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Could Blind and Sight Impaired Workers Benefit From the Shrinking Labor Force?

by Donna J. Jodhan A very interesting question for us to ponder this day but it should not come as either a shocker or shaker. With more and more aging baby boomers poised to exit the labor force, many are wondering if employers would be willing to drop...

Published Thu, Mar 11 2010 12:50 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Employment, School-to-work, Job searching

Website Helps You Find Medical Specialists and Patient Reviews of those Specialists

Our health is one aspect of life that should see no compromise. When we get ill, we should know who the right doctor for our illness is and where his/her practice is located. Doctor Finder is a free to use website that lets anyone search and find medical...

Published Mon, May 10 2010 5:14 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Web sites, Health and beauty, Social services, Addresses, Phone numbers

Screen Readers and Internet Explorer's Informaition Bar

If you are using Windows XP with Service Pack 2, Internet Explorer may block some Web content. Most often this includes pop-up windows or active content, such as preloaded sounds or downloads. When Internet Explorer blocks content, you hear a sound and...

Published Tue, May 11 2010 4:39 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Tutorials, Internet, Safety, Windows, Screen readers

i-vu; Handheld Electronic Magnifier from APH

This highly portable electronic magnifier serves as your own Personal Vision Assistant! The i-vu™ Handheld Electronic Magnifier helps with reading books, menus, bills, seeing pictures, and working on hobbies. Easy-to-use, compact, and rechargeable...

Published Mon, May 31 2010 11:21 PM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Aging, APH products, Low vision, Reading, Assistive devices, Assistive technology, Students, Magnification devices

Pasta, From Hot to Cold and Back Again

When you're making a pasta dinner, sometimes it seems that by the time you get the meal to the table, everything is hot except the noodles. If you expect a delay in serving the noodles, after you've drained them, place them back into the pan that...

Published Fri, May 28 2010 2:06 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Kitchen hints, Cooking, Storage

How to Do a *** Self Exam

How to Do a *** Self Exam from wikiHow - The How to Manual That You Can Edit Worldwide, *** cancer is the second most common type of cancer after lung cancer. [1] Over 500,000 people die from *** cancer each year. [2] If it's detected early enough...

Published Thu, Dec 10 2009 2:43 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Tutorials, Health and beauty

Christmas is for Me

by Donna J. Jodhan I have had the good fortune to enjoy many wonderful Christmases; with and without vision and it does not matter! Christmas is for me. The smells and the sounds, the laughter and the merry making. When I had enough sight, I used to enjoy...

Published Wed, Dec 23 2009 1:24 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Adjusting to blindness, Blindness, Newly blind, Holiday

iPhone Screen Projector

Cell phone accessibility is getting better but most of us still use the mostly inaccessible type. If you have some vision, this Simple, tiny device will make it easier for you to adjust the settings on your cell phone without straining your eyes. The...

Published Wed, Nov 18 2009 2:06 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Aging, Low vision, Electronics, Adaptation, Cell phones, Assistive devices, Magnification devices

Zubbles: Bubbles with Better Contrast

Do you remember playing with bubbles? I had one of those big wand things that you could swing around and make tons of bubbles and some really big ones too! It was a lot of fun but I always had a hard time seeing the bubbles. I wish Zubbles had been around...

Published Wed, Nov 18 2009 4:49 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Low vision, Children, Parents, Toys, Color identification

Accessible Interface to YouTube

From the site: "This website is designed to provide an accessible version of the popular video-sharing website YouTube. In addition to traditional accessible design practices such as semantic, well-structured markup, high-contrast colour schemes...

Published Mon, Oct 19 2009 10:53 PM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Accessible media, Accessibility, Web sites, Blindness resources, Streaming audio, Movies

Microsoft's Mouse for People with Low Vision

Did you know that Microsoft has a mouse for people with low vision? Basically, it's a mouse with a built-in zoom feature. Here's a video about it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVCUWcMV8FIfeature=player_embedded Click this link to see all the...

Published Mon, Jan 04 2010 4:19 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Aging, Low vision, Electronics, Computer aids, Assistive devices, Assistive technology, Magnification devices, Windows

Nominate a Legend for the Hall of Fame

The Hall of Fame for Leaders and Legends of the Blindness Field is now accepting nominations for 2010 induction consideration. If you are interested in learning more about the process for submitting a nominee to join the 44 inductees, please visit: http...

Published Wed, Jan 06 2010 10:57 PM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: APH news

Reflections on Becoming a First Time Handler

by Ann Chiappetta I just heard from a friend via email about how her guide dog kept her out of harm’s way. The emotions it provoked as I read the message were the kind the Yiddish word “verklempt” describe. My throat tightened and my eyes stung. How awesome...

Published Tue, May 25 2010 11:52 PM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Adjusting to blindness, Newly blind, Travel, Dog guides, Orientation and mobility

Kapten Talking Pocket GPS System

The Kapten Talking Pocket GPS system and iPod Shuffle share one thing in common, both don't have displays, and for good reasons. This palm-sized unit relies on voice recognition technology, which means it accepts verbal input where you will need to...

Published Thu, May 20 2010 4:44 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Adjusting to blindness, Speech products, Electronics, Assistive devices, Assistive technology, Travel, Radio, Orientation and mobility

Website Developers Can Use Accessible Text CAPTCHAs

A CAPTCHA is a test to tell humans and robots apart. You've probably used one before: identifying a string of letters from an image to show that you are human, rather than an automated "bot". This site provides a web service to generate...

Published Fri, May 21 2010 1:48 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Advocacy, Accessibility, Internet, Safety, Web sites

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