While sure there are big things, big horrible things happening in Washington, D.C. - on a freezing day in January, we are on air for another Mixed Bag, lurgy filled episode.

This week on Outlook On Radio Western we’re finally all back, in-person, together at Radio Western after holidays and illness and continuing the celebration of Braille Literacy Month (Braille200) by sharing an unboxing of a new low-tech braille product.

The BrailleDoodle from the TouchPadProFoundation has arrived and we explore its design and uses, live in studio. It is a laptop-sized product with magnetic braille dots and the letters teaching the braille code while on the other side, a tactile grid with holes and magnetic dots pop up with the help of the attached pen or stylus.

We discuss the uses of the BrailleDoodle vs the electronic braille displays we use, along with other braille teaching methods. We share about places braille is appearing, on hard cover books, clothing, and Lego, all sorts of novelty braille as well. Kerry and Barry give an update on braille lessons/learning while Brian updates us a bit on his lessons which are of the swimming kind.

Who says our Monday must be Blue? While there’s so much nonsense happening in the world, here on Outlook we’re playing with The Doodle and having fun.

For more information on the Braille Doodle, teaching device for students and learners using both braille and tactile graphics, check out more here:

https://www.touchpadprofoundation.org

And purchase one here:

https://atguys.com/products/brailledoodle-braille-stem-and-art-for-everyone