I am sorry but in what way is this related to the BrailleNote? > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:braillenote- > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Paul Tandy > Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 11:39 AM > To: [email protected]; [email protected]; > [email protected] > Subject: [Braillenote] fw: blind_html [Fwd: Fred's Head Companion - > American Printing House for the Blind] > > Hi, this is pretty cool. > > I, personally don't plan to work with saws and stuff when I grow > up, but if I do it will be interesting. > > Paul > > ---- Original Message ------ > From: Nimer <[email protected] > Subject: blind_html [Fwd: Fred's Head Companion - American > Printing House for the Blind] > Date sent: Tue, 17 Feb 2009 09:27:07 -0700 > > > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Fred's Head Companion - American Printing House for the > Blind > Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2009 08:54:23 -0600 (CST) > From: Fred's Head Companion <[email protected] > Reply-To: Fred's Head Companion <[email protected] > To: [email protected] > > > > Fred's Head Companion - American Printing House for the Blind > <http://www.fredshead.info/ > > Link to Fred's Head Companion <http://www.fredshead.info/ > > The Saw That Automatically Retracts When Sensing Skin > <http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Er/FredsHeadCompanion/%7E3/5417476 > 53/saw-that-automatically-retracts-when.html > > > Posted: 17 Feb 2009 08:40 AM CST > > if you value your fingers, especially your thumbs and you are a > blind or > visually impaired carpenter and/or use table saws, then you'll > want to > check out the SawStop table saw. > > This "handy" device senses the presence of skin by using the fact > that > the human body can absorb electrical charge. The SawStop is > designed to > stop within 5 milliseconds of sensing that change, and will cause > at > most a very superficial nick. It's not cheap, but it's a cool > idea that > more companies should incorperate into similar products, bringing > the > price down. But until we can regrow limbs, it's probably worth > every penny. > > Click this link to learn more about the Contractor Saw Featuring > SawStop > technology > <http://sawstop.com/contractor/contractor_features.php>. > > Lowering Screen Resolution Makes Vista Easier to See > <http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Er/FredsHeadCompanion/%7E3/5417101 > 25/lowering-screen-resolution-makes-vista.html > > > Posted: 17 Feb 2009 07:41 AM CST > > Every now and then we have a tip just for the visually impaired > readers > of Fred's Head. This is one such tip. > > Today's computer monitors with wide screens will in most cases > shrink > icons and websites to minimal size for better resolution, > sometimes > making everything very hard to see and read, especially for the > sight > impaired. > > The easiest way to make everything a little bigger is by lowering > the > monitors screen resolution just a bit. These instructions are > for the > Windows Vista operating system. > > 1. Right click on any empty area of your desktop (the first > screen > you see once the computer is turned on and booted). > 2. This will bring up a menu with several options, select the > last > one which is personalize, this will bring up a larger menu. > 3. Choose "Display Settings" where you will then find a > slider bar > with xxxx by xxx pixels. > 4. Hold the slider button with your mouse button pressed and > slide it > towards the left once. > 5. Select apply at the bottom left of the window, this will > then make > everything a little bigger. You may repeat as needed until > you > become comfortable with the screen resolution. > > Tip: A good monitor resolution is when most websites fill your > screen > without having to scroll horizontally. > > 1. Right click anywhere on your desktop. > 2. Select personalize. > 3. Hold the slider button with your mouse button pressed and > slide it > towards the left. > > Helen Keller Stars as Helen Killer > <http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Er/FredsHeadCompanion/%7E3/5412024 > 14/helen-keller-stars-as-helen-killer.html > > > Posted: 16 Feb 2009 02:35 PM CST > > Helen Keller dedicated her adult life to expanding possibilities > for > people living with disabilities throughout the world. Now she > stars in > her very own comic book. > > At the dawn of the 20th Century, twenty-one year old college > student > Helen Keller has a dark secret. Science has restored her lost > senses and > granted her unimaginable power. Will she use it to protect > herself and > her country. or will it destroy them both? > > Thoroughly researched, Helen Killer blends a full cast of > historical > characters with high octane super-spy action, examining the > extraordinary spirit of one of the most inspiring individuals of > the > twentieth century. Written by Andrew Kreisberg who has written > for such > tv hits as "The Simpsons," "Boston Legal" and "Eli Stone." This > is the > first fully illustratedbook by Matt Rice, a talented up and comer > of > whom big things are expected. > > > The First Four Issues are Now Available > > > Issue #1 > > 1901: Helen Keller, with the aid of a fantastic device, invented > by her > friend and mentor, Alexander Graham Bell, regains her sight and > hearing > as well as near super-human strength and agility. Helen is > enlisted by > the Secret Service to protect President William McKinley who has > been > targeted for assassination by Anarchists. As a deeper conspiracy > to > destroy America unfolds around her, Helen discovers that her new > abilities come with a dark and terrifying price. > > > Issue #2 > > Secret Service agent Helen Keller, with the aid of a device which > has > restored her lost senses, and her partner Jonah Blaylock have > traveled > to the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo to protect