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

APH Partners with Dollywood Foundation to Make “Imagination Library” Accessible to Visually Impaired Children

The American Printing House for the Blind (APH) and the Dollywood Foundation are pleased to announce a partnership that will expand the “Imagination Library” program to provide blind and visually impaired children with accessible books. The Imagination...

Published Mon, Jun 20 2011 12:25 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Education, Educational aids, Teaching, Teaching aids, Braille books, Reading, Audio books, APH news, Blindness resources, Free stuff

Science Experiments, No Sight Needed

Want to make balloon rockets, acid rain, a solar finger heater, Ziploc ice cream, Diet Coke Geysers, and more? Scientists Dr. Lillian A. Rankel and Marilyn Winograd have written 32 step-by-step experiments for blind youngsters to do at home with family...

Published Thu, Jun 30 2011 1:56 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Education, Educational aids, Teaching, Teaching aids, Special education, Braille books, Ebooks, Recreation

Windows-Based Software to Make Digital Television Accessible

After almost a decade making mobile phones accessible to the blind and visually impaired, Code Factory has decided to move from small to big screen and expand its expertise in accessibility to television. TV Speak is an application to be installed on...

Published Thu, Jun 23 2011 3:37 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Low vision, Accessible media, Accessibility, Electronics, Computer aids, Assistive technology, Computer software, USB devices, Windows, Television programs, Speech programs

Blind Kids and Technology

by Donna J. Jodhan As technology continues to travel the tracks on its merry way, we find that more and more, blind kids are struggling to keep up when it comes to being able to enjoy the excitement and fun of modern technology. With more and more toy...

Published Fri, Jun 10 2011 4:12 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Advocacy, Toys, Electronics, Technology

The APH Museum: A Wealth of Information

by John Christie At the American Printing House for the Blind, there is a museum made up of two galleries. The galleries include the “1883 Gallery” and the “Marie and Eugene Callahan Gallery”. The 1883 Gallery is made up of exhibits explaining the history...

Published Wed, Jun 22 2011 6:50 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Education, Teaching, Blindness, History, APH museum, APH spotlight

Cortical Visual Impairment: Website and APH Products

APH is now offering information about Cortical Visual Impairment (CVI) to consumers via the internet. This new CVI web site reports a wealth of information from different sources and viewpoints. Sections include a definition of CVI, Intervention Strategies...

Published Thu, Jun 30 2011 2:04 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Adjusting to blindness, Advocacy, Education, Teaching, Teaching aids, APH products, Parents, Web sites, Eye research, Services

VizWiz Brings Sighted Assistance to the Blind

Léonie Watson did a great review of the VizWiz app on the Humanising Technology Blog . When you have little or no usable sight, one of the biggest challenges is identifying things about you. Some things are obvious of course, there’s no mistaking a hairbrush...

Published Mon, Jun 13 2011 3:00 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Reading, Web sites, Interaction, Assistive technology, Computer software, Blindness resources, Macintosh, Social media

How to Cook With Coca Cola

How to Cook With Coca Cola from wikiHow - The How to Manual That You Can Edit Aside from being a popular softdrink brand, Coke (or any other brand of cola), can be used as a "secret" ingredient for enhancing various dishes. Cooking with cola...

Published Tue, Jun 14 2011 3:57 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Adaptation, Kitchen hints, Recipes

The Daunting Statistics

by Donna J. Jodhan Many more blind persons are unemployed or under employed than employed and it's a chronic problem that is also a global one. The stats range from a figure of about 70% to over 80%, take your pick. This problem does not seem to be...

Published Fri, Jun 10 2011 4:15 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Employment, Advocacy, Job searching

Vision Through Words

Received the following via email. My name is Stella De Genova and I have a new blog project called Vision Through Words that I would like to share with you. Vision Through Words posts poetry and short essays written by visually impaired people. The goal...

Published Fri, Jun 24 2011 3:40 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Web sites, Writing, Blindness resources, Blogs, Recreational reading, Art

ZoomContacts for the iPad

ZoomContacts is the perfect “Large Print” contact application for iPad users who have difficulty seeing the small text on their screen. ZoomContacts uses Apple’s internal Contacts database to store and manage information but presents it using multiple...

Published Thu, Jun 23 2011 11:10 PM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Aging, Low vision, Computer software, Magnification devices, Macintosh

MathBuilders

MathBuilders, Unit 1: Matching, Sorting, and Patterning MathBuilders is a supplementary math program separated into eight units by content standards and grade level. This allows the teacher to focus on specific standards or provide remedial material for...

Published Wed, Jun 15 2011 3:58 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Education, Educational aids, Teaching, Teaching aids, Special education, APH products, Large type books, Braille books, Parents, Mathematics

Unusual Uses for Cornstarch

Cornstarch is commonly used as a thickener in dishes like pudding, sauce and soup. But don't limit yourself to using cornstarch in the kitchen. Instead of whipping up gravy, channel your inner MacGyver and break out cornstarch to polish silver, fight...

Published Thu, Jun 16 2011 2:22 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Household hints, Adaptation, Housekeeping, Clothes

Going to the Movies

by Donna J. Jodhan Much of the sighted world still has the notion that for blind persons, going to the movies is either not possible or probable. Or, that for blind persons, going to the movies may even be a waste of time. I can see why this misconception...

Published Fri, Jun 17 2011 5:48 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Adjusting to blindness, Blindness resources, Newly blind, Movies, Audio description

Chicken and Rice Casserole

Here's a very simple recipe and one that will taste wonderful on days when time is limited. Make this in the morning, enjoy for supper! Here's what you'll need: 1 can cream of celery soup 3 boneless, skinless chicken *** halves 1 tbsp. dry...

Published Fri, Jun 24 2011 12:53 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Recipes

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