Slate Rack

What is a slate rack and what is it used for? A slate rack is used to hold braille slates and styli. A braille slate and stylus is a small, mechanical device used for writing braille by hand. Typically, a braille slate is a pocket-sized or desktop two-part hinged device. A typical user can have several slates and the slate rack helps organize the slates and the styli. Here is a link to a short video about slates and how they are uses. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50XCmWMiM-4

My Mom, who is legally blind and started studying braille at age 85, was visiting and asked if I could make something to help organize here slates. We worked together on a design and I eventually printed a slate rack for her.

The dimension are approximately, width: 5.5 inches, depth: 3.1 inches, height: 2.0 inches.