Dad-to-be hopes embroidered scans will help blind parents

A blind father-to-be, who was given an embroidered picture of his baby scan as a gift, plans to set up an organisation to help other blind parents. Nathan Edge, from Mansfield, was given the tactile stitched picture of his baby son’s 12-week scan by his friend Deb Fisher. He said he had “sort of accepted” he would never see the image and said the present was “a complete shock”.
Now Mr Edge and Ms Fisher plan to help blind parents access similar pictures. Ms Fisher, 44, also from Mansfield, said she had come up with the idea as a simple way to allow Mr Edge to “feel his baby’s face and features”.The pair are now looking at setting up a not-for-profit organisation – and creating a network of embroidery volunteers – to help blind parents access similar embroidered scans.
Ms Fisher said she had already started contacting volunteers to help. “The embroidery community are amazing,” she said. “I’ve already heard from volunteers in the south.
“I was just doing a favour for a friend but if we can get something out there, where we can help other people, that’s my main aim now.”

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