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

Enhanced iPhone Screen Protector

Do you find your fingers dancing around the touch screen of your iPhone? Have you ever wondered how to make touch screen navigation a little easier on your Apple device? Solona is proud to introduce a screen protector that transforms your iPhone touch...

Published Thu, Apr 29 2010 11:41 PM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Tactile aids, Accessibility, Adaptation, Cell phones, Free stuff, Accommodations, Macintosh, Labeling, Reference points

The Priority Barrier

by Donna J. Jodhan I don't think that fellow vision impaired persons would be too shocked to hear mme ask this question: Is there a priority barrier in the midst of our society? What exactly am I talking about? It is this: Do we face a priority barrier...

Published Wed, Apr 21 2010 4:10 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Advocacy, Interaction, Accommodations, Equality, Civil rights

Labeling Controls On Household Appliances Using Braille

Labeling the controls on some household appliances may prove helpful. Many modern microwaves have no tactilely detectable buttons. Here Braille labels can serve a dual purpose: not only do they help to locate the function keys, they also identify them...

Published Thu, Apr 15 2010 5:31 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Adjusting to blindness, APH products, Low vision, Braille, Tactile aids, Tutorials, Household hints, Kitchen hints, Newly blind, Household appliances, Labeling

Other Uses for Toothpicks

I love finding new ways to use common items. Here's a few ways to use toothpicks around the house. Label meat. Are these burgers rare or well-done? They all look the same on the outside. Identify just-off-the-grill meats with different-colored toothpicks...

Published Mon, Apr 19 2010 2:32 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Household hints, Adaptation, Kitchen hints, Labeling, Crafts, Sewing

Create a Simple Web Page from Email and Share It Within Seconds

Posterous is almost certainly the quickest way to create a web page and get it online. Post a simple text message, or include additional content such as an MP3 file or a picture. Unlike traditional blogging and publishing services, such as Blogger or...

Published Wed, Apr 21 2010 2:31 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Accessible media, Internet, Web sites, Writing, Communication, Free stuff, Email, Reference points

APHont For Low Vision Readers

These days, people with low vision have more and more material to read. As our population of senior citizens grows, information previously available only in small print is now commonly prepared in large print. We need to pay attention to how we format...

Published Wed, Apr 21 2010 4:29 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Adjusting to blindness, Aging, APH products, Low vision, Reading, Accessible media, Writing, Communication

iPad Review: From a Blindness Perspective

by Waldorf PC The Apple iPad is one of the hottest pieces of technology on the market right now. Just about everyone is talking about how hot the iPad looks and how they must have one. Us blind folks are no exception. Because Apple has done a spectacular...

Published Sun, Apr 04 2010 11:58 PM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Reading, Accessibility, Speech products, Electronics, Technology, Assistive technology, Computer software, Accommodations, Macintosh, Computers, Equality

Dualbrella: Because Your Sighted Guide Needs to Stay Dry Too

My wife and I walk together quite often and sometimes we have to go out in the rain for the emergency trip to the grocery store. I always give the umbrella to her, because I'm a nice guy and all, but most umbrellas are not big enough for the both...

Published Thu, Apr 01 2010 1:41 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Assistive devices, Family life, Travel, Relationships

The Many Ways to Use Salt

Salt is a staple in cooking and baking, but it’s also a great help for cleaning and freshening the home. Here are two dozen ways to use salt around the house… Spoons Full Of Salt Enamel Cookware Stain Remover : Fill cookware with water and...

Published Tue, Apr 06 2010 4:30 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Household hints, Adaptation, Kitchen hints, Housekeeping, Gardening, Clothes

The Tangle Toy and Tangle Book Kit

With its infinite knot shapes and variety of colors and textures, the Tangle Toy can be used in various forms to encourage a child to explore, move, and play. The Tangle Toy includes segments that feature bright, primary colors, and each color has its...

Published Tue, Apr 13 2010 6:04 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Educational aids, Teaching aids, APH products, Children, Tactile aids, Toys, Blindness, Recreation, Games

Easy to See Balloons

Regular old balloons are so last century; now there’s illuminated balloons. ILLoom Balloons are just like normal balloons except they have a pull tab at the bottom that activates an internal LED light to light up the balloon. The balloons will stay lit...

Published Wed, Apr 07 2010 5:49 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Low vision, Children, Parents, Toys, LED products, Adaptation, UK Resources, Family life, Accommodations, Color identification, Holiday

Laying Down the Coolest Tracks, It's the Accessible DJ

Do you have two gadgets that can play MP3s that talk? If so, then you can have the greatest of accessibility with the Pocket Sized MP3 Player Mixing Deck. The Pocket Sized MP3 Player Mixing Deck easily connects to the headphone jack of any MP3 player...

Published Mon, Apr 05 2010 4:08 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Electronics, Audio, MP3, Entertainment, Music

How to Make A&W Chili Dogs

How to Make A&W Chili Dogs from wikiHow - The How to Manual That You Can Edit Create your own mock recipe of the fabulous chili dogs from the international A&W restaurant. Ingredients Chili Dogs 1 Sabrett brand (2 oz) beef frankfurter 1 regular...

Published Wed, Apr 14 2010 5:19 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Recipes

Webster’s New World Large Print Dictionary

Easy to read, authoritative, and up to date No more struggling with the fine print, thanks to the Webster’s New World Large Print Dictionary, which has all the outstanding features of other Webster’s New World dictionaries. More than 60,000 entries, including...

Published Mon, Apr 19 2010 5:48 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: College, Aging, Educational aids, Teaching aids, Large type books, Low vision, Parents, Homework helpers, Students, Research

Kids Audio Stories

I remember, as a student at the Kentucky School for the Blind, that our library had tons of audio books on cassette. They weren't Talking Books necessarily, just audio books on standard cassettes. Teachers could use them in the classroom or we could...

Published Fri, Apr 23 2010 3:56 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Educational aids, Teaching, Teaching aids, Audio books, Children, Parents, Web sites, Audio, MP3, Children's publications, Family life, CD

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