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Butter Your Food with Butter Boy

There is always someone who likes to roll his or her piece of corn in a whole stick of butter thereby ruining the stick for any other purpose. Use the Butter Boy for an easier way to butter your corn. Bring Butter Boy to barbecues and picnics! Simply...

Published Fri, Oct 23 2009 12:50 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Adjusting to blindness, Low vision, Accessibility, Kitchen hints, Newly blind, Eating, Serving, Measuring, Cooking

Ladies, Are You Wearing the Right Bra Size?

Going out of my comfort zone to answer this question that is very important to the ladies out there I would suspect. You'll want someone whom your comfortable with and who can read a measuring tape for this one. Let's start with the obvious, I...

Published Fri, Oct 23 2009 5:21 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Tutorials, Household hints, Health and beauty, Measuring, Clothes, Teenagers

USB Microphone Brings Back the Golden Days of Radio

I’m just a blogger, who occasionally uses his cell phone to post some audio with TwitWoop.com , so, I have no idea if this is anything useful but it looks like the perfect mic for all the podcasters out there Evoking the microphones used by broadcasters...

Published Fri, Oct 23 2009 5:46 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Electronics, Podcast, Audio recording, USB devices, Windows, Macintosh

Products Sold with Inaccessible Manuals

by Donna J. Jodhan This is probably one of the most frustrating things for me; products that cater to the needs of blind and visually impaired persons being sold with manuals in inaccessible formats. Just a darn shame that manufacturers and vendors continue...

Published Mon, Oct 26 2009 12:45 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Adjusting to blindness, Advocacy, Accessibility

Simon Trickster Hand Held Electronic Game

I love finding new electronic games that we can actually play. Some companies understand that flashing lights alone don't make a good game. People want sound and spoken feedback. This game has them all! Can you keep up as you follow the colors bouncing...

Published Mon, Oct 26 2009 10:08 PM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Speech products, Electronics, Audio, Family life, Recreation, Color identification, Games, Travel

Entombed Audio Adventure for the Blind

Entombed is an audio adventure where you battle to escape a deep and brutal dungeon. Having been thrown into the infamous pit, your only option is to trek deeper and deeper within hoping to find a passage that returns you to the surface. Along the way...

Published Tue, Oct 27 2009 2:22 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Accessible media, Computer games, Speech products, Interaction, Audio, Recreation, Entertainment

Create a System Repair Disc in Windows 7

A handy feature of Windows 7 is the ability to create a bootable System Repair Disc that you can use when Windows will not start correctly. The disk includes the ability to load the Windows Recovery Environment, some recovery tools and the command prompt...

Published Tue, Oct 27 2009 2:14 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Tutorials, Computer software, Windows, Computers

Music Literacy: Its Role in the Education of the Blind

This book is a fascinating historical journey tracing the emergence of various musical notation systems for the blind in Europe and the United States. It includes twenty-eight illustrations, a great addition to your library! From the author: "This...

Published Tue, Oct 27 2009 4:29 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Education, Educational aids, Teaching aids, Special education, Braille, Books, Blindness, Music

Never Too Early for Your Baby to Hear Music

Or maybe a good audio book? It's been proven that babies do hear and respond to noises in the womb and do enjoy an nice tune every now and then. For those parents that want to provide their child with some soothing tunes while still in the womb, the...

Published Tue, Oct 27 2009 6:15 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Parents, Electronics, Audio, MP3, Music, Infants

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

Math A Tube

This site offers a ton of links to math videos with supplementary support problems. There are many topics, and most include subtopics: everything from rounding to exponents to decimals to pre-algebra! It is a very cool place to find homework help or an...

Published Wed, Oct 28 2009 12:15 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Education, Educational aids, Teaching, Teaching aids, Low vision, Web sites, Mathematics, Homework helpers, Streaming audio

Freeze Up Talking Category Game

If you're familiar with the word game Scattergories, the premise is similar. The game will give you a category and a letter and you must come up with an answer that fits. The game is timed and is intended for two to eight players. It talks and is...

Published Wed, Oct 28 2009 12:05 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Educational aids, Teaching aids, Speech products, Electronics, Family life, Recreation, Games

Still Tasty: Your Ultimate Shelf Life Guide

For thousands of your favorite foods, this site answers the question, "Keep it or toss it?" Search for specific items or browse by category to find its shelf life, how to store it, and what warning signs suggest it should not be consumed. The...

Published Wed, Oct 28 2009 1:03 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Household hints, Safety, Web sites, Health and beauty, Kitchen hints, Housekeeping, Eating, Cooking, Databases

Shop Goodwill Online

Shop Goodwill is an online marketplace that auctions off Goodwill-donated items eBay-style. I've always enjoyed shopping at flea markets and thrift stores but find it difficult to get help and reading tags, especially on clothes. You can find lots...

Published Wed, Oct 28 2009 6:45 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Household hints, Web sites, Disability resources, Social services, Rehabilitation, Shopping, Audio Information Services

Classic Cinema Online

Whether you're in the mood for some classic animation or some old-school spooky films to get you into the spirit of things, Classic Cinema Online has hundreds of films in dozens of categories. The movies are not audio described but are certainly worth...

Published Thu, Oct 29 2009 12:38 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Educational aids, Teaching aids, Web sites, Streaming audio, Free stuff, Movies, Entertainment, Radio

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