2009.6.17

Light Box Materials: Level I

American Printing House for the Blind

Soft yellow vinyl satchel, zipper lid, with nylon shoulder strap, screen printed "APH" logo on front; "Light Box Activity Guide Level I" instruction manual, spiral bound, with screen printed orange plastic cover; six (6) colored acetate backgrounds; two (2) black plastic blackout backgrounds, one with 8.5x11" opening, the other with 4x4" opening; pair of black plastic tracing backgrounds, one with thick wavy line, the other with thin zig-zag line; four (4) pattern backgrounds: striped, checkerboard, bubbles; eight (8) black plastic template backgrounds with various geometric shapes; thirty (30) Plexiglas blocks in six colors and three shapes: circle, triangle, square; twelve (12) opaque shapes: circle, square, triangle; clear Plexiglas spinner with pinwheel and polkadot patterns; Plexiglas face puzzle; Plexiglas ball puzzle with two-piece and four-piece solution sets; bag of colored Plexiglas threading beads with rope; nine (9) transparent plastic cups, (2) red, (2) blue, (2) yellow, and (1) green; eight suction cup knobs in bag.

1984

American Printing House for the Blind

Louisville, KY

APH Collection

The first set of materials developed to accompany the APH Light Box. The Light Box was introduced in 1984 for developing the use of low vision, stimulating an awareness of light and color, and shapes of objects. The APH Project Director was Suzette Frere. The first materials set included a guidebook with over ninety instructional activities for tracking, scanning, eye-hand coordination, visual discrimination, and other skills. Materials Level I was intended for low vision students with a developmental age of birth to 4. This particular set was used as a demonstration unit in the APH Display Room.

APH Collection, 2009.6.