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Year 1 student, Declan Lee, was born without vision due to a condition called ‘Leber’s congenital amaurosis’. Declan has a number of ESO’s who assist him with his orientation and learning at school. As he can read braille, myself and his other ESO’s make braille and tactile resources for him to access his learning.

In March, I was fortunate to be able to travel to Adelaide for a 2-day workshop at SASVI (South Australian School for Vision-Impaired) about braille and preparing and using resources to assist students with a vision impairment. A resource displayed was dice with raised dots made on a 3D printer, which enables a visually-impaired student to identify the numbers on each side by touch.

Through collaboration with Pathways Coordinator Elisa Lawrie and Design and Technology Teacher George Adamopoulos, we were able to print the same dice at our College using one of our 3D printers. George downloaded a pre-made CAD file needed to produce these special dice. As the dice are very similar to regular dice, Declan’s classmates can also use them with him, promoting inclusivity.

Within four days of the project being proposed I was able to hand Declan the finished product; he was thrilled about them and can't wait to use them in class with his friends.

Carolyn Jones | Education Support Officer