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

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

ScannedPDFtoWord: Document Conversion Website

Here's an effective free option for turning scanned text into digital text that can then be used with a wide range of programs and tools, including text-to-speech. Normally, creating useful digital text from the PDF files made with standard flatbed...

Published Thu, Dec 17 2009 2:38 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: College, Employment, Education, Reading, Internet, Web sites, Writing, Assistive technology, Homework helpers, Students, Free stuff, Note-taking

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

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

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

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

Earn Your Doctorate With a Specialization in the Education of Students who have a Sensory Impairment

APH is pleased to announce the funding of the National Leadership Consortium in Sensory Disabilities (NLCSD) by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs. The consortium consists of 24 universities with doctoral programs that...

Published Mon, Dec 07 2009 1:09 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: College, Employment, Education, Teaching, Special education, Blindness, Deafblind, Special schools, Job searching

Check Airline Luggage Weight Limits Online

Different airlines have different luggage policies. Frequent travelers know the inconvenience it can cause when one has got extra luggage and the airline either refuses to accommodate it or charges exorbitant fees for carrying it. LuggageLimits is a useful...

Published Fri, Dec 04 2009 2:41 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Employment, Accessible media, Web sites, Information services, Travel, Transportation

Artwiculation in the Classroom

Plenty of creative uses for Twitter have emerged over the past year. One of the most creative, perhaps, is the use of bots to create customized games on Twitter. Here's two that BlindBargains.com found to entertain, amuse, and perhaps lower your productivity...

Published Tue, Dec 15 2009 12:40 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Educational aids, Teaching, Teaching aids, Reading, Accessibility, Internet, Computer games, Web sites, Writing, Recreation

Hey Twitbrain, Can You Beat-My-Tweet?

Plenty of creative uses for Twitter have emerged over the past year. One of the most creative, perhaps, is the use of bots to create customized games on Twitter. Here's two that BlindBargains.com found to entertain, amuse, and perhaps lower your productivity...

Published Mon, Dec 14 2009 2:26 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Educational aids, Teaching aids, Reading, Accessibility, Computer games, Web sites, Mathematics, Recreation

Convert Email To HTML Pages

I've been looking for a service like this for the last few weeks. I was using a service called Twittermail to convert email messages to links that I could share with the Fred's Head followers on Twitter. The service has pprooved unreliable by...

Published Mon, Dec 07 2009 10:11 PM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Internet, Web sites, Adaptation, Communication, Assistive technology, Email

Waterproof Shower Speaker with iPod Dock Transmitter

If you don’t like to keep your iPod or electronic book reader in the shower with you, this dock is a better option. It’ll allow for you to listen to your music or that great book in the shower while your player is tucked safely away in a much dryer spot...

Published Tue, Dec 15 2009 11:48 PM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: College, Reading, Electronics, Household hints, Audio, MP3, Students, Entertainment, Music

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

Access for Everyone: Empower Technologies' Accessible Comparison Shopping Service

http://www.EmpowerEveryone.com is an accessible comparison shopping service developed to create “equal access for everyone” with emphasis on the inclusion of more than 130 million individuals in the U.S. with special needs due to aging and disabilities...

Published Thu, Dec 03 2009 2:20 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Teaching, Parents, Accessible media, Accessibility, Internet, Web sites, Assistive technology, Disability resources, Shopping

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