hi there

blindfolded · Post by **blindfolded** » July 20th, 2010, 4:49 am

Hello there
I'm new here and wanted to proper introduce my self. My name is jay and I have been folding for just a few weeks, maybe 6 months in total. There's a long long story why, but in a nutshell, I went blind last year and being an artist all my life i needed something to let my creativity out which I could do while feeling. I turned to origami and found real fast that it is hard to get diagrams in braill, so I tend to use You-Tube with special programs that help me figure it out, the wife helps me to lol. Hope to learn more here.

Ragnorax · Post by **Ragnorax** » July 20th, 2010, 5:03 am

Wow thats pretty inspiring

welcome to the forum.

i have many questions, but i think that's really cool that you are still able to express your art and creativity through origami.

blindfolded · Post by **blindfolded** » July 20th, 2010, 5:41 am

hi Nate,
thanks for the welcome

Feel free to ask all you want lol

InsomniacFolder · Post by **InsomniacFolder** » July 21st, 2010, 1:24 pm

Welcome.

Origami is quite popular amongst the blind & partially sighted, as it's tactile. I have folded with several blind, and very dextrous, folders.

Also, I remember the inspirational Japanese Master, Saburo Kase. (http://www.mastersoforigami.com/index.p ... =1&type=12)

The accessibility programs for youtube sound intriguing.

blindfolded · Post by **blindfolded** » July 21st, 2010, 7:09 pm

thanks InsomniacFolder I wondered about origami and the blind, for me it worked great.