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

Internet Buttons

Internet Buttons is a webtool that makes the Internet super easy. You can set up a page of personalised Buttons that click through to your favourite sites or services. Your personalised page of Buttons is saved on its own personalised URL that you can...

Published Wed, Mar 02 2011 1:08 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Aging, Special education, Low vision, Internet, Web sites, Writing, Assistive technology, UK Resources, Free stuff, Disability resources

How to Apply Makeup

We all like to look good, and a little makeup can help us look even better. When applied correctly, makeup can accentuate our best features. If you are just learning to apply makeup, all the information in this record may seem overwhelming. However, keep...

Published Thu, Mar 31 2011 1:48 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Adjusting to blindness, Low vision, Tutorials, Web sites, Assistive devices, Interaction, Streaming audio, Podcast, UK Resources, Magnification devices, Relationships, Beauty and fashion

Access to Science

The Access2Science web site is devoted to articles and links on accessibility of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). This site is intended to provide practical information to people with print disabilities, to the parents, teachers, and...

Published Thu, Mar 31 2011 5:09 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: College, Education, Educational aids, Teaching, Teaching aids, Accessible media, Web sites, Mathematics, Students

Early Braille Trade Books Wright Group—TWiG Books Kit 2, Upper Emergent

Finding the right book for young students is now easier! Young readers will be inspired by these emergent-level nonfiction books about the natural world and everyday life. These books are easily integrated across the curriculum especially in science and...

Published Fri, Mar 18 2011 4:35 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Education, Educational aids, Teaching, Teaching aids, Special education, APH products, Low vision, Braille books, Reading, Parents, Books, Children's publications

Comparing Notetakers and Mainstream Alternatives

Presentation from the 2011 CSUN Technology Conference . Presenters: Anne Taylor , the Director of Access Technology at the National Federation for the Blind and Michael Barber , Michael Barber, President National Federation of the Blind of Iowa Comparison...

Published Thu, Mar 17 2011 5:00 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Speech products, Electronics, Assistive devices, Assistive technology, Computer software, Blindness resources, Macintosh, Computers, Shopping, Note-taking

Having a Fun and Inexpensive Spring Break for Kids

by Kristie Smith-Armand, M.Ed, CTVI Spring is nature’s way of saying, “Let’s Party” -Robin Williams I am an educator for children who are blind and visually impaired, and even though I truly look forward to every day with my students we have been counting...

Published Fri, Mar 11 2011 12:11 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Education, Educational aids, Teaching, Teaching aids, Children, Parents, Tutorials, Students, Family life, Child care

Rent Toys, Netflix-Style

Children's toys sales in the U.S. alone total billions of dollars each year, and for anyone who's ever played with a child, it's easy to understand why. Kids are fickle when it comes to their toys, and both their preferences and what is age...

Published Wed, Mar 02 2011 11:39 PM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Adjusting to blindness, Educational aids, Teaching aids, Low vision, Children, Parents, Toys, Web sites, Disability resources, Infants, Shopping, Catalogs

Tennis Balls Can Hide Your Valuables

You like to travel, but you know that if you take your nicer jewelry it might disappear. Here's a great tip that might put your mind at ease. A great way to hide little valuables is in a tennis ball. Cut about a two inch slit in a tennis ball. Now...

Published Wed, Mar 23 2011 12:04 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Household hints, Safety, Travel, Storage

Skype in the Classroom

Teachers already use Skype to connect with other classrooms around the globe, bring in guest speakers without asking them to travel, and take virtual field trips. Now, Skype is making it easier for them to do so. The company has launched Skype in the...

Published Thu, Mar 31 2011 5:32 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Educational aids, Teaching, Teaching aids, Special education, Internet, Web sites, Communication, Interaction

Things Go Wrong a Guide to Fixing Kitchen Disasters

by Chef Peter Martin Let's face facts; we have all had our fair share of kitchen disasters, even us "professionals", though we might not admit it. From food being too salty, to scorched soups, to broken hollandaise, disasters do, and will...

Published Mon, Mar 28 2011 1:40 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Adaptation, Kitchen hints, Cooking, Recipes

Addition and Subtraction Table Kit

This handy chart helps students quickly find the sums and difference of whole numbers. The large print/braille tool is designed to reinforce the basic addition and subtraction facts for young math students. The grid can be used to find the sum of two...

Published Wed, Mar 09 2011 1:02 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Educational aids, Teaching aids, Special education, APH products, Low vision, Braille, Tactile aids, Mathematics, Students

The Tools of New York Point

This wood and nickel-plated brass desk slate was set up to write in the New York Point system. Our APH museum has a lot of braille-writing tools. We have the first successful mechanical braille writer, invented in Illinois in 1892. We have handwriting...

Published Fri, Mar 18 2011 4:11 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Braille, Writing, Recipes, History, APH museum, APH spotlight, Personal stories

Send Letters Online with PostalShout

Use your favorite word processing program to send postal mail directly from your office desktop. Send letters as easily and reliably as email. Simply write your letters in Microsoft Word® or OpenOffice Writer, then email them as attachments to have them...

Published Tue, Mar 15 2011 12:50 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Web sites, Writing, Services, Mail, Email, Time management

Internet TV Show for Dads

This site has nothing to do with blindness or visual impairment. It does offer some great information for men. Dadlabs is a great resource for today's modern fathers and is full of parenting and spousal advice. The site has close to three-hundred...

Published Thu, Mar 31 2011 1:37 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Education, Parents, Accessible media, Web sites, Interaction, Blogs, Family life, Information services, Relationships, RSS, Health and wellness

MOLinsight: A Web Portal for the Processing of Molecular Structures by Blind Students

The MOLinsight web portal is a gateway to open-source software as well as software freely accessible to students that can be integrated in strategies for blind users to process chemical structures. Here you can find documentation for available programs...

Published Mon, Mar 21 2011 1:03 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: College, Education, Educational aids, Teaching, Teaching aids, Accessibility, Mathematics, Computer software, Students, Free stuff

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