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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Dish Washer Does More Than Dishes

Who knew that the dish washer could clean so many things, other than dishes? Let's take a look at some items that are safe to put in and some that we think are all right but should never be put in a dish washer. Baseball caps can get bent in the washing...

Published Fri, Oct 23 2009 12:31 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Tutorials, Household hints, Adaptation, Kitchen hints, Housekeeping, Household appliances

GetSmart About Loans and Other Financial Information

GetSmart is a website that offers information on home loans, as well as other financial information that is written in an easy to understand format. The site is very easy to navigate with colored tabs for those of us with low vision. GetSmart offers a...

Published Thu, Oct 22 2009 5:28 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: College, Tutorials, Household hints, Web sites, Banking, Family life, Social services, Information services

Talking Brix

Here's another item that I believe could be helpful to the blind. I'd love to hear your thoughts on how they could be used in a classroom or around the home. Use the comment section to reply. Easy as 1-2-3, still affordable at 4-5-6! Simple communication...

Published Thu, Oct 22 2009 4:07 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Educational aids, Teaching, Teaching aids, Tactile aids, Audio, Audio recording

Record on Metal Objects

The wire recorder was invented by Danish engineer Valdemar Poulsen in 1898, it was the precursor to the cassette tape and video tape. It started showing up around the 1930’s in dictaphones and other lo-fi office equipment. This DIY wire recorder kit lets...

Published Thu, Oct 22 2009 12:55 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Educational aids, Teaching aids, Technology, Audio, Audio recording, Recreation

Our Friends On Wheels

I have several friends who use wheelchairs and wanted to share the following tips with you. Use the same manners you would with anyone else. Rude is rude. Ask before you help. Sometimes independence is more important than ease or speed. Please don’t lean...

Published Wed, Oct 21 2009 11:22 PM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Tutorials, Communication, Interaction, Disability resources

Social Security Accessibility

The Social Security Administration must give the nation's 3 million blind or visually impaired recipients the option of receiving benefit notices in braille or by audio computer disc, a federal judge in San Francisco said on October 20, 2009. Ruling...

Published Wed, Oct 21 2009 10:26 PM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Advocacy, Low vision, Braille, Accessible media, Accessibility, Banking, Blindness, Blindness resources, Social services, Mail, Social security

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