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

How to Reuse Empty Water Bottles

How to Reuse Empty Water Bottles from wikiHow - The How to Manual That You Can Edit Wondering what to do with your empty water bottles? Here are some suggestions! Steps Make funnels. These funnels can be used for cooking, crafts, and whatever else you...

Published Sun, May 02 2010 11:30 PM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Tutorials, Household hints, Adaptation, Housekeeping, Gardening, Storage, Crafts

How to Reuse Disposable Plastic Containers for Gardening

How to Reuse Disposable Plastic Containers for Gardening from wikiHow - The How to Manual That You Can Edit Love pastries and foods from the grocery store but don't know what to do with all those left-over plastic containers? If you're an avid...

Published Mon, May 03 2010 12:46 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Tutorials, Household hints, Gardening, Storage, Interior decorating

Historic Discovery: 1951 SoundScriber Disk from Russ Williams to Warren Bledsoe Regarding The Long Cane

In the days of email and handheld digital player/recorders such as APH's new Bookport Plus, we think nothing of dashing off written and audio messages to colleagues around the world. Prior to the perfection of the cassette recorder in the 1960s, however...

Published Mon, May 03 2010 2:36 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Teaching, Audio, MP3, Blindness, Eye research, Role Models, Orientation and mobility, Canes, History, APH museum

APH News: May 2010

APH News Your monthly link to the latest information on the products, services, and training opportunities from the American Printing House for the Blind. May 2010 Exciting New APH Products Announced! Read on to learn about these new products - now available...

Published Mon, May 03 2010 2:09 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: APH news

How to Reuse Old Toothbrushes

How to Reuse Old Toothbrushes from wikiHow - The How to Manual That You Can Edit Even though the American Dental Association recommends that you replace your toothbrush every 3-4 months (or when the bristles get frayed), that doesn't mean it has to...

Published Mon, May 03 2010 2:03 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Tutorials, Household hints, Adaptation, Kitchen hints, Housekeeping

Surprising Uses for Denture Cleaner

You may not be old enough to wear dentures, but you should consider purchasing some packs of denture cleaner for various jobs around the house. Trust me, these tablets are amazing at cleaning hard-to-reach spots, and they're cheap: 120 tablets of...

Published Mon, May 03 2010 11:39 PM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Tutorials, Household hints, Adaptation, Kitchen hints, Housekeeping

How to Reuse Empty Pill Bottles

How to Reuse Empty Pill Bottles from wikiHow - The How to Manual That You Can Edit Hate to throw empty pill bottles away, but don't like the clutter they create? Here are some uses for pill bottles beyond wasting space and gathering dust. Steps Before...

Published Tue, May 04 2010 12:44 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Tutorials, Household hints, Adaptation, Storage, Organizing

How to Reuse Broken Crayons

How to Reuse Broken Crayons from wikiHow - The How to Manual That You Can Edit After many uses, crayons break, get blunt, or just get used down to their stubs. Save money and recycle them for second round of coloring. Use your old, broken crayons to make...

Published Tue, May 04 2010 2:09 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Tutorials, Household hints, Crafts, Art

Braille Code Instruction and Braille Codebooks

Order toll-free (800) 223-1839 Shop online! This is a list of braille code instruction materials and official braille codebooks offered by the American Printing House for the Blind (APH). Braille Authority of North America (BANA) and The National Library...

Published Tue, May 04 2010 4:55 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Educational aids, Teaching, Teaching aids, Special education, APH products, Braille books, Reading, Braille, Writing, Blindness resources

How to Recycle Plastic Bags

How to Recycle Old Plastic Bags from wikiHow - The How to Manual That You Can Edit Wondering what to do with those plastic grocery bags? Here are a few interesting ideas. Steps Take them with you to the grocery store to be reused when bagging your groceries...

Published Tue, May 04 2010 5:41 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Tutorials, Household hints, Adaptation, Kitchen hints, Travel, Storage, Shopping

Papa Murphy's Pizza Instructions

If you've just brought back a deliciously-looking Papa Murphy's pizza from one of their stores, this page may help. It includes all of thehe baking instructions for their products, including pizzas, cheese bread, and cookie dough. Papa Murphy's...

Published Tue, May 04 2010 5:38 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Cooking

Test Ready: Plus Mathematics

This test prep series offers practice for today's standards-based assessments for grade levels 3 through 12. Test Ready: Plus Mathematics provides preparation and review, in as little as two weeks before testing day. It also provides a program of...

Published Tue, May 04 2010 5:27 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Educational aids, Teaching aids, Special education, APH products, Large type books, Braille books, Mathematics

Verbal View Office Ribbon Bar

The programs in the Microsoft Office® 2007 Suite work better together because they now share a common file format and a common user interface. The interface is called the "Ribbon," and it has been the source of frustration and confusion...

Published Wed, May 05 2010 5:08 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Educational aids, Teaching, Teaching aids, APH products, Tutorials, Speech products, Computer aids, Computer software, Windows, CD

How to Clean the Tub

How to Clean the Tub from wikiHow - The How to Manual That You Can Edit This is generally the worst job in any bathroom cleanup. It helps to know how. Steps Spray the cleaner or shampoo at the top of one side, and give it a few seconds to run down to...

Published Thu, May 06 2010 4:01 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Tutorials, Housekeeping

Over 1 Million Digital Books Now Available Free from the Internet Archive

More than doubling the number of books available to print disabled people of all ages, the Internet Archive launched a service that brings free access to more than 1 million books, from classic 19th century fiction and current novels to technical guides...

Published Thu, May 06 2010 3:40 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: College, Education, Educational aids, Teaching, Teaching aids, Reading, Audio books, Accessible media, Ebooks, Internet, Homework helpers, Blindness resources, Students, Entertainment

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