This course shows you how to use your sense of touch (via raised markers) to accomplish tasks, such as setting the oven, distinguishing shampoo from conditioner and identifying canned foods. No braille skill is taught or required. Many ideas are offered, and you choose the ones that work best for you.
Course: URM-101, Media: C, Lessons: 5
Using Raised Markers
Course ID: URM-101
Audience
Adult Continuing Education and High School Program
Course Description
This course describes several ways to use raised markers and encourages you
to create new uses for them. Throughout the course, you will use raised markers
to label appliances, personal items that you use to support your lifestyle,
toiletries and cosmetics, clothing and accessories, medication and ointments,
as well as food items.
Media
cassette
Organization
5 lessons
Prerequisite
none
Overview
You must submit five assignments to your instructor.
Grading
Satisfactory/unsatisfactory
Course Materials Include
After completing the course, you may keep the following materials, which are
supplied with the course:
a. an envelope with different kinds of adhesive raised markers;
b. samples of marked hanger labels and a marked medicine bottle;
c. 3” x 5” pre-punched cards;
d. Printed script of the audiotapes (available on request)
Objectives and Content
After completing Lesson 1, you will be able to devise a marking system for
the controls on your appliances.
After completing Lesson 2, you will be able to devise a marking system for
personal items.
After completing Lesson 3, you will be able to devise a marking system to identify
toiletries, cosmetics, and medications.
After completing Lesson 4, you will be able to devise a marking system for
identifying clothing and accessories.
After completing Lesson 5, you will be able to devise a marking system to identify
food items by category.
Course Details
