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LouisPlus has been Launched!

We are excited to share with you that LouisPlus --the single search for the Louis Database and NIMAC—is now live! You will now see the LouisPlus link just to the right of the Louis search box on the Louis home page at: http://louis.aph.org . LouisPlus...

Published Wed, Aug 03 2011 2:59 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: APH products, Braille books, Audio books, Accessible media, Books, Ebooks, Web sites, APH spotlight

Use a Tennis Ball to Keep a Swimming Pool Cleaner

One of our favorite summer activities is spending lots of time in the backyard pool. We love to go out around 9:30 at night and swim! We don't have to worry about lighting, we can't see it anyway and when the air temperature cools lower that the...

Published Wed, Aug 03 2011 7:13 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Tutorials, Household hints, Adaptation, Housekeeping, Health and wellness

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

Can't sleep? What You Need is a Device Running Android and Some Bedphones!

As you might have guessed, these bedphones are made for those people who just have to listen to a book or music before they drift off to slumberland. Of course, it is somewhat difficult to sleep with a pair of headphones on. The bedphones, created by...

Published Wed, Aug 03 2011 7:54 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Electronics, Cell phones, Audio

How to Practice Airplane Etiquette

How to Practice Airplane Etiquette from wikiHow - The How to Manual That You Can Edit When traveling by air, you're sometimes forced to rub elbows (literally) with people you don't know. In close quarters and for extended periods of time, a little...

Published Wed, Aug 03 2011 9:58 PM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Tutorials, Interaction, Travel, Transportation

RNIB guide for museums and galleries

The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) has produced a new guide in order to help museums and galleries enhance accessibility to blind and partially-sighted visitors. Shifting Perspectives contains information on how organisations and attractions...

Published Thu, Aug 04 2011 3:36 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Adjusting to blindness, Accessibility, UK Resources, Accommodations, Art, APH museum, Equality, Publications

Is the “W” in Braille Logical?

We often explain the Braille System by showing how Louis Braille arranged the alphabet into rows of ten. The first row only uses the top two rows of the cell and covers the letters a-j. The second row adds the three dot to a-j to create k-t. And the third...

Published Thu, Aug 04 2011 5:05 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Reading, Braille, Writing, History, APH museum

How to redeem a code in the iTunes Store

Now that I have an iPad, I like receiving iTunes gift cards. I wasn't sure how to use them, and I thought there might be others who were wondering the same thing, so here's some instructions. How to redeem an iTunes Gift Card on a computer Install...

Published Fri, Aug 05 2011 5:40 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Tutorials, Computer software, Shopping

Can Blind People Travel?

by Donna J. Jodhan This is one of the most frequently asked questions that I am asked and my response is this: Sure, blind persons can travel and enjoy what the sighted world does. However, we do things a bit differently. Here's how I do it. Whenever...

Published Fri, Aug 05 2011 6:00 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Advocacy, Newly blind, Travel, Personal stories

What Do Coworkers Think?

by Donna J. Jodhan In the normal scheme of things, many persons would often say that they do not really care what their coworkers think about them but for many persons with disabilities, it may be a bit different. Now, when I say this I should probably...

Published Fri, Aug 05 2011 5:55 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Employment, Advocacy

Cassette Circulation/Storage Containers

For mailing or storing cassettes. Plastic containers with snap closed straps and slots for mailing labels. Embossed: "Free Matter for the Blind or Handicapped." Six-cassette capacity Container: Catalog Number: 1-02630-00 Click this link to purchase...

Published Mon, Aug 08 2011 12:26 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: College, APH products, Parents, Audio, Family life, Mail, Storage, Audio cassettes, Addresses

Dream Host Your Next Website

by Terrell Jones Would you like some great web hosting from a great hosting company that is easy to use and accessible for the blind? Then check out Dream Host. When you sign up, you get the following features. A free domain with a hosting plan. Unlimited...

Published Mon, Aug 08 2011 4:51 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Accessibility, Internet, Technology, Web sites, Computers

Swirly Mats: Bringing the World to Our Kids

by Kristie Smith-Armand, M.Ed, CTVI Since I am the teacher of the visually impaired, who usually has the pleasure of servicing our infants who are blind or visually impaired, I am always on the lookout for exciting new materials. Imagine my delight when...

Published Tue, Aug 09 2011 4:48 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Education, Educational aids, Teaching, Teaching aids, Special education, APH products, Children

Website That Make Sure You Go Back to School Without Forgetting Anything

Packing for a first year or return trip to college or a residential school program is stressful enough without trying to make sure you remember everything you needed to pack, buy, or have delivered to you when you arrive. College Packing List generates...

Published Wed, Aug 10 2011 10:56 PM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: College, Household hints, Web sites, Housekeeping, Students, Shopping, Organizing, Time management, Special schools

Making Tactile Maps Just Got a Little Easier

I received the following via email and wanted to share it with you, the Fred's Head reader. My name is Robert Pickett and I am a research assistant for the Spatial and Map Cognition Research Lab in the Geography department at the University of Oregon...

Published Fri, Aug 12 2011 12:38 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Educational aids, Teaching aids, Special education, Reading, Tactile aids, Writing, Geography

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