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Tennis Balls Can Hide Your Valuables

You like to travel, but you know that if you take your nicer jewelry it might disappear. Here's a great tip that might put your mind at ease. A great way to hide little valuables is in a tennis ball. Cut about a two inch slit in a tennis ball. Now...

Published Wed, Mar 23 2011 12:04 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Household hints, Safety, Travel, Storage

Rent Toys, Netflix-Style

Children's toys sales in the U.S. alone total billions of dollars each year, and for anyone who's ever played with a child, it's easy to understand why. Kids are fickle when it comes to their toys, and both their preferences and what is age...

Published Wed, Mar 02 2011 11:39 PM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Adjusting to blindness, Educational aids, Teaching aids, Low vision, Children, Parents, Toys, Web sites, Disability resources, Infants, Shopping, Catalogs

Things Go Wrong a Guide to Fixing Kitchen Disasters

by Chef Peter Martin Let's face facts; we have all had our fair share of kitchen disasters, even us "professionals", though we might not admit it. From food being too salty, to scorched soups, to broken hollandaise, disasters do, and will...

Published Mon, Mar 28 2011 1:40 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Adaptation, Kitchen hints, Cooking, Recipes

A Safe Way to Plug In Appliances

Safely plugging in appliances can be challenging. One simple and inexpensive way involves a small piece of Velcro. Place one finger-width piece of Velcro, that contrasts in color, next to the slot on the left-hand side of an electrical outlet. The Velcro...

Published Fri, Jun 10 2011 3:50 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Adjusting to blindness, Tactile aids, Tutorials, Electronics, Household hints, Safety, Newly blind, Household appliances

Time to Get Fit and Party Down with FITRadio.com

Looking for BPM music to enhance your workout? Well, it doesn't get better than this website. FIT Radio gives you access to mixes of the highest quality, all from renowned DJs that you can use for your next workout or party. The music is online, there's...

Published Wed, Jun 15 2011 11:54 PM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Household hints, Web sites, Audio, Streaming audio, Exercise, Music, Health and wellness

Audiogalaxy: Your Music, Your Playlists Streamed Everywhere

The Audiogalaxy cloud music player makes it possible to stream your music in a simple, completely legit way, so you can: Search your music collection from anywhere. Create playlists quickly with an intuitive drag-and-drop web experience (may not work...

Published Wed, Dec 01 2010 10:10 PM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Internet, Web sites, Cell phones, MP3, Streaming audio, Music

Visualizing What Someone Looks Like

by Donna J. Jodhan For most blind persons, this is a very difficult chore. However, if you were born with vision and then you have lost it later on in life, this is not too hard to do. Why? Because for someone who was born with vision, they have had the...

Published Wed, Oct 20 2010 1:46 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Adjusting to blindness, Interaction, Blindness, Newly blind, Relationships

Descriptive Video Brings Films to Life for the Blind

by Alena Roberts The other night my husband and I watched the new Alice in Wonderland. Just for kicks I asked him to check if there was a descriptive video track. Much to my surprise there was, and so for the next few hours I was able to fully experience...

Published Tue, Jul 20 2010 12:54 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Adjusting to blindness, Audio, MP3, Newly blind, Movies, Entertainment, DVD, Audio description

Print n Share from Your iPhone

Wouldn't it be great just to print out an Email or an iPad or iPhone contact address and phone number, or quickly print out a web page to read later? Move files to or from your computer and print them. How about printing photos from your iPad or iPhone...

Published Tue, Jul 20 2010 5:42 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Employment, Electronics, Household hints, Technology, Cell phones, Computer software, Students, Macintosh, Travel

Dare to Dream

by Donna J. Jodhan In a world where everyone is becoming busier just trying to keep up with all kinds of things around them, I still dare to dream. In a world where it appears that we are a bit too busy to care for each other, I still dare to dream. In...

Published Mon, May 10 2010 3:47 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Advocacy, Accessibility, Blindness, Equality

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

Book Port Plus

Read Digital Talking Books, play digital audio, read computer files, and make superb recordings with Book Port Plus™! Book Port Plus represents the latest generation of accessible media player/recorders. Its small size, quality recording, and unique capabilities...

Published Wed, Mar 10 2010 2:20 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: College, APH products, Reading, Audio books, Ebooks, Speech products, Electronics, Homework helpers, Audio, MP3, Students, Audio recording

USB Guitar and Lessons

This instrument might look like a top-notch electric guitar featuring a maple neck, solid body, single-coil pickups with 5-way switching, chrome machine heads and a vintage whammy bar - and that's because it is. But it's also an ingenious USB...

Published Fri, Mar 05 2010 4:37 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Braille books, Tutorials, Electronics, Technology, Web sites, Audio, Students, Recreation, USB devices, Entertainment, Music

Observational Astronomy for the Visually Impaired

The following article was printed in Astronomy Technology Today, April 2008 and is posted here for your convenience with permission from the author. Observational Astronomy for the Visually Impaired By Mark Stephenson It was early September, 2003, and...

Published Thu, Mar 04 2010 2:00 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Adjusting to blindness, Directional tracking, Teaching aids, Low vision, Accessibility, Adaptation, Mathematics, Magnification devices, Accommodations, Measuring, Role Models, Location marker

Umbrella Etiquette

Do you travel with an umbrella? If yes, the following tips will help to keep you and those around you safe during those rainy days. Use the Right Umbrella: Carry an umbrella that is appropriate for your use and proportionate to your body size. There is...

Published Mon, Jan 25 2010 11:49 PM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Tutorials, Household hints, Safety, Interaction, Travel, Transportation

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