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

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

The Lady Vanishes with audio description and closed captions

Stranded in an inn in the Eastern European dictatorship of Bandrika, pretty socialite Iris Henderson (Margaret Lockwood) makes friends with a sweet old governess, Miss Froy (May Witty) and makes enemies with a snotty young musician, Gilbert (Michael Redgrave...

Published Wed, Apr 14 2010 1:23 AM by Fred's Head from APH

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

Windows 7 and Vista Explained

When I first started working with computers, DOS was the only operating system for PCs. As time passed, I began to understand that the world was moving over to Windows and that I would have to as well. It took some time for me to build up the courage...

Published Wed, Apr 14 2010 2:00 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Educational aids, Teaching, Teaching aids, Special education, Braille books, Audio books, Tactile aids, Tutorials, Blindness resources, Windows, Computers

How to Order at Starbucks

How to Order at Starbucks from wikiHow - The How to Manual That You Can Edit This is a basic guide to the Starbucks-specific lingo. Following this step will decrease wait time and you'll get your beverage while it's still hot. Here are the steps...

Published Wed, Apr 14 2010 4:39 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Tutorials, Interaction, Eating, Dining out

How to Order a Subway Sandwich

How to Order a Subway Sandwich from wikiHow - The How to Manual That You Can Edit Ordering a sandwich from Subway can be more complicated than the average person would think. There are certain steps that need to be looked at to get that perfect sub. Steps...

Published Wed, Apr 14 2010 4:32 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Tutorials, Interaction, Eating, Dining out

How to Use Your Old, Stale Corn Chips to Make a Tasty Dish in Minutes

How to Make a Tasty Nacho Like Dish from wikiHow - The How to Manual That You Can Edit Learn how to use your old, stale corn chips to make a very tasty dish in minutes. Steps Spread the chips evenly over the plate as if you were making nachos. Put leftover...

Published Wed, Apr 14 2010 5:38 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Kitchen hints, Recipes

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

Louis Database of Accessible Materials for People Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired

Produced and maintained by the American Printing House for the Blind (APH), the Louis Database of Accessible Materials for People Who are Blind or Visually Impaired contains complete bibliographic and location information for more than 163,000 titles...

Published Thu, Apr 15 2010 4:40 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: APH products, Large type books, Braille books, Audio books, Accessible media, Ebooks, Web sites, Children's publications, Research, Services, Information services, Music, Databases

Tour The American Printing House for the Blind

APH offers a fascinating guided tour of its historic facility. Visitors will see the production of braille publications, the recording of Talking Books, and a demonstration of educational products. Tours can be customized for your group's interests...

Published Thu, Apr 15 2010 4:38 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Educational aids, Teaching aids, Special education, APH products, Braille books, Accessible media, Blindness, Hall of fame, History, APH museum, APH spotlight

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

Larry Skutchan: a Blind Cool Tech

With the introduction of APH's Braille+ Mobile Manager , I thought it was time to talk about someone I've looked up to for many years. As a student at the Kentucky School for the Blind, I became aware of Larry Skutchan when I began working on...

Published Thu, Apr 15 2010 4:45 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: APH products, Assistive devices, Assistive technology, Podcast, Role Models, APH spotlight

Google Helps You Find Followers on Twitter

In the beginning, there was a Twitter suggested users list. Now Twitter lists interesting users by category, which makes it much easier to find cool people to follow who are into the same things that you are . . . if you don't mind sifting through...

Published Fri, Apr 16 2010 6:04 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Web sites, Communication, Free stuff, Time management, Social media

Seven Tips To Help Cope With Vision Loss

Dealing with vision loss is challenging. For people with glaucoma, macular degeneration, or another vision problem, low-vision aids can help optimize remaining vision and improve the ability to perform daily activities. Some examples of low-vision aids...

Published Mon, Apr 19 2010 2:47 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Adjusting to blindness, Aging, Low vision, Tutorials, Household hints, Safety, Family life, Accommodations, Organizing, Labeling, Interior decorating, Location marker, Reference points

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

Website Shows How a Disability Can Save You Money

After raising three children, David Squar and his wife were about to downsize and buy a smaller home. Looking over the real estate contract, Squar noticed a question in "tiny type" asking whether the house was being purchased to accommodate...

Published Mon, Apr 19 2010 3:40 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Household hints, Web sites, Banking, Disability resources, Audio Information Services

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