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ACTIVITY 5:
Empathize with blindness

1

Cover your eyes with a scarf or mask

Explore the different blocks and try to recognize them by touching them

2

Reflect

3

Has it been easy? How many blocks have you recognized correctly? Would you know how to fit them together to make a program or read it? How do you think a person with blindness or low vision feels? How do you think you can learn or what kind of help do you need to learn?

4

Make different programs or challenges with Scratch Tactile with your eyes covered

5

Ideas

  • You can use the “I have low vision” app to understand the different visual impairments that exist and how they are often combined with each other.

  • Try to see through the application: a text in a magazine or a screen, a video or a photo, recognize objects in the environment, recognize and orient yourself in space, recognize the blocks and make a program, etc.

6

Other ideas

  • You can try to put the students in the shoes of people with motor disabilities, for example, someone who cannot move their fingers.

  • How can you interact with a computer? How can you make a program with Scratch Tactile?

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