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Hosting Companies Missing the Point

by Donna J. Jodhan So many hosting companies are just too busy trying to attract the wrong type of customer. Yes, and I say this because in their efforts to attract the technically savvy customer, they are managing to rob themselves of some very important...

Published Thu, Oct 08 2009 12:55 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Aging, Internet, Communication, Interaction, Assistive technology

Audio Bible Studies in MP3 Format

Do you want to use your walk/run/ride time to study the Bible? Are you a college student who wants to listen to the lesson on your iPod? Maybe you know someone who has difficulty seeing to read even a large print study guide? Whatever your situation,...

Published Thu, Oct 08 2009 12:47 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Educational aids, Teaching aids, Accessible media, Web sites, Homework helpers, Religion, Audio, MP3

vOICe Learning Edition Browser for the Blind

by Thomas C. Weiss The vOICe Learning Edition’s Internet Sonification Browser for persons who are blind is meant for use in conjunction with a screen reader. People can use the key combination of Control-F2 to mute it, if needed. For the purpose of reading...

Published Thu, Oct 08 2009 1:20 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Internet, Web sites, Adaptation, Communication, Audio, Blindness, Computer software, Blindness resources

Educational Videos on The Smithsonian Channel

The Smithsonian Channel is a great collection of interesting and educational videos on a variety of topics. The collection is divided into seven primary categories including topics like History, America's War Stories, Pop Culture, Air and Space, and...

Published Thu, Oct 08 2009 4:08 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Education, Educational aids, Teaching, Teaching aids, Web sites, Assistive technology, Homework helpers, Audio, Streaming audio

Shmoop: Study Guides and Teacher Resources

Shmoop provides free, accessible online study guides for history, civics, and a variety of literature genres. For the student who is studying on the go, they can access the guides on their laptops, their iPhones, or their Kindles. Blind students can read...

Published Thu, Oct 08 2009 3:59 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: College, Education, Educational aids, Teaching, Teaching aids, Reading, Accessible media, Web sites, Homework helpers, Students, Eye research

BBC World News for Children

The amount of educational content available from the BBC is simply amazing. No matter how many times I visit the various BBC websites, it seems like there is always something new for me to learn. These daily podcasts are roughly four to five minutes long...

Published Thu, Oct 08 2009 5:08 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Educational aids, Teaching, Teaching aids, Children, Parents, Web sites, Homework helpers, Audio, MP3, Students, Children's publications, Podcast, News sources, UK Resources

SELECT Versatile Video Magnifier

The Select is a desktop video magnifier for people with low vision. With the Select, you can easily read books and newspapers, write letters, manage your finances, do hobbies and much more. Featuring a flexible 3 in 1 camera, the Select is ideal for near...

Published Thu, Oct 08 2009 11:14 PM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Adjusting to blindness, College, Aging, Low vision, Reading, Electronics, Writing, Assistive devices, Assistive technology, Students, Magnification devices

Text of Every Inaugural Address

Governing Dynamo has built a gallery containing the text of every US President's inaugural address. In addition to the text, the gallery includes a Wordle of every address and an image of the President who delivered that address. Finally, Governing...

Published Fri, Oct 09 2009 4:30 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: College, Education, Educational aids, Teaching, Teaching aids, Accessible media, Web sites, Homework helpers, Students, Research

An Audio Pal for your Blog or Website

Audio Pal is a free service that allows you to quickly and easily record audio messages to post to your blog or website. You can record your Audio Pal message by phone, through your computer's microphone, or by uploading a recording. Messages are...

Published Fri, Oct 09 2009 5:14 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Accessible media, Internet, Web sites, Communication, Audio, Streaming audio, Services, Free stuff, Disability resources, Audio recording, Blogs

I Want to find some Freebook-s

There are a lot of places to find free ebooks on the Internet, but jumping from collection to collection can become very time-consuming. Free Book-s is designed to save you the time of jumping from collection to collection. This is a search engine that...

Published Fri, Oct 09 2009 6:11 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: College, Educational aids, Teaching, Teaching aids, Reading, Accessible media, Ebooks, Web sites, Homework helpers, Students, Research, Free stuff, Recreational reading

Free Recorded Media for Visually Impaired People from the Braille Institute of America

From the site: "Our digital catalog of audio and video content at Braille Institute includes instructional clips of classes, workshops and seminars designed to educate, inform and enrich the lives of people who are visually impaired. If you find...

Published Mon, Oct 12 2009 10:21 PM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Adjusting to blindness, Educational aids, Teaching, Teaching aids, Tutorials, Web sites, Audio, MP3, Blindness, Blindness resources, Eye research, Free stuff, Newly blind

AFB eLearning Center on Aging and Visual Impairment

Developed and produced by the American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) Senior Site, this web-based training program is for service providers who work with older adults experiencing vision loss. The material presented will benefit anyone working with adults...

Published Tue, Oct 13 2009 6:04 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Aging, Education, Educational aids, Teaching, Teaching aids, Tutorials, Web sites, Blindness resources, Disability resources, Family life, Social services

Growing Up with Sighted Parents

by Donna J. Jodhan In a previous blog, I talked about blind persons being parents. I grew up with two wonderful sighted parents who allowed me to go out there and take the world by the tail or the bull by the horns. For the most part, it was a delicate...

Published Wed, Oct 14 2009 12:32 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Adjusting to blindness, Teaching, Parents, Interaction

Fred's Head Tweets from the APH Annual Meeting #APH09

Respect. Confidence. Conviction. Spirituality. Giving. Dedication. These six core values, as presented at the Muhammad Ali Center, define the life and success of Louisville native Muhammad Ali and form the foundation for the 141st Annual Meeting of APH...

Published Wed, Oct 14 2009 6:00 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: APH news

Accessible Interface to YouTube

From the site: "This website is designed to provide an accessible version of the popular video-sharing website YouTube. In addition to traditional accessible design practices such as semantic, well-structured markup, high-contrast colour schemes...

Published Mon, Oct 19 2009 10:53 PM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Accessible media, Accessibility, Web sites, Blindness resources, Streaming audio, Movies

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