent of offering ideas and suggestions, not as a one size fits all system. There's some good stuff in there that I hadn't heard of before and I found the book interesting and helpful.
It's also available on Web Braille for those of you who do not have access to the digital talking book collection and don't feel like using books on tape. As far as the book itself, I've glanced at it briefly and it seems to have good ideas, but as already said several times, no book can be perfect. Labeling is a contextual thing, so this book would be good for activating further creativity I would think.
Oo, thanks for letting us know it's on Web-Braille. That's how I'll get it.