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National Prison Braille Network: Building Bridges with Braille

Corrections and vision professionals meet each year at the National Prison Braille Forum to share their expertise and learn from others. APH launched a braille production facility in a women's prison in Kentucky in 2000 in cooperation with the prison...

Published Fri, Sep 03 2010 1:15 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Employment, Education, Teaching, APH products, Braille books, Braille, Services, Rehabilitation, Transition, APH spotlight

Radio? Sure! Over Ten Thousand Stations

It's no secret that I love internet radio and streaming music over the web. I am still amazed that you can click a button and hear radio stations from the other side of the world. I've found another Windows only application that is screen reader...

Published Wed, Oct 20 2010 6:01 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Accessible media, Internet, Communication, Audio, Computer software, Streaming audio, Free stuff, Entertainment, Radio

Google Chrome Talks with Speakit

Speakit is an extension that provides effective text-to-speech for selected text on any webpage. There are three ways to activate Speakit and have it read the selected text. Click on the icon that installs to the right of the address bar, near the top...

Published Tue, Jun 21 2011 4:30 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Aging, Low vision, Reading, Internet, Speech products, Assistive technology, Audio, Computer software

Greater iTunes Accessibility with Blind Tunes

Hello, my name is John Martyn and I am 100% blind. I lost my vision in August 2008 and this is my second accessibility script. iTunes is a great program and is semi-accessible by default, but it could be easier, more accessible, and faster to work with...

Published Mon, May 02 2011 3:13 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Accessibility, Web sites, Audio, MP3, Computer software, Free stuff, Macintosh, Music

Music to Mail

You like music. You have a number of artists that you really like and you want to stay informed about their music, be it new albums or any new single. Music2Mail keeps you up to date by sending you email notifications. Features include: Super easy single...

Published Mon, Feb 07 2011 2:21 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Accessibility, Web sites, Services, Free stuff, Recreational reading, Entertainment, Music, Radio, Email

IRS Provides Assistance for People with Disabilities

Hundreds of the most popular federal tax forms and publications are available for download from IRS.gov for sight impaired individuals. These products range from talking tax forms to Braille formats, and are accessible using screen reading software, refreshable...

Published Wed, Jan 26 2011 2:33 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Employment, Low vision, Braille, Accessible media, Ebooks, Accessibility, Web sites, Banking, Blindness resources, Children's publications, Disability resources, Social services, Accommodations

Out of Sight, Out of Mind

by Donna J. Jodhan Someone recently put forth the following argument to me. Out of sight, out of mind; could this be the reason why society often forgets about blind and sight impaired persons when it comes to ensuring that they receive such things as...

Published Fri, Feb 25 2011 1:48 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Adjusting to blindness, Advocacy, Banking, Blindness, Sports, Shopping

Video: How to Quickly Change Accessibility Settings on the iPad

American Folklore

Hey there folks! Welcome to American Folklore. This folklore site contains retellings of American folktales, Native American myths and legends, tall tales, weather folklore and ghost stories from each and every one of the 50 United States. You can read...

Published Thu, Oct 29 2009 2:32 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Education, Educational aids, Teaching aids, Web sites, Students, Recreational reading, Information services, Travel, Entertainment, Holiday, Geography

CNN Audio Links for the Blind

There's so much going on in our world today. It's hard to keep up with everything when you can't pick up a newspaper and read the headlines. You don't always have access to a television, especially at the office and radio signals can be...

Published Wed, Jan 13 2010 10:23 PM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: College, Accessible media, Web sites, Homework helpers, Audio, Streaming audio, Students, Podcast, News sources, Radio, Television programs

ScannedPDFtoWord: Document Conversion Website

Here's an effective free option for turning scanned text into digital text that can then be used with a wide range of programs and tools, including text-to-speech. Normally, creating useful digital text from the PDF files made with standard flatbed...

Published Thu, Dec 17 2009 2:38 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: College, Employment, Education, Reading, Internet, Web sites, Writing, Assistive technology, Homework helpers, Students, Free stuff, Note-taking

Own a Business? Then You Need Tactile Signs

Tactile signs are a common means of communication used by people who have both sight and hearing impairment. Some methods of tactile signing are Hand-Over-Hand, Tracking, Tracing, Co-active signing, Braille signing etc. These are based on standard systems...

Published Thu, Jan 28 2010 4:59 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Braille, Accessible media, Tactile aids, Accessibility, Safety, Web sites, Communication, Accommodations, Labeling, Deafblind, ADA

Let's All Balabolka!

Here's a program that could be helpful for those just starting to experience vision loss. It will read a variety of documents, but it's not a full-fledged screen reader. Balabolka is a Text-To-Speech (TTS) program that works with all computer...

Published Thu, Jan 28 2010 3:55 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Adjusting to blindness, Aging, Low vision, Reading, Speech products, Audio, MP3, Computer software, Students, Travel

Love That Coffee: What Else Can I Do With It?

I am a coffee addict! I cannot get enough coffee and am known to drink up to a pot a day or more sometimes. Especially while I am writing! I also enjoy those gourmet coffee's from the coffee shop, but I avoid them because of their high cost. A real...

Published Wed, Oct 07 2009 11:07 PM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Household hints, Adaptation, Health and beauty, Kitchen hints, Housekeeping, Gardening

Orion TI-36 Talking Scientific Calculator

This calculator has identical functions to the popular Texas Instruments(R) TI-36X calculator. Features Ideal for all students -- junior high through college, algebra I through calculus and applied mathematics such as engineering High-quality speech....

Published Thu, May 27 2010 5:08 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Adjusting to blindness, College, Education, Educational aids, Teaching, Teaching aids, Special education, APH products, Parents, Speech products, Mathematics, Assistive devices, Homework helpers

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