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

Online Blood Pressure Chart

Blood pressure is the force that the blood is putting on arterial walls and is one of the principal vital signs. This website, the Blood Pressure Chart does a simple job of storing your results and presenting them in a friendly manner. You can look at...

Published Tue, Aug 10 2010 12:55 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Low vision, Web sites, Health and beauty, Free stuff, Databases, Time management

Technological Barriers in the Workplace

by Donna J. Jodhan It is probably never going to go away but the truth is; disabled employees may always have to face some sort of technological barrier in the workplace. Why is this? Because the evolution of technology is moving at a much faster rate...

Published Wed, Aug 25 2010 12:10 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Employment, Advocacy, Accessibility, Technology

Vision Hotels: a UK Not-for-Profit Service for the Blind

Vision Hotels, which has four AA three-star hotels in Devon, West Sussex, Somerset and Cumbria, has been set up by Action for Blind People to provide accessible breaks, regardless of disability. Each hotel has made simple adjustments - such as wet rooms...

Published Thu, Aug 12 2010 4:22 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Blindness resources, UK Resources, Accommodations, Blindness organizations, Travel

Barcode Hero: Scan Barcodes on Your Phone and Have More Fun Shopping

Barcode Hero is a social barcode scanner that works with Facebook. Show off your collection and go shopping with friends, scan barcodes to compare prices, follow other shoppers to see their scans & recommendations in real-time, and share your own...

Published Thu, Aug 19 2010 11:17 PM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Accessible media, Computer games, Cell phones, Computer software, Macintosh, Shopping, Social media

The Information Barrier

by Donna J. Jodhan I don't think that this topic would come as a shocker or shaker to anyone within the blind and visually impaired community but sad to say, it just might within the sighted world. There are so many of our sighted friends and associates...

Published Fri, Aug 13 2010 2:04 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Advocacy, Accessibility

DaisyWorm: An Audio Book Reader for the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad

A simple yet powerful DAISY audio book reader By the Association for the Blind of Western Australia Inc supporting the 2.02, 2002 and 2005 formats with full or partial audio. Features include: Full navigation of the book structure (dependent on book markup...

Published Mon, Aug 02 2010 10:27 PM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Reading, Audio books, Cell phones, Computer software, Students, UK Resources, Macintosh

Primer: Your First Electronic Magnifier

Primer is a light-weight, hand-held electronic magnifier that connects in minutes to any television set. Magnification depends on the size of your TV. For example, a 20-inch TV will let you magnify from8x to 15x. Features: Displays black and white images...

Published Fri, Aug 06 2010 5:45 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Adjusting to blindness, APH products, Low vision, Reading, Electronics, Computer aids, Assistive devices, Assistive technology, Homework helpers, Magnification devices

New Gaming Trend! iPhone Games You Can Play With Your Eyes Closed

They might be for niche audiences, but the world's first audio-only iPhone game, Aurifi (or-if-EYE) was released a few weeks ago and the second one, Papa Sangre , is slated to be released in September. What's behind this new trend in gaming? It...

Published Thu, Aug 12 2010 11:17 PM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Accessible media, Accessibility, Computer games, Cell phones, Teenagers

Determining Compass Directions

Do you know how to determine north from south--and where the sun is not shining? Because moss grows far more profusely on the north side of a tree than on its south side, if a tree is close by, it is normally not too difficult to ascertain north from...

Published Wed, Aug 11 2010 6:34 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Directional tracking, Tutorials, Orientation and mobility, Location marker, Reference points

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