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tennis for the Blind

Blind tennis originated in Japan when Myoshi Takei invented the sport in the 1980s before the first national tournament took place in 1990. Myoshi lost his sight through cancer when he was 18 months old. He is totally blind; and currently works as a masseur...

Published Fri, Oct 22 2010 3:30 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Directional tracking, APH products, Exercise, Sports

The Migel Library OnLine!

APH is proud to announce that the APH Migel Library catalog is now available online and open for business! As of September 30, information on more than 14,000 titles in the Migel Library is available at http://migel.aph.org . You can search the collection...

Published Tue, Oct 05 2010 5:29 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Special education, APH news, Blindness, Blindness resources, Eye research, Databases, History, APH spotlight

Feel 'n Peel Stickers

Multi-use tactile/visual stickers for students and adults. Bright, translucent colors, durable plastic. Examples of use: Point Symbols: graphs, game boards, microwave buttons Reward Statements: grading papers, rewarding behavior Faces: attendance, reading...

Published Fri, Oct 08 2010 12:54 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Educational aids, Teaching, Teaching aids, APH products, Low vision, Braille, Parents, Tactile aids, Accessibility, Household hints, Students, Family life, Accommodations, Organizing, Labeling

Raymond Kurzweil: Life, Inventions, and Business Career

Early life Ray Kurzweil grew up in the New York City borough of Queens. He was born to secular Jewish parents who had escaped Austria just before the onset of World War II, and he was exposed via Unitarian Universalism to a diversity of religious faiths...

Published Mon, Aug 09 2010 11:35 PM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Education, Educational aids, Reading, Speech products, Electronics, Technology, Assistive technology, Eye research, Role Models

How to Understand the Application of Penalty Fees Under the Credit Card Act

How to Understand the Application of Penalty Fees Under the Credit Card Act (USA) from wikiHow - The How to Manual That You Can Edit As of August 22, 2010, new rules came into effect to restrict the ability of credit card providers to charge excessive...

Published Wed, Aug 25 2010 12:35 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Tutorials, Household hints, Self-defense, Safety, Banking

Money Handling and Budgeting

Resource guide with an adapted practice checkbook that helps students learn vital money handling skills. Recommended ages: 11 years and up. Addresses These Topics: Coin and bill identification Counting money and making change Budgeting Basic employment...

Published Mon, Aug 30 2010 5:01 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Education, Educational aids, Teaching, Teaching aids, APH products, Parents, Banking, Students, Family life, Organizing, Time management, Job searching

Windows Mail with JAWS

This guide, written by David Bailes explains Windows Mail, the email program for Windows Vista and 7. Windows Mail is similar in many ways to Outlook Express, which runs under Windows XP. Two of the main changes are: There are now Junk E-mail and Phishing...

Published Mon, Aug 30 2010 6:04 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Tutorials, Assistive technology, Windows, Email, Screen readers

Residential Schools for the Blind Taken Over by Troops

APH Museum Director Micheal Hudson shares some interesting information. Last week I was researching a curious event in our local history. When Confederate soldiers invaded Kentucky in 1862, Federal authorities seized the Kentucky School for the Blind...

Published Tue, Mar 02 2010 2:47 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: College, Education, APH news, Adaptation, Homework helpers, Blindness, Children's publications, Research, Audio Information Services, Special schools

Video to Provide Guide Runner Basics

U.S. Paralympics, in conjunction with U.S. Association of Blind Athletes, has created the video resource Basics of Guide Running for Track & Field and Trail . This is a user-friendly video for runners interested in becoming guides for visually-impaired...

Published Fri, Mar 12 2010 1:46 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Educational aids, Teaching, Teaching aids, APH products, Health and beauty, Movies, Exercise, Sports

Compact+ Hand-Held Electronic Magnifier

This ultra-bright widescreen electronic magnifier enlarges up to 10X and fits in your pocket or purse. Snapshot function holds one image of an area being magnified so that image can be brought closer to the eye. Features: Three zoom levels: 5X, 7.5X,...

Published Thu, Dec 10 2009 3:01 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Adjusting to blindness, Aging, APH products, Low vision, Reading, Electronics, Technology, Assistive devices, Assistive technology, Students, Magnification devices, Mail, Travel, Shopping

Braille/Print Yardstick

Both large print and braille readers can use this yardstick. The yardstick is made of durable white plastic and is drilled for hanging. It has raised-line markings along one edge in 1/4" increments, with braille markings every inch. Black large print...

Published Wed, Feb 10 2010 4:36 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Educational aids, Teaching, Teaching aids, APH products, Low vision, Braille, Tactile aids, Home maintenance, Assistive devices, Gardening, Homework helpers, Students, Measuring, Crafts, Carpentry

The Digital Peephole

It’s 11:30 PM. You’re all alone. Suddenly, a knock at the door! "Who could it be?" you wonder. Oh, two large pizzas just for you. That’s right, you remember that you ordered them about thirty minutes ago. Better make sure it’s the pizza guy...

Published Wed, Oct 07 2009 3:20 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Low vision, Electronics, Household hints, Self-defense, LED products, Safety, Home maintenance, Technology

Fingernail Polish Keeps Your Keys Easily Identifiable

It seems the older we get, the more keys our life seems to require. If your key ring is starting to resemble that of a janitor, try this quick tip to keep them organized and easy to find with fingernail polish. Instead of using plastic covers to color...

Published Thu, Oct 29 2009 1:09 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Adjusting to blindness, Aging, Low vision, Household hints, Adaptation, Color identification, Organizing, Labeling

Cassette to MP3

I don't know about you, but I have hundreds of old cassette tapes. I used to love those things! They were so portible and sounded so good! I recorded tons of songs, family events and just plain goofy stuff to cassette. Now I want to keep those memories...

Published Tue, Oct 27 2009 11:34 PM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Electronics, Technology, Audio, MP3, Audio recording, USB devices, Storage

Access for Everyone: Empower Technologies' Accessible Comparison Shopping Service

http://www.EmpowerEveryone.com is an accessible comparison shopping service developed to create “equal access for everyone” with emphasis on the inclusion of more than 130 million individuals in the U.S. with special needs due to aging and disabilities...

Published Thu, Dec 03 2009 2:20 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Teaching, Parents, Accessible media, Accessibility, Internet, Web sites, Assistive technology, Disability resources, Shopping

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