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

Glow-In-The-Dark Tape

Anything that is capable of glowing in the dark is just that much more handy for people with low vision. If you’re tired of tripping over a stair or just want to make a Halloween costume more visible to cars, this tape could come in very handy. Having...

Published Wed, Sep 08 2010 10:17 PM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Aging, Low vision, Household hints, Safety, Orientation and mobility

Guitar Instruction -- Audio Disc Set

Teaches you to play the guitar -- with your ears, not your eyes! With an electric or an acoustic guitar and Guitar Instruction - Audio you're on your way to learning the guitar at your own pace, and without the use of brailled or printed music. Simply...

Published Fri, Sep 03 2010 5:51 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Special education, APH products, Accessible media, Music, CD

How to Make Ramen Noodles in the Microwave

How to Make Ramen Noodles in the Microwave from wikiHow - The How to Manual That You Can Edit This is possibly the most important skill one can learn. Making Ramen noodles yourself can help you save lots of money in take out, and using the microwave makes...

Published Wed, Sep 01 2010 1:40 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: College, Tutorials, Students, Cooking, Time management

How to Teach the Visually Impaired Child

by Amber Keefer Overview Children who have visual impairments may be legally blind or have low vision and may, therefore, require assistance with their classroom learning. The level of support needed varies depending on the nature and degree of vision...

Published Wed, Sep 08 2010 11:37 PM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Education, Educational aids, Teaching, Teaching aids, Special education, Parents, Tutorials, Blindness resources

When Did I First Discover?

by Donna J. Jodhan One of the most frequently asked questions that I have had to answer throughout my life is this one: When did I first discover that I was blind? In other words, how early in my childhood did I realize that I was blind? Boy o Boy! A...

Published Fri, Sep 24 2010 1:44 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Adjusting to blindness, Low vision, Children, Parents, Blindness

APH’S Sunshine Kit Shines Brightly for Teaching Children to Read

By Kristie Smith-Armand, M.Ed, CTVI "Tell me and I forget. Show me and I remember. Involve me and I understand." I remember my first year of teaching students who have a visual impairment. My Braille student was a beautiful kindergartener named...

Published Thu, Sep 30 2010 11:54 PM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Education, Educational aids, Teaching, Teaching aids, Special education, APH products, Braille books, Reading, Tactile aids, Tutorials, APH spotlight

Basic Guide to Troubleshooting Common Windows PC Problems

Your Windows PC might be designed to make your life easier, but they often have a non-stop list of problems. Our friends at Lifehacker walks through some of the more common problems and how to troubleshoot them. This list is, of course, by no means complete...

Published Tue, Sep 07 2010 4:17 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Tutorials, Windows, Computers

How to Teach Music To Visually Impaired Children

by Gail Sessoms Overview Visually impaired musicians participate in every area of music. They are vocalists, pianists and drummers; they play every instrument imaginable, learn to sight-sing; and read and compose music. Children who are visually impaired...

Published Wed, Sep 08 2010 2:33 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Adjusting to blindness, Education, Teaching, Teaching aids, Special education, Tutorials, Blindness resources, Music

DIY Light Box

by Katy Kids with low vision are often given a chance to “practice” using their eyes in a nice calm environment. Light boxes are a great way to do this, but they can be expensive. Like always, I developed this method to make one on the cheap...

Published Wed, Sep 08 2010 4:08 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Adjusting to blindness, Education, Educational aids, Teaching, Teaching aids, Special education, Parents, Tutorials, Computer games

PBS Programs on DVD with DVS

The WGBH website has a list of programs which originally aired on PBS and have been released on DVD with optional descriptive narration tracks and captioning. All but a few can be purchased by following the links to the product page on Amazon.com. The...

Published Fri, Sep 10 2010 4:42 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Adjusting to blindness, Education, Educational aids, Teaching, Teaching aids, Accessible media, Web sites, Databases, Shopping, Television programs, DVD, Audio description

That Song is Driving Me Crazy! If Only I Could Unhear It!

You know when you get a song stuck in your head, and no matter what you do you can't get it out? And how awful it is? Yeah, I hate that too. Which is why I love this site: Unhear It. Designed to get that annoying song out of your head by playing a...

Published Wed, Sep 08 2010 3:02 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Web sites, Streaming audio, Recreation, Entertainment, Music, Social media

The Disability Divide

by Donna J. Jodhan This is probably not a term that many of you would be used to seeing so I am going to tell you a bit about it. So as to be as concise as I can be, the disability divide refers to the difference between what a mainstream person can access...

Published Fri, Sep 03 2010 12:33 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Adjusting to blindness, Advocacy, Technology, Accessbility

How to Use Keyboard Shortcuts in Google Instant Search

NOTE: Screen reader users will not be able to use the following keyboard shortcuts because your screen reader has control of your keyboard's functionality. These are posted to Fred's Head to benefit our low vision readers who don't use a screen...

Published Thu, Sep 09 2010 5:58 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Low vision, Internet, Eye research, Time management

O'Reilly Ebook Bundles Include DAISY Format

For years, O'Reilly has supplied digital files to Bookshare, a non-profit that provides accessible reading material to the print disabled. For qualifying readers, books are made available worldwide. Although the DRM-free EPUB files in their ebook...

Published Thu, Sep 09 2010 4:06 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Reading, Accessible media, Ebooks

Verizon Customers, Welcome to Haven!

by Walter Gramza It’s finally here! An affordable, fully accessible phone from Verizon Wireless. As of July 29th, 2010, Verizon Wireless has available in its stores a phone for blind and visually impaired persons which is fully audible via Nuance speech...

Published Thu, Sep 09 2010 11:49 PM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Accessibility, Speech products, Electronics, Cell phones, Assistive technology, Blindness resources

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