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Tag Archives: vision loss
New Computers, Cochlear Implants, and messed up paratransit services
As I said in my previous post, I am getting a computer later this year. My current desktop is about 5 years old, and I want a laptop. It will probably be sometime this summer. Take that obnoxious McAfee subscription renewal ads! Since I got my iPad, I’ve really enjoyed being able to hold it [...]
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Also tagged Apple, blind, cochlear implant, deaf, hearing loss, iPad, iPhone, iZoom, macbook air, paratransit, public transit, vision
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ACB Releases New Pedestrian Safety Handbook.
Everyone, regardless of whether you have vision loss or not, should take a look at the new American Council for the Blind’s Pedestrian Safety Handbook. With so many distractions and new technologies that are controlling traffic, this is a good reference. The scariest places to cross are streets that have no traffic control. This guide provides [...]
Deaf-Blind Awareness Week
This week is Deaf-Blind Awareness Week. For more information about it visit the Helen Keller National Center for Deaf Blind Youth and Adults website: http://www.hknc.org/DBA2011MAIN.htm One thing to note, the term “Deaf-Blind” does not mean that someone is totally deaf-blind. Someone might have functional vision and hearing, but need assistance so that they can participate [...]
Guide Dogs and Living Independently
One of the scariest things for me is when I’m in bed at night and can’t hear a thing. When I am home alone, sometimes I get a little freaked out because if anything happened…an intruder, or fire alarm went off I wouldn’t be able to hear it. Thankfully, I do have a sensor that [...]
ACCESS North Carolina
If you are looking to travel to any of the museums, parks, trails, or aquariums in North Carolina, ACCESS North Carolina is an excellent resource on what is accessible. The last edition was published in 2007, but there will be a new edition out later this year. The 2011 edition will include more on accessibility [...]
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Also tagged ACCESS North Carolina, autism, blind, cognitive disorders, deaf, hearing loss, mobility
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