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Vision Found and Vision Lost

by Donna J. Jodhan There's not many people who can say that they were lucky enough to have gained some vision after being born blind. This was the case for me as a teen and on a typical fall day my doctor in Montreal informed me that he could give...

Published Mon, Apr 12 2010 1:58 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Adjusting to blindness, Low vision, Newly blind

Can We Keep Up with Technology?

by Donna J. Jodhan It's the story of our lives as blind and visually impaired persons. The constant struggle to keep up with technology is not going to change for the near or even distant future. True it is that there have been significant strides...

Published Mon, Apr 12 2010 3:38 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Advocacy, Internet, Technology, Assistive technology, Equality

Optical Braille Recognition: Read Braille with a standard scanner

OBR - Optical Braille Recognition - is a Windows-based software package that allows you to "read" single and double sided Braille documents with a standard scanner. The retrieved information is presented as the text that can be used in all types...

Published Tue, Apr 13 2010 12:21 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Educational aids, Teaching, Teaching aids, Special education, Reading, Braille, Communication, Computer software, Windows, Data processing

Human Sexuality Resources

Human sexuality is an important topic that raises lots of questions with those individuals approaching adolescence. How do people have babies? How do I go about making friends and dating? What is menstruation? What are the differences between the male...

Published Tue, Apr 13 2010 1:25 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Education, Educational aids, Teaching, Teaching aids, Special education, APH products, Parents, Tactile aids, Interaction, Homework helpers, Students, Teenagers, Relationships

Find TV Episodes with Google

Google expands their video search engine by adding a TV show filter that allows you to sort videos by season and episode. While YouTube and Hulu remain vastly popular, Google's episode search yields surprisingly impressive results. Google Video doesn't...

Published Tue, Apr 13 2010 12:54 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Low vision, Accessible media, Internet, Web sites, Streaming audio, Free stuff, Entertainment, Television programs

Learning Braille is Easier than You Think

By: Kathryn Aqua As the campers flocked to mail call, Holly heard her name and headed toward the sound of the voice. “Here you go, Holly! Put your hand out!” She stretched her hand forward and felt the soft, smooth paper envelope touch her skin. With...

Published Tue, Apr 13 2010 2:53 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Adjusting to blindness, Education, Educational aids, Teaching aids, Reading, Braille, Parents, Writing, Interaction, Homework helpers, Blindness resources, Newly blind, Family life

Torsten Brand

The following was posted to BlindBargains.com and is reposted here for your information. We'd like to thank BlindBargains.com for gathering the links at the end of this post. Torsten Brand, one of the most influencial men in the development of accessible...

Published Tue, Apr 13 2010 4:11 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Speech products, Cell phones, Communication, Role Models

The Tangle Toy and Tangle Book Kit

With its infinite knot shapes and variety of colors and textures, the Tangle Toy can be used in various forms to encourage a child to explore, move, and play. The Tangle Toy includes segments that feature bright, primary colors, and each color has its...

Published Tue, Apr 13 2010 6:04 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Educational aids, Teaching aids, APH products, Children, Tactile aids, Toys, Blindness, Recreation, Games

The Lady Vanishes with audio description and closed captions

Stranded in an inn in the Eastern European dictatorship of Bandrika, pretty socialite Iris Henderson (Margaret Lockwood) makes friends with a sweet old governess, Miss Froy (May Witty) and makes enemies with a snotty young musician, Gilbert (Michael Redgrave...

Published Wed, Apr 14 2010 1:23 AM by Fred's Head from APH

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

Windows 7 and Vista Explained

When I first started working with computers, DOS was the only operating system for PCs. As time passed, I began to understand that the world was moving over to Windows and that I would have to as well. It took some time for me to build up the courage...

Published Wed, Apr 14 2010 2:00 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Educational aids, Teaching, Teaching aids, Special education, Braille books, Audio books, Tactile aids, Tutorials, Blindness resources, Windows, Computers

How to Order at Starbucks

How to Order at Starbucks from wikiHow - The How to Manual That You Can Edit This is a basic guide to the Starbucks-specific lingo. Following this step will decrease wait time and you'll get your beverage while it's still hot. Here are the steps...

Published Wed, Apr 14 2010 4:39 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Tutorials, Interaction, Eating, Dining out

How to Order a Subway Sandwich

How to Order a Subway Sandwich from wikiHow - The How to Manual That You Can Edit Ordering a sandwich from Subway can be more complicated than the average person would think. There are certain steps that need to be looked at to get that perfect sub. Steps...

Published Wed, Apr 14 2010 4:32 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Tutorials, Interaction, Eating, Dining out

How to Use Your Old, Stale Corn Chips to Make a Tasty Dish in Minutes

How to Make a Tasty Nacho Like Dish from wikiHow - The How to Manual That You Can Edit Learn how to use your old, stale corn chips to make a very tasty dish in minutes. Steps Spread the chips evenly over the plate as if you were making nachos. Put leftover...

Published Wed, Apr 14 2010 5:38 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Kitchen hints, Recipes

How to Make A&W Chili Dogs

How to Make A&W Chili Dogs from wikiHow - The How to Manual That You Can Edit Create your own mock recipe of the fabulous chili dogs from the international A&W restaurant. Ingredients Chili Dogs 1 Sabrett brand (2 oz) beef frankfurter 1 regular...

Published Wed, Apr 14 2010 5:19 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Recipes

Louis Database of Accessible Materials for People Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired

Produced and maintained by the American Printing House for the Blind (APH), the Louis Database of Accessible Materials for People Who are Blind or Visually Impaired contains complete bibliographic and location information for more than 163,000 titles...

Published Thu, Apr 15 2010 4:40 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: APH products, Large type books, Braille books, Audio books, Accessible media, Ebooks, Web sites, Children's publications, Research, Services, Information services, Music, Databases

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