"My name is Rachel Hage, and I am an Assistive Technology instructor at the Lighthouse of Broward. I am blind, and needed a tactile representation of the different parts of the eye while studying for my AT certification. My AT certification requires knowledge of many areas of study, including ocular conditions, light pathways into the eye, and a degree of medical terminology pertaining to the eye. Although I recalled a degree of eye anatomy from high school (when I could still see), I wanted to feel the position of the cornea, iris, pupil, vitreous fluid, and so on.

Upon listening to my weekly newsletter of Flying Blind, I stumbled upon See 3D. I listened to a podcast describing the impetus of See 3D, and LOVED it! I received a response from Caroline Karbowski via email, and she sent an wonderful 3D-printed eyeball with its parts along with braille labels attached. In addition, Caroline provided a braille embossed guide explaining each of the labels on the eyeball for me to read along, and understand the single-lettered braille labels.

This is a great organization, and I continue to promote it to other blind/visually impaired individuals to use as a source for learning tactilely. I will also contact See 3D for further models in order to assist in my teaching abilities to represent content on a computer screen, smartphone, or any other concepts that cannot be seen by a blind individuals.

Thank you so much See3D!"

-Rachel Hage