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How to Get Rid of Fleas Naturally

How to Get Rid of Fleas Naturally from wikiHow - The How to Manual That You Can Edit You've noticed that you are getting more and more fleas around the house. You can't afford those drops or bombs that do work, because they cost a lot, or you...

Published Wed, Mar 31 2010 3:48 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Tutorials, Household hints, Safety, Housekeeping, Family life, Pets, Dog guides

Blindhow.com, That's How

The National Federation of the Blind of Utah is taking websites to the next level! BlindHow.com allows for community members to view and share video, audio, or written tutorials and information on a myriad of topics regarding blindness and visual impairment...

Published Thu, Jun 23 2011 3:13 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Low vision, Tutorials, Web sites, Blindness, Blindness resources, Information services

Teach Yourself Braille

After looking around the net, and the APH website, here's my idea of what would make a good "teach yourself braille kit" for the sighted or semi-sighted folks who may lose their vision later in life. Check out this free embossed & print...

Published Tue, Jan 25 2011 4:15 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Adjusting to blindness, Educational aids, Teaching aids, APH products, Low vision, Braille books, Reading, Braille, Parents, Books, Web sites, Writing, Interaction, Newly blind, Reference cards

The SOLO V2 Talking Blood Glucose Management System Monthly Program

Today, the U.S. suffers from a national health crisis that directly affects millions of its citizens, whether blind, vision-impaired, deaf, hard-of-hearing, or sighted. This national health crisis is having a profound impact on family relationships, healthcare...

Published Thu, Jan 20 2011 9:16 PM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Aging, Speech products, Safety, Assistive devices, Health and beauty, Blindness resources, Free stuff, Audio Information Services, Time management, Diabetes, Blindness prevention

Gulliver's Travels with Video Description and Captions

Gulliver lands on Lilliput and tries to prevent war between that tiny kingdom and its equally-miniscule rival, Blefiscu, as well as play matchmaker between the Princess and Prince of the opposing lands. CaptionMax is the world's largest provider of...

Published Mon, Mar 07 2011 4:09 AM by Fred's Head from APH

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

Oven Temperature Conversion Chart

The formula to convert Fahrenheit to Celsius is (°F - 32) / 1.8 = °C The following list has two numbers, °F is listed first, then °C. 20 -7 30 -1 40 4 50 10 60 16 70 21 80 27 90 32 100 38 110 43 120 49 130 54 140 60 150 66 160 71 170 77 180 82 190 88...

Published Tue, Dec 28 2010 4:10 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Mathematics, Kitchen hints, Cooking, Recipes

No More Pets for Me

by Donna J. Jodhan For as long as I can remember, I have had pets in my life. As a kid, my family had loving and wonderful Retrievers and Labs as pets and o how I adored them. When I left home I decided to have birds as pets and I never had a day go by...

Published Mon, Nov 01 2010 4:16 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Adjusting to blindness, Low vision, Newly blind, Family life, Pets

MyPhoneTap.com: Record Your Calls

My Phone Tap is a service you can use to record your calls. For example, if you work as part of a large team and you unfortunately have to miss an important conference call, you could easily have the call recorded and played back as many times as you...

Published Mon, Aug 16 2010 11:49 PM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Employment, Household hints, Web sites, Cell phones, Services, Audio recording, Organizing, Note-taking, Telephones

O&M Family Booklet Software

Customize a family booklet about your student's O&M and connect with students' families in a whole new way! With O&M Family Booklet, let the software do the work—just type or select what you want the family to understand. Features...

Published Fri, Aug 06 2010 3:32 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Adjusting to blindness, Education, Educational aids, Teaching, Teaching aids, Special education, APH products, Computer software, Newly blind, Family life, Travel, Orientation and mobility, CD

Why Does Federal Law Require a General Educator To Be on the IEP Team?

The regular education teacher knows the curriculum for a child’s grade level and what children in regular education classes are typically expected to do. If the child is going to be educated in the regular education environment for any part of the school...

Published Thu, Oct 27 2011 3:40 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Education, Teaching, Special education, Parents, Tutorials

How to Peel an Egg

How to Peel an Egg from wikiHow - The How to Manual That You Can Edit Removing the shell from a hard boiled egg can be painstaking work, but with this simple process it will take you 5 seconds every time. Steps Prepare a hard boiled egg in salty water...

Published Thu, Sep 15 2011 6:00 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Tutorials, Kitchen hints, Eating

Berklee Offers Accessible Music Program

by John Christie For six semesters, Wayne Pearcy, a Berklee College student was just trying to get by. He would rely on friends to write out music and go to professors’ office hours to recite concepts that he couldn’t get down on paper. Pearcy, who is...

Published Wed, Sep 28 2011 4:50 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: College, Educational aids, Teaching, Accessibility, Computer software, Music, Personal stories

Is Anyone in the Elevator?

by Donna J. Jodhan Whenever I get into an elevator, I always like to know if someone is there. When I had enough sight, it was never a problem for me but now it is because I am unable to see enough to tell. So, as has always been my habit, as soon as...

Published Fri, Sep 30 2011 5:19 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Adjusting to blindness, Communication, Interaction, Newly blind, Personal stories

How to Make Frozen Oreo Cream Sticks

How to Make Frozen Oreo Cream Sticks from wikiHow - The How to Manual That You Can Edit The Oreo cookie is a common treat in many households across North America and other parts of the world. And for some Oreo lovers, it's the Oreo's cream filling...

Published Fri, Sep 02 2011 4:56 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Recipes

Historic Piano Finds a Home at APH

A senior portrait of Stevie playing the school piano A moving company from Michigan delivered a unique artifact to the APH Museum in July, a piano from the Michigan School for the Blind. The school opened in Lansing in 1880 and was closed by the state...

Published Wed, Aug 03 2011 7:02 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Music, Role Models, History, APH museum, APH spotlight, Personal stories

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