3D Printed Tactile Picture Books for Blind Children

Picture books are an awesome tool for a child's early development, but it's also a tool which is unavailable to those who are visually impaired. A Univ. of Colorado assistant professor named Tom Yeh is looking to change all this. He is 3D printing picture books for children, and is working on a software which will eventually allow parents to take a picture of any page of a picture book and turn it into a 3D printable model. More details and images of his first 3D printed picture book for the blind can be found here: http://3dprint.com/6823/3d-print-book-blind/

How cool is that? Below is a picture of the actual completed book 'Goodnight Mood':
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