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

PDF Accessibility Checker

This freeware program PAC provides a fast way to test the accessibility of PDF files. PAC supports both experts as well as end users conducting accessibility evaluations. PAC conducts tests on these 14 criteria within PDF documents: Document is marked...

Published Thu, Jul 01 2010 11:15 PM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Reading, Ebooks, Accessibility, Writing, Computer software, Free stuff

ADA 20th Anniversary: US Disability facts and Statistics

July 26, 2010 marked the 20th anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act, which guarantees equal opportunity for people with disabilities in public accommodations, commercial facilities, employment, transportation, state and local...

Published Tue, Jul 20 2010 5:01 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Employment, Aging, Education, Blindness resources, Research, Disability resources, Social services, Recreation, Social security, Transportation, ADA, Civil rights

First Blind Person To Climb Mount Everest

Erik Weihenmayer (born September 23, 1968) is the first blind person to reach the summit of Mount Everest, on May 25, 2001. He also completed the Seven Summits in September 2002. His story was covered in a Time article in June 2001 titled Blind to Failure...

Published Thu, Jul 01 2010 6:01 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Blindness, Newly blind, Exercise, Sports, Role Models

Test Your Password Strength at How Secure Is My Password

The folks over at Lifehacker have found another great site for us to talk about. How Secure Is My Password is a no-frills password checker that dishes the dirt on your password strength or lack there of. How Secure Is My Password is a simple site with...

Published Wed, Jul 07 2010 10:51 PM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Internet, Self-defense, Safety, Web sites, Computer aids

Sirius XM: More Accessible To The Visually Impaired

The original Pulsar app brought Apple and Sirius XM together to create magic. Apple computer users could finally stream Sirius XM’s Premium Online content the way it should be done. Pulsar did it right! For starters, a browser wasn’t required. The interface...

Published Tue, Jul 20 2010 10:48 PM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Accessible media, Accessibility, Internet, Audio, Computer software, News sources, Macintosh, Entertainment, Music, Radio

Read Websites with RoboVoice

RoboVoice is a web service that will let you have any page that you come across when surfing the internet read out loud. This means that you can visit a page, have it read aloud while you head to another and navigate it as usual. The first page will continue...

Published Fri, Jul 02 2010 12:15 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Aging, Low vision, Reading, Internet, Speech products, Web sites, Computer software, Time management, Screen readers

Demonstrate Braille With Cards From APH

I'm going to give a presentation on how to read braille. Do you know of anything I could use as handouts? APH Alphabet Card Folder . Designed to raise the awareness of braille among print readers, this card displays the braille alphabet, a sample...

Published Mon, Jul 19 2010 3:15 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Advocacy, Educational aids, Teaching, Teaching aids, Special education, APH products, Low vision, Braille, Parents, Communication, Interaction, Blindness resources, Free stuff, Reference cards

Trials and Tribulations in the Airport

by Ann Chiappetta I stood at the ticket counter waiting for the skycap for assistance to the departure gate. My bag was checked and my dog had done her business before arriving. I was mulling over the threat of my flight being canceled due to the storm...

Published Fri, Jul 02 2010 4:53 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Blindness, Travel, Dog guides

Descriptive Video Brings Films to Life for the Blind

by Alena Roberts The other night my husband and I watched the new Alice in Wonderland. Just for kicks I asked him to check if there was a descriptive video track. Much to my surprise there was, and so for the next few hours I was able to fully experience...

Published Tue, Jul 20 2010 12:54 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Adjusting to blindness, Audio, MP3, Newly blind, Movies, Entertainment, DVD, Audio description

Print n Share from Your iPhone

Wouldn't it be great just to print out an Email or an iPad or iPhone contact address and phone number, or quickly print out a web page to read later? Move files to or from your computer and print them. How about printing photos from your iPad or iPhone...

Published Tue, Jul 20 2010 5:42 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Employment, Electronics, Household hints, Technology, Cell phones, Computer software, Students, Macintosh, Travel

Today on the Lightrail

We've all had some interesting experience while riding on a public bus, paratransit van, or the lightrail. If all the blind folks wrote one story and shared it on this blog, she'd have enough to write several volumes of books. Today on the Lightrail...

Published Mon, Jul 19 2010 4:59 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Web sites, Blogs, Recreational reading, Entertainment, Transportation

Add Convenient Accessibility Tools to Any Browser

The free JISC TechDis bookmarklet and user script does something long overdue for web users. It creates a toolbar that makes text bigger, changes its font, reads it out loud, spell checks it, and even pulls its references. Crafted by the University of...

Published Thu, Jul 01 2010 10:45 PM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Adjusting to blindness, Aging, Educational aids, Low vision, Reading, Internet, Speech products, Computer software, UK Resources, Magnification devices, Free stuff

A Bit About Braille

Here at the American Printing House for the Blind (APH), we frequently receive questions about braille and topics related to it. What follows is an attempt to answer many, if not most, of these questions and to give an overview of both the history of...

Published Mon, Jul 19 2010 3:17 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Adjusting to blindness, Education, Special education, Reading, Braille, Writing, Research, Newly blind, History, APH museum

Special Notice: APH Demo Disc 2010 Infected with Virus

Discard APH Demo Disc 2010 Immediately We regret to report that The APH Demo Disc 2010 contains a virus. The APH Demo Disc is a CD-ROM that contains catalogs and demonstration software. The affected disc has a light blue background and says ©2010. The...

Published Mon, Jul 19 2010 5:39 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: APH products, APH news, Self-defense, Safety, CD

Blind Crafting for Everyone

by Susan Roe I have been an avid crafter both before and after I lost my sight over thirty-two years ago. There is nothing I love more than working on a project and actually seeing it through to completion. Whether I sell an item, give it to someone or...

Published Wed, Jul 07 2010 3:26 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Adjusting to blindness, Web sites, Newly blind, Blindness organizations, Crafts, Role Models, Sewing, Needlework

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