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

How to Activate High Contrast on Windows

How to Activate High Contrast on Windows from wikiHow - The How to Manual That You Can Edit Are you sick of your old, dull looking computer? Pimp it out! By changing to High Contrast you can give your computer a fresh new look. Steps Windows Go to "Start"...

Published Thu, Aug 26 2010 11:06 PM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Aging, Low vision, Tutorials, Computer software, Magnification devices, Windows, Macintosh, Computers

How to Buy College Textbooks for Less

As a blind or visually impaired student, you don't have the luxury of waiting to purchase your textbooks at the same time as the rest of your classmates. You may need to get that book recorded, enlarged or find a reader for assistance. College is...

Published Tue, Aug 24 2010 1:23 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: College, Education, Reading, Parents, Books, Tutorials, Accessibility, Adaptation, Homework helpers, Blindness resources, Students, Disability resources, Accommodations, Shopping

APH InSights Large Print/Braille Art Calendar

This beautiful twelve month large print/braille calendar features the artwork of visually impaired artists. Includes months, days, holidays, and moon phases. Use at a desk or hang on a wall. Pages fold over easily. Makes a Great Fund-Raiser Art calendars...

Published Wed, Aug 04 2010 3:34 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Adjusting to blindness, APH products, Large type books, Low vision, Braille, Parents, Students, Newly blind, Family life, Organizing, Art, Role Models, Time management, Schedules, Calendars

iBill Currency Scanner

Avoid the confusion of wondering which bill you pulled out of your wallet or purse. With iBill™ you'll know within seconds! This currency scanner recognizes all U.S. bills in circulation and is easily updateable to recognize new banknote designs...

Published Fri, Aug 06 2010 5:55 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Adjusting to blindness, APH products, Tactile aids, Speech products, Self-defense, Safety, Banking, Assistive devices, Assistive technology, Household appliances, Shopping, Deafblind, Crime

How to Understand Text Language

How to Understand Text Language from wikiHow - The How to Manual That You Can Edit Have you ever wondered what the odd symbols such as ttyl, brb, lmao, and rofl mean? Perhaps you don't know how to respond when someone texts you this. Just say, "I'll...

Published Thu, Aug 19 2010 4:37 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Aging, Parents, Tutorials, Cell phones, Communication, Teenagers, Time management

How Being Polite Can Be Insensitive to People with Disabilities

Growing up, we are taught that it is not polite to stare at someone with a disability. However, we are so paranoid that we will mess up and stare that we don’t dare even look at the person. As a result, our well intended politeness inadvertently renders...

Published Wed, Aug 18 2010 12:36 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Tutorials, Communication, Interaction, Relationships

Two iPad Applications for the Classroom

Docs Anywhere As the name implies, Docs Anywhere allows iPad users a high degree of portability for their digital documents. Capable of reading Word, Excel, PowerPoint, .pdf files, rich text, plain text, HTML, and other file formats, it allows transfer...

Published Wed, Aug 18 2010 5:41 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: College, Educational aids, Teaching aids, Ebooks, Writing, Students, Macintosh, Email, Note-taking

Vision Had and Vision Lost

by Donna J. Jodhan Vision had and vision lost is the term that I use to describe so many people who were either born fully sighted and have lost it afterwards, or those who were born with some vision but have lost it later on. No matter how you look at...

Published Mon, Aug 09 2010 2:10 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Adjusting to blindness, Aging, Blindness, Newly blind, Family life, Teenagers

Super Compact Record Player

In this day of high-tech gadgets and MP3 players, it's nice to see an old favorite still has a chance to be cool. I have a deep love for record players, my parents got one for me when I was a very young child and I've owned one all my life. I...

Published Wed, Aug 11 2010 10:19 PM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Electronics, Technology, Audio, Audio recording, USB devices, Music, Radio

Functional Vision: A Bridge to Learning and Living:

This video, featuring internationally known experts, gives an overview of low vision and the process of a functional vision assessment. It highlights the importance of assessing low vision needs and presents the basics of how such an assessment is accomplished...

Published Wed, Aug 04 2010 3:44 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Education, Educational aids, Teaching, Teaching aids, Special education, APH products, Low vision, Reading, Writing, Health and beauty, Orientation and mobility, DVD

Surf the Web Anonymously with IP Privacy

Online privacy is a hot-button topic. There are numerous services that we use every day that keep track of our IP address. Unless you use dial-up Internet, your IP address is like your real, physical address. It is a fixed address that is associated with...

Published Wed, Aug 25 2010 12:29 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Internet, Self-defense, Safety, Technology, Computer software, Windows

How to Add Your Facebook Stream to Windows Live Messenger

You can now add your Facebook updates directly to Windows Live Messenger and share your Facebook updates with anyone you choose. The following steps will get you up and running! Select “Add (Manage Services)” in the right bottom side of the Messenger...

Published Wed, Aug 25 2010 3:32 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Tutorials, Accessibility, Interaction, Computer software, Information services, Windows, Relationships, Social media

Windows Mail with JAWS

This guide, written by David Bailes explains Windows Mail, the email program for Windows Vista and 7. Windows Mail is similar in many ways to Outlook Express, which runs under Windows XP. Two of the main changes are: There are now Junk E-mail and Phishing...

Published Mon, Aug 30 2010 6:04 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Tutorials, Assistive technology, Windows, Email, Screen readers

Terror at Security Checkpoints

by Donna J. Jodhan With more and more security checks being implemented at airports across North America and indeed at major airports around the world, it is becoming scarier for those of us who are blind and visually impaired. I ran into a very scary...

Published Thu, Aug 19 2010 3:53 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Advocacy, Safety, Blindness, Travel, Orientation and mobility, Canes

Parents' Guide to Transition of Adult Children

This guide has tools for parents to prepare them for their child's transition from public school to postsecondary education & adulthood. Includes information about laws that protect parents' rights as well as the rights of adult children in...

Published Mon, Aug 23 2010 4:29 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: College, Education, Educational aids, Special education, Parents, Tutorials, Web sites, Disability resources

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