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

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

Money Handling and Budgeting

Resource guide with an adapted practice checkbook that helps students learn vital money handling skills. Recommended ages: 11 years and up. Addresses These Topics: Coin and bill identification Counting money and making change Budgeting Basic employment...

Published Mon, Aug 30 2010 5:01 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Education, Educational aids, Teaching, Teaching aids, APH products, Parents, Banking, Students, Family life, Organizing, Time management, Job searching

How to Understand the Application of Penalty Fees Under the Credit Card Act

How to Understand the Application of Penalty Fees Under the Credit Card Act (USA) from wikiHow - The How to Manual That You Can Edit As of August 22, 2010, new rules came into effect to restrict the ability of credit card providers to charge excessive...

Published Wed, Aug 25 2010 12:35 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Tutorials, Household hints, Self-defense, Safety, Banking

Raymond Kurzweil: Life, Inventions, and Business Career

Early life Ray Kurzweil grew up in the New York City borough of Queens. He was born to secular Jewish parents who had escaped Austria just before the onset of World War II, and he was exposed via Unitarian Universalism to a diversity of religious faiths...

Published Mon, Aug 09 2010 11:35 PM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Education, Educational aids, Reading, Speech products, Electronics, Technology, Assistive technology, Eye research, Role Models

AppleVis: Makes It Easy To Find Accessible Apps

From the website: "AppleVis is a community driven website that was created in response to a demand for somewhere that collected information on the accessibility of apps developed for Apple's iOS devices. Additionally, we aim to build a directory...

Published Tue, Aug 03 2010 6:14 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Accessible media, Tutorials, Accessibility, Web sites, Cell phones, Computer software, Blindness resources, Macintosh, Databases, Audio Information Services

Three Places to Buy College Textbooks for Less

As if college weren't an expensive enough endeavor, textbook prices tend to range from shocking to outrageous. Save on your textbooks with these three websites to buy textbooks. Amazon No one should be surprised to find out that Amazon has their hand...

Published Mon, Aug 23 2010 5:03 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: College, Education, Parents, Books, Web sites, Students, Shopping

Blind Soccer

What blind soccer players lack in sight, they more than make up for in footwork. In blind soccer, there are five on each side, a goalie and four outfield players. The goalie can be sighted or visually impaired and must stay in his designated goalie box...

Published Thu, Aug 26 2010 2:44 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Web sites, Exercise, Sports, Blindness organizations, Recreation

Prius Offers Optional Noise to Alert Pedestrians

Most consumers want a car that's quiet on the road. But Toyota's Prius is too quiet at times, and an optional speaker system will help give the car some of the noise it's lacking. According to the Associated Press, Toyota will start selling...

Published Fri, Aug 27 2010 12:52 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Safety, Audio, Orientation and mobility, Drivers

Shut the Box: An Accessible Game from the A T Guys

Shut the Box is a classic dice game with the goal of removing all of the numbers from the board. Each number from 1 through 9 is on the board. After rolling the dice, you remove the numbers corresponding to your roll. In addition to being a fun party...

Published Tue, Aug 03 2010 10:36 PM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Educational aids, Teaching aids, Computer games, Speech products, Mathematics, Audio, Free stuff, Windows

The SpamNEWS Blog

An antivirus program and a firewall are indispensable tools to keep your data safe and your computer running smoothly. However, no matter how careful you are, new computer viruses and malware find the most peculiar ways into your system. Hackers can exploit...

Published Tue, Aug 17 2010 4:04 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Self-defense, Safety, Web sites, News sources, Blogs, Information services, Computers, RSS, Social media

Technology Assistance Available from the Chicago Lighthouse National Help Desk

The Chicago Lighthouse’s National HelpDesk is an assistive technology support line that helps visually impaired people successfully resolve computer problems. The Help Desk, operated by Ray Campbell, who is totally blind, has served people in 48 states...

Published Fri, Aug 27 2010 1:43 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Electronics, Technology, Assistive technology, Computer software, Blindness resources, Magnification devices, Windows, Macintosh, Computers, Screen readers, Phone numbers

Buying and Selling Used Children's Items at KidzDorm.com

KidzDorm is a place for parents to sell or buy their kids new or used items. A service like this is more important than ever in these tough economic times, it gives parents a chance to generate an extra income right from home, and shoppers are getting...

Published Thu, Aug 19 2010 4:10 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Children, Parents, Web sites, Infants, Shopping, Child care

NFB Newsline

Do you know about NFB-NEWSLINE, the free service that gives print-disabled individuals anytime, anywhere access to over three hundred publications and wire feeds, as well as TV listings? With NFB-NEWSLINE, subscribers can easily and independently access...

Published Tue, Aug 10 2010 12:22 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Adjusting to blindness, Aging, Accessible media, Audio, Blindness resources, News sources, Newly blind, Audio Information Services, Magazines, Phone numbers, Newspapers

History of the Abacus and Related Products from APH

Welcome to The Abacus, a site dedicated to the Art of Counting with Beads. This site is full of information that I didn't know-for instance, there is a specific way to use the abacus and only certain fingers should be used to count. In the Introduction...

Published Thu, Aug 05 2010 1:21 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Educational aids, Teaching, Teaching aids, Special education, APH products, Tactile aids, Books, Web sites, Mathematics, Assistive devices, Homework helpers, Students, History, APH museum

Braille Sign Language

Braille Sign Language is a fairly new discipline being taught to children and adults alike who have impaired hearing as well as having visual difficulties. It is a far more complicated form since it adds more complex Braille signs that are designed to...

Published Wed, Aug 04 2010 6:58 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Reading, Braille, Writing, Communication, Deafblind

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