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

How to Store Loose Leaf Tea

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Published Tue, Mar 01 2011 3:55 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Kitchen hints, Storage, Groceries

Too Cold to Use a Cane? Not with This Tip!

I have to thank Carolyn Neifert, a reader of Fred's Head for this tip. She emailed me, wanting to know if I had written a tip about using an ice scraper to keep the hand warm while holding a cane in winter. It turned out that I hadn't written...

Published Thu, Mar 31 2011 2:15 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Adjusting to blindness, Household hints, Adaptation, Newly blind, Orientation and mobility, Canes, Health and wellness

Gulliver's Travels with Video Description and Captions

Gulliver lands on Lilliput and tries to prevent war between that tiny kingdom and its equally-miniscule rival, Blefiscu, as well as play matchmaker between the Princess and Prince of the opposing lands. CaptionMax is the world's largest provider of...

Published Mon, Mar 07 2011 4:09 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Accessible media, Streaming audio, Movies, Entertainment, Audio description

Top 25 Websites for Gamers Who are Blind or Visually Impaired

7-128 Software has just published the winners of their Top 25 Web Sites for Gamers who are Blind - 2011 competition. They surveyed over 100 Web sites relevant to the blind gaming community. Each entry notes what FREE and commercial games are offered,...

Published Mon, Mar 14 2011 5:13 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Accessible media, Accessibility, Computer games, Audio, Computer software, Windows

How to Build a Large Pill Organizer

I like the idea of a pill organizer. Having a way to keep track of pills is a great way to insure that you always take the right pill at the right time. Some pill organizers are difficult to use. They often have small doors that are hard for the elderly...

Published Thu, Mar 31 2011 12:44 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Aging, Teaching aids, Parents, Tactile aids, Tutorials, Speech products, Household hints, Safety, Assistive devices, Health and wellness

Popcornflix

Popcornflix was created for people who want to watch "Great Movies. Free." Popcornflix has full-length movies that will make you laugh, make you cry, scare the heck out of you, or inspire you to hug the person you love. They have compelling...

Published Mon, Mar 28 2011 4:10 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Low vision, Internet, Web sites, Streaming audio, Free stuff, Movies, Entertainment

Tactile Food Pyramid: Primary and Secondary

APH's Tactile Food Pyramid helps you make healthier choices. Primary Tactile Food Pyramid Teaches primary grade children to make smart choices for an 1,800 calorie diet. Includes USDA's colorful 24 x 36 inch classroom poster, MyPyramid for Kids...

Published Fri, Mar 18 2011 4:52 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Educational aids, Teaching, Teaching aids, APH products, Low vision, Tactile aids, Health and beauty, Kitchen hints, Eating

WII Game for the Blind

At the end of 2008 the collaboration partners - MAD multimedia, Principal Blue, TNO and Royal Dutch Visio – had decided to give the concept of Serious Gaming a new dimension. Within two years and with a subsidy from Innovative Action Programme in Groningen...

Published Mon, Mar 21 2011 1:40 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Computer games, Interaction, Children's publications, Recreation

The Benefits of Braille

by Donna J. Jodhan Some may argue that the need for learning Braille may be on the way out given the evolution of access technology and its ability to efficiently interact with the more popular electronic formats. This may be true but as someone who grew...

Published Mon, Mar 07 2011 10:59 PM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Adjusting to blindness, Advocacy, Reading, Braille, Household hints, Writing, Newly blind, Organizing

That's a Big, Big Tweet

Is a tweet which is longer than 140 characters a tweet? Or is anything longer than that a regular message? Or (to look at it from another angle), is anything that you send out through Twitter a tweet regardless of its length? We could talk about it for...

Published Wed, Mar 02 2011 5:59 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Web sites, Adaptation, Writing, Free stuff, Time management, Social media

iSleepDiary: the Website to a Good Night's Sleep

Many people who are blind or visually impaired have issues with sleep. No one seems to know exactly why, a good study still needs to be done to find an exact cause. Until then, we have iSleepDiary. If you are looking into the best way of counting sheep...

Published Wed, Mar 30 2011 10:54 PM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Web sites, Blindness resources, Health and wellness

Blind photographer can 'hear' a good photograph

River Alandra has been completely blind most of her life but refuses to let it stop her from pursuing her hobby. Her sense of hearing is so acute she can ‘see’ wildlife by listening to the sound of a swan moving through water or a bird flapping...

Published Thu, Mar 17 2011 5:16 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Art, Personal stories

Pictures That Cannot Be Described

by Donna J. Jodhan One of the most difficult barriers between the sighted world and a blind person is this one; the inability to truly describe a picture to someone who is blind. If a person is born blind, then you know that they have never been able...

Published Mon, Mar 07 2011 11:07 PM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Adjusting to blindness, Tactile aids, Interaction, Newly blind

Pill bottle magnifier

What can we say? There's almost nothing as important as being able to read the text on a medicine bottle. This clip-on 2x magnifier fits most prescription bottles. Just clip magnifier to bottle & swing lens outward to magnify text. Folds inward...

Published Thu, Mar 31 2011 1:22 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Adjusting to blindness, Aging, Low vision, Reading, Parents, Household hints, Assistive devices, Magnification devices, Health and wellness

Audio Description

by Donna J. Jodhan One question that I often get asked is this one: How does a blind person follow a movie? That is, how can they follow what is going on in a movie when there is no talking or other noise to tell them what's happening? Enter the world...

Published Fri, Mar 25 2011 1:02 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Adjusting to blindness, Accessible media, Accessibility, Audio, Newly blind, Movies, Entertainment, Audio description

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