Carleton xDX Collection
Braille Kit
CNIB Grade One Braille Parent’s Braille Kit
Identifier
2019.CU.DX.00041
Former Accession Number
5169
Date
circa 1998 (design)
Date Source
DX Collection Registration Record Filemaker PDF
Material/Technique
multimedia
Measurement
4.2cm (height)
Commercial Packaging Box
,
26cm (width)
Commercial Packaging Box
,
32cm (length)
Commercial Packaging Box
,
0.5cm (height)
Braille Slate
,
4.5cm (width)
Braille Slate
,
22cm (length)
Braille Slate
,
5.5cm (length)
Stylus
,
2cm (width)
Stylus
,
1cm (height)
Children's Book
,
15cm (width)
Children's Book
,
16.5cm (length)
Children's Book
,
21.5cm (length)
Brochure
,
21.5cm (width)
Brochure
,
0.8cm (height)
Booklet
,
22.5cm (width)
Booklet
,
28cm (length)
Booklet
,
10.5cm (length)
Key Chain
,
2cm (width)
Key Chain
Physical Description
yellow-coloured cardboard box with handle contains various items related to braille education including books, stylus, and braille slate
Physical Description Notes
,
Number of Components
10
Component Part Name
Commercial Packaging Box (box, tray, clear plastic package), Braille Slate, Stylus (x2), Children's Book (x2), Brochure, Booklet, Key Chain
AAT Culture
Canadian
Style or Period
Post-1945
Work Type AAT
Braille books, braille embosser, braille slates, learning modules
Work Type
learning kit
Description
"The highly accessible grade one Braille-kit is intended for parents who want to learn Braille to teach their visually impaired children. The kit includes a key chain holder with a small cube of movable parts to make Braille figures, a stylus plastic ruler to punch out Braille letters, a storybook about children’s clothes, and a marketing brochure in print and in Braille. Specific design features have made the product a success, including velcro fasteners, helpful carrying handles, large type size, high contrast images and colours and wide use of Braille. The box-kit sells for under $10. Awards: Gold, Design Effectiveness Award, 1998"
Description Source
DX Collection Registration Record Filemaker PDF
Provenance
By transfer from Design Exchange
External Linls
https://www.historymuseum.ca/collections/artifact/3119144, https://www.historymuseum.ca/collections/artifact/3106515, https://www.historymuseum.ca/collections/artifact/3119137, https://www.historymuseum.ca/collections/artifact/3119143, https://www.historymuseum.ca/collections/artifact/3119142, https://www.historymuseum.ca/collections/artifact/3119141