February 2011 - Fred's Head - The Network of Care

Add a DVD to Netflix Before Its Release

DVDlater lists all the movies in theaters so you can save them to your Netflix queue. Just find the movies you want to watch, click the add button and once the movie comes to Netflix it will automatically be moved to your DVD queue. You will never have...

Published Mon, Feb 28 2011 1:44 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Web sites, Services, Free stuff, Family life, Movies, Entertainment, Time management, Television programs, DVD

TheCarePost.com: Find Caregivers in Your Area or Sign Up If You Are a Caregiver

TheCarePost.com is aiming to become one of the largest and most trusted networking organizations connecting families with childcare providers nationwide. Aside from Child Care, TheCarePost.com offers many other great services for your family such as Pet...

Published Fri, Feb 25 2011 5:06 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Aging, Parents, Web sites, Services, Disability resources, Family life, Databases, Child care

Our Visually Impaired Presidents

Adapted from an article by Kyla King | The Grand Rapids Press Presidents' Day usually means a day off for most government workers, and a day without mail for the rest of us. For a change of pace, the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) wants to...

Published Fri, Feb 25 2011 2:50 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Adjusting to blindness, Low vision, Newly blind, Holiday, Role Models, History

Products Being Sold without Accessible Manuals

by Donna J. Jodhan This is one of my pet peeves and I hope that my message gets out there. Too often, when products are sold and manufacturers beat their chests with pride because they swear that theirs are products that can be used by blind persons,...

Published Fri, Feb 25 2011 1:53 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Advocacy, Accessibility, Shopping

Out of Sight, Out of Mind

by Donna J. Jodhan Someone recently put forth the following argument to me. Out of sight, out of mind; could this be the reason why society often forgets about blind and sight impaired persons when it comes to ensuring that they receive such things as...

Published Fri, Feb 25 2011 1:48 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Adjusting to blindness, Advocacy, Banking, Blindness, Sports, Shopping

Portable Handheld Electronic Video Magnifiers Comparison

by rbwatson1 Over the last year there has been an increase of portable handheld electronic video magnifiers reaching the Assistive Technology market. These devices are of great benefit to those of us with low vision. This post will provide information...

Published Thu, Feb 24 2011 4:56 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Aging, Low vision, Reading, Electronics, Technology, Assistive technology, Magnification devices, Shopping

Go Fish: The Classic Matching Game with Braille

In this accessible version of the classic Go Fish kid-friendly card matching game, players make sets of four fish of the same kind by asking for cards from other players. Players can ask for cards by the numbers or by the names of the fish appearing on...

Published Thu, Feb 24 2011 4:39 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Education, Educational aids, Teaching, Teaching aids, Special education, Children, Braille, Parents, Students, Games, Shopping

American Cancer Society Designed for Enhanced Accessibility

The American Cancer Society (ACS), in collaboration with the American Council of the Blind (ACB), has taken affirmative steps to make its cancer.org website and other information accessible to people with visual impairments. The American Cancer Society's...

Published Thu, Feb 24 2011 4:17 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Aging, Low vision, Braille, Accessible media, Accessibility, Health and beauty, Audio, Children's publications

Find Similar Sites to Your Favorites with Similar Site Search

We all have our favorite websites and web-based services that we refer people to. Sometimes our favorite sites don't provide quite what our friends and colleagues need. In those cases, Similar Site Search can help you find websites and web-based services...

Published Thu, Feb 24 2011 3:23 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Internet, Web sites, Research, Services

Baker's One Bowl Easter Egg Brownies

Add a little something extra to the Easter table with this dessert! Here's what you'll need: 4 squares BAKER'S Unsweetened Baking Chocolate 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) butter 2 cups sugar 3 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 cup flour 1 cup chopped...

Published Thu, Feb 24 2011 2:35 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Holiday, Recipes

Facebook Updates in Your Email

TheFriendMail provides fast and convenient access to Facebook directly from your email inbox. You can create email alerts to automatically receive your news feed and get much better email notifications for Facebook. You can also "like", comment...

Published Thu, Feb 24 2011 2:24 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Accessibility, Web sites, Interaction, Services, Free stuff, Email, Social media

Pediatric Eye Disorders

Some eye diseases affect children more predominantly than others. Here you can find out the symptoms, causes, and treatments of the most common pediatric eye-related diseases and conditions. Amblyopia Amblyopia is a disorder in which the eyes are unable...

Published Thu, Feb 24 2011 12:10 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Adjusting to blindness, Low vision, Children, Parents, Health and beauty, Blindness, Eye research, Infants

The Cobra Screen Reader

Bay Area Digital is pleased to announce the availability of the acclaimed Cobra Screen Reader as a product offering from the company. Written by Baum Retec AG of Germany, this is a full-function screen reader product. Baum has over 25 years of experience...

Published Wed, Feb 23 2011 4:36 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Low vision, Speech products, Web sites, Assistive devices, Assistive technology, Audio, Computer software, Magnification devices, Blindness organizations, Screen readers, Newsletters

The Accessible Way of Rowing to Fitness

by Tai Blas I have recently discovered a completely accessible way to get fit: an accessible Ergometer (rowing machine) made by Concept2 . With the addition of free computer software called Erg Chatter , the Concept2 performance monitor is made completely...

Published Mon, Feb 21 2011 3:10 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Speech products, Health and beauty, Audio, Computer software, Exercise, Sports, USB devices

Sense of Science: Astronomy

Sense of Science is a unique series designed to make the world of science accessible, understandable, and enjoyable. The main component in each Sense of Science kit from APH is a set of colorful, raised-line overlays designed to be used with a light box...

Published Thu, Feb 17 2011 3:34 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Education, Educational aids, Teaching, Teaching aids, APH products, Tactile aids

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