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

How to Make Chocolate Fondue in the Microwave

How to Make Chocolate Fondue in the Microwave from wikiHow - The How to Manual That You Can Edit Next time you're up late studying in your dorm and you have a bar of chocolate and any dipping items, use the microwave and you're all set for fondue...

Published Wed, Mar 31 2010 10:22 PM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Recipes

D.O.A. with Described Video and Closed Captions by CaptionMax

Frank Bigelow (Edmond obrien) races against time -- and a luminous toxin -- to solve his own murder in this 1950 film noir. After a night of carousing in San Francisco to escape his devoted fiancée (Pamela Britton), the small-town everyman accountant...

Published Wed, Mar 31 2010 6:43 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Accessible media, Streaming audio, Movies, Entertainment, Audio description

How Blind Artists Might Create?

by Michael M. Michaelson Please understand here, that no one person can speak for all those blind artists out there and tell exactly how they go about creating a work. I can say something about my own self and I’m sure it would pretty well relate to many...

Published Wed, Mar 31 2010 4:14 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Low vision, Blindness, Art

How to Get Rid of Fleas Naturally

How to Get Rid of Fleas Naturally from wikiHow - The How to Manual That You Can Edit You've noticed that you are getting more and more fleas around the house. You can't afford those drops or bombs that do work, because they cost a lot, or you...

Published Wed, Mar 31 2010 3:48 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Tutorials, Household hints, Safety, Housekeeping, Family life, Pets, Dog guides

Tactile American Flags

Those who have lost their sight or are visually impaired can still behold the splendor of the United States flag by feeling the corrugated stripes and the distinct rectangle that houses the 50 rigid stars on the American flags made by Norva Cordova. Cordova...

Published Wed, Mar 31 2010 2:04 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Educational aids, Teaching aids, Tactile aids, Holiday, Crafts, Sewing

Accessible Rubik’s Cube

Designer Brian Doom’s creation may look odd, but it is quite possibly the most functional Rubik’s Cube ever created because it caters to both the sighted and visually impaired communities equally. Doom’s design, which is based off of the classic Rubik...

Published Wed, Mar 31 2010 12:07 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Educational aids, Tactile aids, Accessibility, Computer games

The Bionic Eye

Officials in Australia have unveiled a prototype for a bionic eye device – an instrument that looks like a pair of sunglasses, but could one day help the visually impaired regain their sight. The device features a minute video camera attached to a pair...

Published Tue, Mar 30 2010 11:29 PM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Electronics, Technology, Adaptation, Assistive devices, Health and beauty, Eye research, UK Resources, Blindness prevention

Wooden Hadley Houses Part of Local History

If you’ve lived in Winnetka, Illinois for a long time, you may remember a red and green wooden schoolhouse with Hadley School for the Blind painted on the side. Designed by former Hadley director Dorrance Nygaard, these Hadley Houses graced a number of...

Published Tue, Mar 30 2010 11:14 PM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Education, Special education, Blindness organizations, Special schools, History, APH museum

How to Make a Hair Bow out of Ribbon

How to Make a Hair Bow out of Ribbon from wikiHow - The How to Manual That You Can Edit Hair bows are fun for any girl or woman with any length of hair. Sometimes you would like to have a hair bow that matches your outfit or you cannot find it in a store...

Published Tue, Mar 30 2010 12:56 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Tutorials, Health and beauty, Clothes, Teenagers, Crafts, Art, Sewing

How to Make a Flirty Hairstyle with Ribbons

How to Make a Flirty Hairstyle with Ribbons from wikiHow - The How to Manual That You Can Edit Here's a way to make a flirty and simply hairstyle. All that's needed is 2 ribbons and 2 elastics. Steps Brush your hair. Tangled hair really doesn't...

Published Tue, Mar 30 2010 12:55 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Tutorials, Health and beauty, Clothes, Teenagers

Electronically Communicate with Your Healthcare Provider with Arctrieval

Arctrieval is changing the way we communicate with our healthcare providers by allowing for electronic correspondence between you and your doctor/hospital/insurance company. I am still amazed at the amount of paper we have to use, despite the time most...

Published Tue, Mar 30 2010 12:09 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Internet, Web sites, Communication, Interaction, Health and beauty, Family life

How to Use Bump Dots to Maximize Accessibility

by Laura Legendary Whether you are a person with a slight visual impairment, have low vision or no vision, you'll find that these tiny helpers can make tasks at work or home more accessible. What are they? You may not have realized it, but even if...

Published Mon, Mar 29 2010 6:05 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Adjusting to blindness, Low vision, Tactile aids, Accessibility, Household hints, Adaptation, Kitchen hints, Newly blind, Household appliances

Choosing To Use A Cane

Using a cane gives sighted people an understanding of why you do things that may seem strange to them. It helps them figure out that you need to do things differently (as opposed to thinking you are rude, not paying attention or other misconceptions they...

Published Mon, Mar 29 2010 2:22 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Adjusting to blindness, Aging, Low vision, Safety, Assistive devices, Interaction, Blindness, Students, Newly blind, Teenagers, Travel, Orientation and mobility, Canes

Physical Blindness VS Mental Blindness

by Lumi Hinata My maternal grandfather became legally blind when I was young (3) years old only to become totally blind a few years later. I watched him become completely proficient over the years. He went from bumping into objects, feeling wall-to-wall...

Published Mon, Mar 29 2010 1:09 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Adjusting to blindness, Blindness, Newly blind

How to Protect Confidentiality and Privacy

by Donna J. Jodhan the protection of confidentiality and privacy is becoming more and more important to everyone. Each time we access the Internet our confidentiality and privacy become a part of the picture. Each time we fill out an online form, our...

Published Sun, Mar 28 2010 10:59 PM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Advocacy, Accessibility, Internet, Safety, Writing

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