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

A STEPP in the Right Direction for Accessible Textbooks

The STudent E-rent Pilot Project (STEPP) is an eTextbook rental program offering cost-effective textbooks that "all" students can read. Cost-Effective: Save an average of 50% or more off the retail cost of a new hardcopy textbook purchase. Convenient...

Published Tue, Jul 19 2011 3:59 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: College, Education, Reading, Accessible media, Ebooks, Accessibility, Web sites, Students

How a Blind Gamer Plays Zelda by Ear

by Jason Schreier When Terry Garrett plays Oddworld: Abe’s Oddysee, he pays close attention to the videogame’s sounds. The beep of a blinking bomb, the desperate cry of a friend in need, the pounding of a Mudokon’s hammer: They all provide crucial details...

Published Mon, Jul 18 2011 10:18 PM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Computer games, Adaptation, Interaction, Audio, Entertainment, Personal stories

Repair Your Mobile Device at iRepairFast.com

iRepairFast is a company that provides repair services for owners of portable devices. They have five years of proven experience and specialize in iPhone, iPad and iPod touch repair. The company can replace smashed or cracked screens using original OEM...

Published Mon, Jul 18 2011 3:57 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Electronics, Technology, Web sites, Services

The Wild Blue and Purple Yonder: Blind chicks and makeup mess- ups: apprehension and prevention

by Sassy Outwater If You Give A Blind Chick New Makeup… She’ll Paint Her Face Purple: it’s the Pitfall of Pretty Colors. They look good, when they stay where you put them. When they don’t… the results can be catastrophically funny, or downright humiliating...

Published Mon, Jul 18 2011 2:00 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Teenagers, Beauty and fashion

How to Listen to Just the Audio from a Video Podcast on Your iPhone

Sometimes you're not in the best situation to watch video podcasts, and if you can't see, why stream video unnecessarily and waste your battery by letting the video play on-screen. Rather than wasting a bunch of time syncing multiple copies of...

Published Wed, Jul 06 2011 7:35 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Tutorials, Streaming audio, Macintosh

New Ways of Identifying

by Donna J. Jodhan Now that I am barely able to see, I constantly have to find and come up with new ways of identifying things to others. It is no longer possible for me to identify things by color so I need to let my fingers do the identifying for me...

Published Wed, Jul 06 2011 7:27 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Adjusting to blindness, Tactile aids, Interaction, Newly blind, Family life, Personal stories

Navigating the Workplace

by Donna J. Jodhan One of the first things that a disabled employee needs to do before starting a new job in unfamiliar surroundings is to learn how to navigate their workplace. For those who are blind or visually impaired, it is even more crucial and...

Published Wed, Jul 06 2011 7:21 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Adjusting to blindness, Employment, Low vision, Tutorials, Accessibility, Safety, Interaction, Accommodations, Orientation and mobility, Location marker, ADA

Learn to Read Braille with Ozzie Dots

What is Ozzie Dots? A systematic program to assist students, their teachers and aides with learning to read and write the contracted braille code (Unified English braille) A fun and light-hearted resource to introduce contracted braille and tactual graphics...

Published Wed, Jul 06 2011 12:51 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Educational aids, Teaching aids, Special education, Braille books, Reading, Braille, Children's publications, UK Resources

Braille Lasts Longer on PermaBraille Sheets from APH

If you are a TVI, how do you feel when you see your young students scratch out those dots you carefully and painstakingly transcribed? How often have you had to re-emboss material because the dots were just too worn down by so many fingers reading them...

Published Tue, Jul 05 2011 6:15 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: College, Educational aids, Teaching aids, APH products, Braille, Household hints, Writing, Storage, Note-taking, Braille paper, Reference cards

Get Organized with Super-Sized Folders from APH!

Need to do some spring cleaning? Organize your braille pages with APH's Super-Sized Folders! These folders hold full-sized braille sheets and are made of a semi-rigid blue polyblend plastic. Measures 12 x 11 1/4 inches with a depth of 3/4 inches,...

Published Tue, Jul 05 2011 5:47 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: College, APH products, Braille books, Braille, Household hints, Students, Accommodations, Storage, Organizing, Braille paper

Wish Upon APH Products!

We have recently improved our Wish List on the APH shopping site . The Wish List allows you to save a list of desired products for future reference. You can now enter multiple quantities for each item in the list, then click the "Update Qty."...

Published Tue, Jul 05 2011 5:13 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Adjusting to blindness, Educational aids, Teaching aids, APH products, Blindness resources, Newly blind, Shopping, Time management

APH's Free Online Tool Helps With Your Estate Planning Needs

The American Printing House for the Blind is making it easy for you to plan for your retirement, provide for your family, and help your support of APH live on. Our online estate planning tool includes an easy-to-understand explanation of the many different...

Published Tue, Jul 05 2011 4:55 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Aging, Education, Special education, APH products, Tutorials, Banking, Blindness, Free stuff, Family life

Intelligence Testing of Individuals Who Are Blind and Visually Impaired: Are the Results Meaningful?

An Intelligence Testing Committee made up of APH staff and field experts was formed. During initial teleconference, members determined the priority was to develop and disseminate key points and guidelines. The following position statement was formulated...

Published Tue, Jul 05 2011 4:38 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Education, Educational aids, Teaching, Teaching aids, Special education, Blindness

Light Box Accommodations for Wheelchair Users

Positioning and stabilizing the APH Light Box for use with children who have visual impairments or blindness and who are also wheelchair users might pose an extra challenge. Students with visual impairment and additional (physical) disabilities have very...

Published Tue, Jul 05 2011 4:24 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Education, Teaching, APH products, Tutorials, Adaptation, Disability resources

CVI Complexity Sequences Card Images Are Now Available in Digital Format!

For those customers who have purchased the CVI Complexity Sequences Kit, you can now utilize all 80 of the images in digital format! To access the images, please go to the following link: tech.aph.org/cvi.htm For your convenience and teaching use, the...

Published Tue, Jul 05 2011 4:11 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Educational aids, Teaching aids, Special education, APH products, Web sites

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