December 2009 - Fred's Head - The Network of Care

Accessible Christmas Carols

Christmas comes but once a year, and it never fails, someone will invite you to go caroling! You're blind, so naturally, you know how to sing and you have perfect pitch, right? We've all heard the same Christmas carols for years, but we don't...

Published Wed, Dec 23 2009 5:37 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Educational aids, Teaching, Teaching aids, Accessible media, Web sites, Interaction, Audio, Streaming audio, Free stuff, Music, Holiday

Christmas Music on the Web

What if you could have an endless supply of great holiday music all day long without having to change a CD or cue up a playlist? Thanks to the Internet and AccurRadio, you can! There are several channels that stream music to fill your home with the festivities...

Published Wed, Dec 23 2009 5:36 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Web sites, Audio, Streaming audio, Free stuff, Music, Holiday

Christmas Traditions Around the World

An annotated guide to numerous sites detailing international Christmas traditions. Teachers and librarians may especially be inspired by an elementary school's internet scavenger hunt. Click this link to learn Christmas Traditions Around the World...

Published Wed, Dec 23 2009 5:17 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Education, Teaching aids, Web sites, Homework helpers, Religion, Streaming audio, Students, Holiday

Tips On How to Scent Your Home for a Holiday Party

Christmas smells are enticing, and chances are between the piney smell of the tree and the aroma of the food, you won't need to add much - especially if you're mulling wine or spicing cider. But if your kitchen reeks of garlic - or if your party's...

Published Wed, Dec 23 2009 5:17 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Household hints, Interaction, Kitchen hints, Serving, Cooking, Holiday, Crafts, Recipes, Interior decorating

How to Organize a White Elephant Gift Exchange

A white elephant gift exchange is a lighthearted way to have fun with your friends, family or work colleagues. White elephant gifts are traditionally gifts considered extremely tacky, or that do not fit the tastes of the recipient, and that are given...

Published Wed, Dec 23 2009 5:16 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Tutorials, Household hints, Interaction, Family life

Recycling Egg Cartons for Christmas

Start saving up your egg cartons now. You will be needing them at Christmas. I know it sounds strange at first, but I had this friend who loved glass ball ornaments on her tree. She had all kinds and in every size imaginable. I asked her how she stored...

Published Wed, Dec 23 2009 5:15 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Household hints, Safety, Adaptation, Kitchen hints, Storage, Organizing, Holiday

Tips On How to Care for a Poinsettia

The poinsettia is the plant you love to hate. It wouldn't be Christmas without the poinsettia's bold red (or other colors), but you keep your fingers crossed and pray that the plant will make it through the long holiday season. Here are a few...

Published Wed, Dec 23 2009 5:14 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Tutorials, Household hints, Gardening, Holiday, Interior decorating

Tips for Wrapping Gifts

Adhesive Gift Wrap Self-adhesive Gift Wrap is now available. A first-of-its-kind product coated on one side with a low-tack adhesive formulated by Hallmark, which sticks firmly to packages, creating a beautifully-wrapped gift with a cleaner presentation...

Published Wed, Dec 23 2009 5:13 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Tutorials, Household hints, Organizing, Holiday, Crafts, Time management

A Playlist for Any Situation

Even though I have thousands (and I do mean thousands) of songs on an external hard drive, I sometimes get sick of them - or maybe I just need to stop listening to the same songs over and over again. Whatever the case, I like to mix it up every so often...

Published Wed, Dec 23 2009 3:17 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Web sites, Streaming audio, Students, Free stuff, Family life, Music

Zoom into Any Screen on Your iPhone

Here's an iPhone feature that could have completely slipped your radar: zooming in and out of your screen. The zoom feature, which can be turned on in the Settings menu, uses a three-finger tapping system to zoom in on any screen. Just double tap...

Published Wed, Dec 23 2009 1:49 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Aging, Low vision, Tutorials, Accessibility, Cell phones, Assistive technology, Magnification devices

Christmas is for Me

by Donna J. Jodhan I have had the good fortune to enjoy many wonderful Christmases; with and without vision and it does not matter! Christmas is for me. The smells and the sounds, the laughter and the merry making. When I had enough sight, I used to enjoy...

Published Wed, Dec 23 2009 1:24 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Adjusting to blindness, Blindness, Newly blind, Holiday

Yoga Mat for the Blind or Visually Impaired

VIYM is designed to enable those who are blind, partially blind or who may face physical challenges due to age or disability to practice yoga safely and confidently. The mats can be used by young people and adults in physical education classes, in rehabilitation...

Published Tue, Dec 22 2009 9:17 PM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Educational aids, Teaching, Teaching aids, Students, Exercise, Sports

PupilTube: Learning through Video

PupilTube is a source of user-generated how-to videos. The site hosts videos in thirteen categories. Some of the videos visitors to PupilTube can find include how to calculate compound interest, how to learn common Spanish phrases and how to protect yourself...

Published Tue, Dec 22 2009 4:34 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Educational aids, Teaching aids, Low vision, Internet, Web sites, Homework helpers, Streaming audio, Free stuff, Movies, Entertainment

Talking Electronic Meteorologist

This is the electronic weather station that literally tells you the weather conditions in a clear voice. At the press of a button, it streams the current audio weather forecast you’ve selected from one of 60,000 locations through the display’s dual speakers...

Published Mon, Dec 21 2009 10:56 PM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Internet, Speech products, Electronics, Technology, Audio, Household appliances

Finding, Researching and Downloading Books, Dictionaries and Encyclopedias on the Net

As technology advances, we're seeing more and more libraries offering digital downloads of their catalogs. Online libraries of material have become more popular as sighted folks discover iPods and electronic book readers and search engines now offer...

Published Mon, Dec 21 2009 4:41 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: College, Educational aids, Teaching, Braille books, Reading, Audio books, Accessible media, Books, Ebooks, Web sites, Homework helpers, Audio, MP3, Students, Podcast, Blindness organizations, Catalogs

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