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Originally Posted by JamesBrown
well this is something i have been putting thought into, their is a blind student at our school who was very interested in the robot and wants to join next year. So far I havent been able to come up with a good way to work him into our program but I would definitly like to. The thing that amazed me the most is that one night when the bot was at school he and I went through the whole robot and he felt each piece, this was about 4 weeks ago and he still can relativly accurately describe parts on the bot to ask me questions about it. It seems like a shame to lose someone with this ability and with this desire to get involved. However many people are tending to discourage him, one of our mentors was questioning why I was l;etting him touch it. I feel I need to come up with a solution soon if I am going to get him involved next season.
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why are they trying to discourage him? i understand that the team may have to make adaptations to let him do things, but isn't that what FIRST is about, getting everyone involved and giving them equal opportunities? I think that was so nice of you to go through your robot with him and you deserve a pat on the back! *gives virtual pat on the back* I really hope that your mentor (the one questioning why you let him touch the robot) reads this and realizes that no matter what limitations a person has, they should be included, and that the kid gets to be a part of your team next year. I think its so awesome that you're all trying to come up with ways to make FIRST accesible for people with visual impairments.