President > McKinley > from Anarchists. As Helen learns to master her new powers, the > assassin > is moving into position. > > > Issue #3 > > At the dawn of the 20th Century, twenty-one year old college > student > Helen Keller has a dark secret. Science has restored her lost > senses and > granted her unimaginable power. Will she use it to protect > herself and > her country... or will it destroy them both? Thoroughly > researched, > Helen Killer blends a full cast of historical characters with > high > octane super-spy action, examining the extraordinary spirit of > one of > the most inspiring individuals of the twentieth century. > > > Issue #4 > > With the Omnicle now in the hands of Elisha Grey, a powerless > Helen > Keller races to New York City to stop him and his fellow > Anarchists from > destroying America's wealth. But to defeat Grey, Helen must > embrace her > dark self. To save the country, will she have to sacrifice her > soul? > > /WARNING! This comic contains adult themes and may not be > appropriate > for all audiences/. > > Click this link to visit the Helen Killer website to learn more > about > this exciting comic book series: http://www.helenkillercomic.com > <http://www.helenkillercomic.com>. > > Complete Streets > <http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Er/FredsHeadCompanion/%7E3/5411733 > 27/complete-streets.html > > > Posted: 16 Feb 2009 01:49 PM CST > > Complete streets are designed and operated to enable safe access > for all > users. Pedestrians, bicyclists, motorists and transit riders of > all ages > and abilities must be able to safely move along and across a > complete > street. > > Creating complete streets means transportation agencies must > change > their orientation toward building primarily for cars. > Instituting a > complete streets policy ensures that transportation agencies > routinely > design and operate the entire right of way to enable safe access > for all > users. Places with complete streets policies are making sure > that their > streets and roads work for drivers, transit users, pedestrians, > and > bicyclists, as well as for older people, children, and people > with > disabilities. > > Since each complete street is unique, it is impossible to give a > single > description of what one might look like. But ingredients that > may be > found on a complete street include sidewalks, bike lanes (or wide > paved > shoulders), special bus lanes, comfortable and accessible transit > stops, > frequent crossing opportunities, median islands, accessible > pedestrian > signals, curb extensions, and more. A complete street in a rural > area > will look quite different from a complete street in a highly > urban area. > But both are designed to balance safety and convenience for > everyone > using the road. > > Many streets where people bicycle or walk are incomplete. Our > states, > cities, counties and towns have built many miles of streets and > roads > that are safe and comfortable only for travel by motor vehicle. > These > roadways often lack sidewalks or crosswalks, have lanes too > narrow to > share with bicyclists, and make no room for transit riders and no > accommodation for people with disabilities. A recent federal > survey > found that about one-quarter of walking trips take place on roads > without sidewalks or shoulders, and bike lanes are available for > only > about 5 percent of bicycle trips . Another national survey of > pedestrians and bicyclists found that the top complaints were the > lack > of sidewalks and bikeways - essentially, incomplete streets. > > Few laws require states to build roads as complete transportation > corridors. In 2000, the US Department of Transportation advised > states > receiving federal funds that "bicycling and walking facilities > will be > incorporated into all transportation projects unless exceptional > circumstances exist." But by their own admission, fewer than half > the > states follow this federal guidance. Many highway improvements > add > automobile capacity and increase vehicle speeds, but do nothing > to > mitigate the negative impact this usually has on bicycling and > walking. > > Streets without safe places to walk and bicycle put people at > risk. > While nine percent of all trips are made by foot or bicycle, more > than > 13 percent of all traffic fatalities are bicyclists or > pedestrians . > More than 5,000 pedestrians and bicyclists die each year on US > roads. > The most dangerous places to walk and bicycle are sprawling > communities > with streets built for driving only. > > Roads without safe access for non-drivers become barriers. About > one-third of Americans do not drive , so complete streets are > essential > for children and older Americans, as well as people who use > wheelchairs, > have vision impairments, or simply cannot afford a car. > > Click this link to learn more about Complete Streets and how you > can > help create them: http://www.completestreets.org > <http://www.completestreets.org>. > > US Home Loans for People with Disabilities and Seniors > <http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Er/FredsHeadCompanion/%7E3/3816237 > 06/us-home-loans-for-people-with.html > > > Posted: 16 Feb 2009 01:36 PM CST > > For people who have a disability and those with low income, > finding a > home loan can be a daunting task. Owning your own home is > considered a > fundamental right by most people, a natural progression into the > world > of independent living. > > One in three Americans living with disabilities lives below or at > the > poverty level. That makes millions of people with disabilities > living > under socially and financially acceptable conditions. > > Disabled World <http://www.disabled-world.com> is trying to make > finding > a reputable home loan lender a little easier by listing both > government > public and private institutions that lend money for home > purchases and > down payment loans to people with disabilities and very low > income > earners. They have created a list of national, state, and local > programs > that offer mortgage assistance and other types of housing aid to > help > better serve those with disabilities. There are a number of > organizations listed that can provide guidance and information > about > buying a home. Click this link to visit Disabled World's >/First > home > owners guide to mortgages/ page > <http://www.disabled-world.com/loans/ushomeloans.shtml>. > > > DisabilityHelpSite.com Helps People Find Needed Benefits > > From the site: > > "The disABLED have many needs which challenge their lives. > People with > disabilities face financial needs, mobility issues, lack of > quality > housing, as well as struggling with prescription medicine costs. > There > is help available. Government disability benefits, assistive > technology > devices, and special housing funds are all benefits which are > available > to the disABLED. I'll help you find those benefits." > > Click this link to visit http://www.disabilityhelpsite.com > <http://www.disabilityhelpsite.com>. > > Women: at greater risk of blindness > <http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Er/FredsHeadCompanion/%7E3/5411620 > 22/women-at-greater-risk-of-blindness.html > > > Posted: 16 Feb 2009 01:26 PM CST > > Two thirds of all people who are blind or visually impaired are > women, > according to the Women's Eye Health Task Force > <http://www.womenseyehealth.org/index.php>. Age, nutrition, > hormone-related issues and access to information and treatment > are all > factors that put women at greater risk for vision impairment. > However, > the Internet can help people learn about steps to help better > protect > vision. At the Web site of Lion's Eye Heath Program -- Lehp.org > <http://www.Lehp.org> -- women can learn how to spot the risk > factors > for eye diseases, get free eye health educational materials and > find > medical eye care, including where to get free medical care in any > community. > > In 2001, a major epidemiological survey was conducted, which > revealed > that women bear a greater burden of blindness and vision loss. > Of the > common eye diseases, dry eye syndrome, autoimmune diseases, and > certain > forms of cataract are intrinsically more prevalent in women than > in men. > In industrialized countries, age-related afflictions such as > macular > degeneration and cataract affect women more often than men > because women > tend to live longer. In developing countries, infectious > diseases such > as trachoma are more prevalent in women, and, in some areas of > the > world, women have less access to medical care. > > It has been estimated that three quarters of blindness and vision > loss > is either preventable or treatable. You can optimize your eye > health by > practicing a healthy lifestyle, having regular eye exams, and > protecting > your eyes from injury. For more information on blindness, and > how it > effects women, visit the site of the Lion's Eye Heath Program by > clicking this link: http://www.Lehp.org <http://www.Lehp.org>. > You may > also wish to visit the Women's Eye Health Task Force by clicking > this > link: http://www.womenseyehealth.org/index.php > <http://www.womenseyehealth.org/index.php>. > > > Women's International Linkage on Disability > > D-WILD (Women's International Linkage on Disability) is an > international > e-mail list group for WOMEN with disabilities and WOMEN allies. > Women > from different countries exchange experiences, information and > ideas on > issues related to women with disabilities. > > When you post to this list, you are reaching disabled women from > around > the world. D-WILD is co-managed by two volunteers, Barbara > Anello, a WWD > from North Bay, Ontario in Canada and by Rebecca, a young WWD > from > Madison, Wisconsin in the USA. "While some members wouldn't mind > male > members on our group some other members have been abused by men > or just > don't feel comfortable discussing some issues openly with male > members > around. We just want to have a little place where all women can > feel > safe to share ideas and feelings. So, you must be female to join > but you > don't need to be disabled to join. A disability can be physical > or mental." > > Click this link to learn more about the Women's International > Linkage on > Disability by visiting this website: > http://www.geocities.com/dwildgroup > <http://www.geocities.com/dwildgroup>. > > You are subscribed to email updates from Fred's Head Companion > <http://www.fredshead.info/ > To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now > <http://www.feedburner.com/fb/a/emailunsub?id=18467172&key=KzMfKK > GWTL>. Email > Delivery powered by FeedBurner > Inbox too full? (feed) > <http://feeds.feedburner.com/FredsHeadCompanion > Subscribe <http://feeds.feedburner.com/FredsHeadCompanion> to the > feed > version of Fred's Head Companion in a feed reader. > If you prefer to unsubscribe via postal mail, write to: Fred's > Head > Companion, c/o FeedBurner, 20 W Kinzie, 9th Floor, Chicago IL USA > 60610 > > blind_html > To unsubscribe, please send a blank email to > [email protected] > with unsubscribe in the subject line. > To access the archives, please visit: > http://www.freelists.org/archive/blind_html > > Thanks > > ___ > Replies to this message will go directly to the sender. > If your reply would be useful to the list, please send a > copy to the list as well. > > To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > [email protected] > To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote
___ Replies to this message will go directly to the sender. If your reply would be useful to the list, please send a copy to the list as well. To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to [email protected] To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote
