January 2010 - Fred's Head - The Network of Care

Flower Etiquette

So you want to purchase some flowers for a friend. That's very nice! Let's make sure your flowers are sending the right message and that they are appropriate for your situation. Here are tips on the etiquette of flowers: Choose the Right Flower...

Published Mon, Jan 25 2010 4:52 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Tutorials, Household hints, Shopping, Relationships

Men In Black

"Men in Black," is an article in an early April 2004 Wall Street Journal publication that discussed how this time of year thousands of young men and women are making their first attempts at looking grown-up by dressing up to attend their proms...

Published Mon, Jan 25 2010 3:13 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Employment, Household hints, Interaction, Clothes, Teenagers, Relationships

Choosing and Wearing a Bow Tie

If there was ever a misunderstood item of male clothing, then the bow-tie is that item. Perceived as an accessory appropriate for mockery, relegated from everyday use to infrequent evening wear, the bow-tie is the symbol of a lost generation. So many...

Published Mon, Jan 25 2010 2:14 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Household hints, Clothes

Find and Share College Notes Online with Notelog

Is College turning out to be a bit tricky for you? I do recall that my first year was difficult, if only because there was such a world of experiences and activities to go through. The actual courses weren't that difficult, but if you mixed the obviously...

Published Fri, Jan 22 2010 3:41 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: College, Education, Educational aids, Accessible media, Internet, Web sites, Interaction, Students, Free stuff, Note-taking

Trimming Baby's Fingernails

Although this might seem like a silly gadget to parents that have perfected the art of parenthood, it might relieve some of the stress on new blind or visually impaired parents. Instead of worrying about hurting your newborn baby, now you can have a small...

Published Thu, Jan 21 2010 9:17 PM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Parents, Safety, Assistive devices, Infants, Child care

A TwittLoad of Tweets

There are a number of web services like TinyPic.com which lets you share pictures and images on Twitter. But there isn’t any popular web service which would let you share a variety of filetypes on Twitter. At least there wasn't until TwittLoad. In...

Published Thu, Jan 21 2010 2:47 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Internet, Technology, Web sites, Services, Free stuff

Braille Slates from APH

APH offers a wide variety of slates and other unique devices for writing braille and print. Click this link to watch APH Slates, with Fred Gissoni Note: All slates include a stylus. Recommended ages for all slates: 6 years and up. SlateHolder Rugged vinyl...

Published Wed, Jan 20 2010 10:31 PM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Education, Educational aids, Teaching, Teaching aids, Special education, APH products, Braille, Writing, Assistive devices, Homework helpers, Students, Travel, Labeling, Note-taking

Update Twitter from the Address Bar

Here's a quick way to update your Twitter account. You can use a keyword bookmark to quickly post something to Twitter from the address bar in any browser. This trick works by simply passing the message as a keyword to a specially formatted URL. Once...

Published Tue, Jan 19 2010 4:27 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Tutorials, Accessibility, Internet, Writing, Time management

When is an Herb an Herb and a Spice a Spice?

You hear a lot about herbs and spices to flavor the foods you cook. But, do you know the difference? Basically, the difference between the herb and spice families is that herbs grow in temperate climates while spices come from the tropics. The leaves...

Published Tue, Jan 19 2010 2:49 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Kitchen hints, Eating, Cooking, Shopping

Wild Music: The Sounds and Songs of Life

While parts of this site may not be easily accessible to someone using a screen reader, it offers the classroom teacher the chance to teach using the world of sound. Low vision students may not have as difficult a time accessing the site, there is lots...

Published Mon, Jan 18 2010 9:48 PM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Educational aids, Teaching aids, Web sites, Audio, Streaming audio

ZipHolder: a Lock for the Barn Door!

I guess when I think about it, the problem of your fly accidentally coming open really only dates back to the invention of the zipper. But even if it's not an "age old" problem, it's still a problem, particularly if it's ever happened...

Published Fri, Jan 15 2010 4:44 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Adjusting to blindness, Tutorials, Household hints, Assistive devices, Newly blind, Clothes

How to Tie Your Shoelaces

We all learned how to tie our shoes at a very early age. I can still remember the old wooden shoe that we used to practice on at the Kentucky School for the Blind. Did you know that there are all kinds of ways to tie a shoe? After visiting this site,...

Published Fri, Jan 15 2010 3:37 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Adjusting to blindness, Educational aids, Teaching, Teaching aids, Low vision, Children, Parents, Tutorials, Household hints, Web sites, Adaptation, Clothes

Social Security Benefits for Children with Disabilities

This booklet describes the kinds of Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and health benefits for a child with a disability and explains the evaluation of disability claims for children. In English: http://www.ssa.gov/pubs/10026.html...

Published Fri, Jan 15 2010 3:21 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Children, Parents, Blindness resources, Disability resources, Social security, Child care

Folding Clothes

A. Folding Shirts First button every other button and the cuffs, if applicable. To find the top of the shirt, put your hand inside the top of each sleeve. Shake out the shirt holding onto the top of it. Lay shirt face down on a table with the collar to...

Published Fri, Jan 15 2010 1:55 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Adjusting to blindness, Tutorials, Household hints, Newly blind, Clothes, Storage, Organizing

Leaders and Legends: Richard Edwin Hoover

Richard Edwin Hoover Inducted 2002 Hall of Fame for Leaders and Legends of the Blindness Field Richard Hoover (1915-1986) was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He obtained his B.S. degree in 1936 from Penn State and an M.D. from Johns Hopkins School of...

Published Fri, Jan 15 2010 1:51 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Advocacy, Education, Teaching, Special education, Blindness, Sports, Role Models, Orientation and mobility, Veterans, Canes

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