How to create a ‘Blind’ keyboard
Creating your blind keyboard BEFORE the course enables students to maximise teaching time.
They are remarkably simple to create and it takes 10 minutes at most.
Doing this yourself enables me to keep course prices down.
Please ensure you have the blind keyboard completed by the time the course starts
The position of the stickers is particularly important. Please read the full instructions below.
Equipment required
A USB keyboard - Ensure this works with the device being used for the course (NOT a tablet)
Coloured stickers
Velcro sticker
Please let us know ASAP if these have not arrived.
Where to place stickers
8 different fingers are used in typing so students can select 8 different colours, one for each finger.
(More stickers are supplied than required. Students have a degree of choice on which colours to use.)A sticker MUST cover every letter but NOT the numbers.
Commonly used punctuation should also be covered, as shown below.
The positioning of the stickers is vitally important
Two coloured bands will be supplied for the index fingers. Most students do not need these bands.
In case they do, it is wise to use the same colour bands as stickers on the two middle fingers (green and blue below).Black Velcro stickers go over the coloured stickers on the F and J keys.
These velcro stickers are vital
It is essential they are in place at the beginning of the course
