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

Send a Map with Your Next Letter

Have you ever sent a letter and tried to explain to a sighted person where you live? Maybe you have family coming in for the holidays or maybe you need to explain to a service person where your house is located. In either case, it can be difficult for...

Published Thu, Mar 04 2010 9:54 PM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Household hints, Web sites, Free stuff, Mail, Travel, Geography, Addresses

Sources for Videos about Blindness & Related Topics

The Eyes of Me How do you see yourself, when you can't see at all? Follow four visually impaired teenagers in Texas as they face the usual challenges of adolescence while simultaneously learning to navigate a world designed for the sighted. Click...

Published Thu, Mar 04 2010 9:25 PM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Adjusting to blindness, Education, Educational aids, Teaching, Teaching aids, APH products, Low vision, Interaction, Blindness, Research, Newly blind, Movies, Relationships, Role Models, DVD

Handbook for Learning to Read Braille by Sight

By Leland Schubert A basic manual for learning contracted braille, designed specifically for sighted parents, teachers, and others. Regular Print: Catalog Number: 7-51450-00 Click this link to purchase Handbook for Learning to Read Braille by Sight ....

Published Thu, Mar 04 2010 8:54 PM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Education, Educational aids, Teaching, Teaching aids, APH products, Reading, Braille, Parents, Books, Tutorials, Writing, Communication, Interaction

Choice Magazine Listening

Choice Magazine Listening is a free audio anthology for a special audience of blind, visually impaired, physically disabled, or dyslexic subscribers. CML was created in 1962 by the non-profit Lucerna Fund to offer the best of contemporary magazine writing...

Published Thu, Mar 04 2010 3:30 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Adjusting to blindness, Aging, Accessible media, Audio, Students, News sources, Recreational reading, Newly blind, Blindness organizations, Information services, Entertainment, Magazines

Gloves with LED Lights

As people with low vision, sometimes we need a little extra light so we can actually see what we’re doing. The two classic solutions are the headlamp and the “flashlight in the mouth” maneuver. Neither one of those puts the light exactly where you need...

Published Thu, Mar 04 2010 2:52 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Low vision, LED products, Assistive devices, Clothes, Crafts, Reference points

How to Hold a Crochet Hook

How to Hold a Crochet Hook from wikiHow - The How to Manual That You Can Edit If you've decided to learn how to crochet , once you have some pretty yarn and a good basic crochet hook, you are going to need to learn how to hold that hook. While there...

Published Thu, Mar 04 2010 2:41 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Tutorials, Crafts, Sewing

Braile Labels from Auntie Arwen's Spice Blends

Our friends at BlindBargains.com have discovered that Auntie Arwen's Spice Blends sells a wide variety of spices, rubs, seasonings, and many more items to make your food taste better. They also offer teas, coffees, chocolate, and other miscellaneous...

Published Thu, Mar 04 2010 2:22 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Braille, Accessibility, Web sites, Kitchen hints, Eating, Cooking, Shopping, Organizing, Labeling

Observational Astronomy for the Visually Impaired

The following article was printed in Astronomy Technology Today, April 2008 and is posted here for your convenience with permission from the author. Observational Astronomy for the Visually Impaired By Mark Stephenson It was early September, 2003, and...

Published Thu, Mar 04 2010 2:00 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Adjusting to blindness, Directional tracking, Teaching aids, Low vision, Accessibility, Adaptation, Mathematics, Magnification devices, Accommodations, Measuring, Role Models, Location marker

Change the Background Color in Adobe Reader

People read PDF files everyday, whether it’s an ebook, a report, or notes from classes. Unfortunately, the gleaming white background color of every PDF file can be rough on their eyes. Here's how to change the default white background color to something...

Published Wed, Mar 03 2010 10:13 PM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: College, Employment, Low vision, Reading, Tutorials, Accessibility, Writing, Computer software, Students

Beware of the F1 Key

Microsoft warns Windows XP users not to press the F1 key when prompted by a Website, as part of its reaction to an unpatched vulnerability that hackers could exploit to hijack PCs running Internet Explorer (IE). The vulnerability exists in the way that...

Published Wed, Mar 03 2010 9:43 PM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Internet, Self-defense, Safety, Windows, Computers

How to Tell if a Pineapple Is Ripe

How to Tell if a Pineapple Is Ripe from wikiHow - The How to Manual That You Can Edit How do you tell when a pineapple is ripe and fresh? Many of us have experienced the rapidly deteriorating pineapple or the underripe pineapple. If you want to get it...

Published Wed, Mar 03 2010 5:52 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Kitchen hints, Groceries

For What is in a Name, That Which We Call a Cane?

by Laura Legendary It was 1991 when I first began using a white cane. Since my vision loss has been a slow progression over time, I did not experience the anger issues and resentment that can sometimes accompany a sudden loss of independence due to blindness...

Published Wed, Mar 03 2010 5:35 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Adjusting to blindness, Teaching aids, Blindness, Newly blind, Orientation and mobility

How to Make a Salad

How to Make a Salad from wikiHow - The How to Manual That You Can Edit A salad doesn't have to be just boring lettuce. A green salad can be a tasty and healthy experience. Scroll down! Do you ever wish you could have a quick and easy meal that is...

Published Wed, Mar 03 2010 4:56 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Kitchen hints, Recipes

Nominate Someone for The Braille Challenge 2010 Award for Excellence in Braille Instruction

Looking for a way to honor a very special teacher of the visually impaired? From now through April 1st we are accepting nominations for The Braille Challenge 2010 Award for Excellence in Braille Instruction . All nominees are recognized nationally and...

Published Wed, Mar 03 2010 4:22 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Education, Teaching, Special education, Reading, Braille, Writing, Blindness, Role Models

Earn Money for APH Simply by Searching or Shopping the Internet

GoodSearch is a search engine which donates 1¢ per search to a nonprofit of your choice. GoodSearch is powered by Yahoo!, so you will get the same great results while supporting APH and it won't cost you any extra time or money. Using GoodSearch...

Published Wed, Mar 03 2010 2:19 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Internet, APH news, Web sites, Shopping

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