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

Easy Apple Crisp

Here's a fun treat for the kids. Yield 12 servings. Here's what you'll need: 6 apple - peeled, cored and sliced 1 cup water 1 (18.25 ounce) package white cake mix 1 cup packed brown sugar 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/2 cup butter, melted Now...

Published Thu, Sep 22 2011 11:23 PM by Fred's Head from APH

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French Toast Casserole

Here's what you'll need: 1 loaf Italian bread--cubed 8 Ounces cream cheese 1/2 Cup Splenda sugar, divided or regular sugar 1/2 Teaspoon Vanilla 1/2 Cup Pecans, optional 4 eggs 2 Cups Milk 1 Teaspoon Cinnamon 2 Tablespoons melted butter Now, here's...

Published Thu, Sep 22 2011 3:34 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Recipes

Olympus LS-7 and LS-10 Digital Recorders for the Visually Impaired

LS-7 The Olympus LS-7 Linear PCM recorder is an excellent audio solution with a number of useful features. The three 96 kHz – 24 bit microphones offer crystal clear audio, and add more base and fidelity to your recordings. Two stereo microphones positioned...

Published Wed, Sep 21 2011 6:43 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: College, Speech products, Electronics, Assistive devices, Assistive technology, Audio, MP3, Students, Audio recording, USB devices, Music, Note-taking

Carefully Doing the Laundry

by Donna J. Jodhan When I do my laundry, it's really not that much different from what most sighted persons would do. I use my color detector to help sort my colored clothes from my white clothes. Next I wash the white ones separately from the colored...

Published Tue, Sep 20 2011 5:05 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Adjusting to blindness, Household hints, Newly blind, Clothes, Fashion and beauty

Accessible Intranets

by Donna J. Jodhan There is one thing that employers need to give their attention to when it comes to ensuring that their blind and sight impaired employees have equal access to information; and that is accessible intranets. With more companies developing...

Published Tue, Sep 20 2011 4:55 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Employment, Accessible media, Accessibility, Internet, Web sites, Writing

How to Capitalise Correctly

How to Capitalise Correctly from wikiHow - The How to Manual That You Can Edit Having trouble capitalizing? It’s something that most of us started to learn when we were very young, but can be devilishly hard to truly master. Is it a Professor or a professor...

Published Tue, Sep 20 2011 12:53 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Tutorials, Writing, Students

Buttered Baked Potato Slices

Here's what you'll need: 1/2 c. butter, melted 1 tsp. salt 1/4 tsp. pepper 2 tbsp. grated cheese 4 sm. potatoes, pared and sliced 1/2 inch thick 2 tbsp. bread crumbs Now, here's what to do: Pour half the melted butter into shallow baking dish...

Published Fri, Sep 16 2011 4:15 AM by Fred's Head from APH

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Kitchen Terms

Broil To Broil means to cook food, typically in an oven, and baking with dry heat. Almost all ovens should have a broil function which means the top element is on throughout most or all of the cooking time. The recipe will usually specify the distance...

Published Thu, Sep 15 2011 11:12 PM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Kitchen hints, Cooking

How to Peel an Onion Quickly

How to Peel an Onion Quickly from wikiHow - The How to Manual That You Can Edit Try this method to cut and peel any sized onion in seconds! Steps Cut an onion in half vertically. Place the two halves "cut side down" on the cutting board. Cut...

Published Thu, Sep 15 2011 6:02 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Tutorials, Kitchen hints, Cooking

How to Peel an Egg

How to Peel an Egg from wikiHow - The How to Manual That You Can Edit Removing the shell from a hard boiled egg can be painstaking work, but with this simple process it will take you 5 seconds every time. Steps Prepare a hard boiled egg in salty water...

Published Thu, Sep 15 2011 6:00 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Tutorials, Kitchen hints, Eating

How to Peel a Banana

How to Peel a Banana from wikiHow - The How to Manual That You Can Edit The simplest and most effective way to peel a banana is by use of the convenient "handle" on one end of the fruit. However, you may find that this conventional method "mushes...

Published Thu, Sep 15 2011 5:59 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Tutorials, Kitchen hints, Eating

Rosetta Translation announces Braille translation service

After a number of incoming requests for Braille in the company’s areas of expertise: legal, financial, technical and medical translation, Rosetta Translation a London- based language services provider decided to fully research and then later integrate...

Published Wed, Sep 14 2011 7:47 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Braille, Accessible media, Accessibility, Web sites, Writing, Blindness resources, UK Resources, Audio Information Services, ADA

Comprehensive Clinician's Guide to Low Vision from the Experts at Lighthouse International

A comprehensive, updated publication, The Lighthouse Clinician’s Guide to Low Vision Practice, from the experts at Lighthouse International, is now available from the 106 year-old nonprofit in vision rehabilitation and education. The 200-page book will...

Published Mon, Sep 12 2011 1:14 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Aging, Education, Educational aids, Teaching, Teaching aids, Low vision, Blindness, Blindness resources, Eye research, Research, Newly blind, Publications, Health and wellness

Tennis Begins with Love: 30-Love Tennis Kit from APH

by Kristie Smith-Armand, M.Ed, CTVI The other day, I was in my cubicle when I began to hear laughter from a colleague. I could also hear the sound of a tennis ball. I ran into Karen’s cubicle and watched a grown woman’s eyes light up while she bounced...

Published Mon, Sep 12 2011 12:21 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Educational aids, Teaching aids, APH products, Exercise, Sports, APH spotlight, Personal stories

Missing Out on Bargains

by Donna J. Jodhan Missing out on bargains is one of the most difficult things that I have to deal with on a daily basis. For the sighted world, it is easy for them to read about bargains in flyers, the newspapers, and see it on TV or on the Internet...

Published Mon, Sep 12 2011 12:02 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Adjusting to blindness, Accessibility, Newly blind, Family life, Shopping, Personal stories

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Easy Apple Crisp

French Toast Casserole

Olympus LS-7 and LS-10 Digital Recorders for the Visually Impaired

Carefully Doing the Laundry

Accessible Intranets

How to Capitalise Correctly

Buttered Baked Potato Slices

Kitchen Terms

How to Peel an Onion Quickly

How to Peel an Egg

How to Peel a Banana

Rosetta Translation announces Braille translation service

Comprehensive Clinician's Guide to Low Vision from the Experts at Lighthouse International

Tennis Begins with Love: 30-Love Tennis Kit from APH

Missing Out on Bargains