NFB EQ Week 4: July 25-30, 2021

Introduction

This week we’ll finalize our projects. We’ll share the learning resources and opportunities that we developed with the blind/low-vision community on Friday at the NFB EQ Online Learning Gallery.

Overview of the Week

The table below outlines the ideal schedule for the week. Scheduling is most important for the Connect and Practice activities. The other activities are more flexible and can be completed at whatever time works best for you.

When	Program Element
Sunday, 7/25	Engage (asynchronous)
Monday, 7/26, 3-5p EST	Connect Monday (essential synchronous session)
Tuesday, 7/27	Practice 1 (essential asynchronous)
Tuesday, 7/27	Solve (asynchronous)
Wednesday, 7/28, 3-5p EST	Connect Wednesday (essential synchronous session)
Thursday, 7/29	Practice 2 (essential asynchronous)
Thursday, 7/29, 4-5p EST	Connect+ (optional synchronous session)
Friday, 7/30, 3-5:30p EST	Connect Friday (essential synchronous Session)

Details and instructions for each program element are provided under the corresponding heading below. For example, instructions for the Engage element are under the “Engage” heading.

Engage

Check out the following sources to begin thinking about the topics we’ll be focusing on this week.

Uncovering The Undergrad Application - Applying to College as a Blind Student
Lived Experiences with Self-Confidence: Precious Perez Shares Her Story
Self-Advocacy in Higher Education Toolkit: This is a resource to keep handy as you enter college or other post-secondary education. For now, just take 5 minutes to skim it so you are familiar with its contents.

Connect: Monday

Zoom Information

https://zoom.us/j/95960444992
+13126266799,,95960444992#

Materials for Monday

Whatever analog or digital materials you need to make progress on the learning resource you are developing for the blind and low-vision community.

Practice 1

Continue working on your learning resource project so you are ready to share it with the community on Friday (7/30).

Solve

Materials Needed

Snap Cube Graphics (Week 4 envelope in Box 2)
Snap Cubes (Week 4 envelope in Box 2)

Instructions

Remember learning about Multiview drawings in Ann’s class? A Multiview drawing is a format that engineers use to convey the details of a design. Each Multiview drawing contains 3 projections (front view, top view, and right-side view). The 3 projections are arranged in a print L shape. The top left projection is the top view. The bottom left projection is the front view. Finally, the bottom right projection is the right-side view.

The snap cube graphics are Multiview drawings of different arrangements of snap cubes (small plastic cubes that snap together). Note: Pages 2-5 each contain 1 Multiview drawing. Page 1 contains 2 Multiview drawings, one on the top half of the page and one on the bottom half of the page.

Solve the puzzles

Pick 1 of the Multiview drawings to begin with. I suggest you start with page 2, but start wherever you’d like.
Examine the graphic and try to construct the object cube-by-cube in your mind.
Use the snap cubes to construct what you’ve pictured in your head
Check your work. View your object from the front, does it match the bottom left projection on your graphic? Now look at the top of your object, does it match the top left projection? How about the right side?
a. If your object does not seem to be matching the graphic, try rotating it. You may just have the object oriented differently than it is illustrated in the drawing.
Work through the rest of the snap cube graphics include both of the Multiview drawings on page 1.
If you get stuck, it is OK. Take a break and try again later. Reach out to your NFB EQ Online peers for tips.

Having fun? Want to try something else?

Make an object from the snap cubes.
Use your sensational blackboard to create a tactile Multiview drawing of your object.
Give someone else your tactile Multiview drawing and some snap cubes. Explain how to read a Multiview drawing. See if they can make your object using the drawing.
Get the other person to make an object out of snap cubes and draw a tactile Multiview drawing of it. Now you try to make their object.