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Subject: Fred's Head Companion - American Printing House for the Blind
Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2009 08:58:45 -0600 (CST)
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Fighting the War at Home
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Posted: 17 Feb 2009 02:56 PM CST
They say that raising a family can be like running a war. If that is
true, then you should think about establishing a command post in a
central area of the house. This will help alleviate a lot of stress when
getting ready for the day's activity.
Your command post will be where everyone leaves their books, homework,
permission slips, keys, and other items that are needed on a daily
basis. If everyone uses backpacks, set up sturdy coat hooks on the wall
and hang the backpacksso that they are ready for retreival each morning.
Set up an inbox for any papers that need parent consent/authorization
and for the mail. Once you have signed the required documents, you can
easily place them into the pockets of the backpacks.
This should help alleviate a lot of chaos in the mornings when you're
trying to get out the door.
Another Use for the Tackle Box
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Posted: 17 Feb 2009 01:35 PM CST
If your daughter has tons of brushes, hairclips, rubber bands, jewelry,
etc. then you know how crazy it can get to keep it all together in one
location and not all over the house. This is an easy tip that will help
you keep it a bit more organized.
The next time you're out shopping, stop by the local sporting good or
department store and pick up a tackle box with pop up trays.
It has lots of little cubbies for putting smaller items like barrettes
and bands, as well as a brush or two in the bottom. It's also portable
so that she can take it to friends houses or on trips and have
everything right at her fingertips.
The Assemblies of God Center for the Blind
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Posted: 17 Feb 2009 10:59 AM CST
What do a wringer washing machine, a small farmhouse in Michigan, and a
blind girl in Kansas City have in common?
Over fifty years ago, God put a vision in the heart of Mildred Whitney.
That vision was to see the Gospel made available to the Blind. With that
call of God in her heart, she began her Braille lessons. She
hand-punched the "Adult Student Quarterly" into Braille, painted the
sheet with shellac, and hung it up to dry to be used as plates. A soaked
sheet of paper was placed over the plate and run through a wringer
washing machine. These sheets were hung up to dry through out her small
farmhouse in Michigan.
This was the beginning of what is now a dynamic ministry that has
expanded to include evangelism and discipleship, community relations,
convention outreach, and Christian advocacy and education for the blind.
In September 1999, the Adriene Resource Center for Blind Children became
a reality. This ministry exists to help fill the nationwide void in
Christian literature for blind children with quality, state of the art
material. Adriene was born with an extremely rare genetic condition
(only 40-50 cases in the history of the human race). She was born
without eyes and other results of genetics. Adriene is vivacious! She is
realistic about her blindness and does not let it or the misconceptions
of others determine who she is. You can Read Adriene's story in the
Pentecostal Evangel article, /Through eyes of faith/
<http://ag.org/pentecostal-evangel/Coverpages/4532_adriene.cfm>.
Their vision is that the blind may experience:
* *Freedom In Salvation*
o Book of Hope in Braille
o Descriptive 'Jesus' Video
o Assortment of tracts in Braille, large print and on cassette
* *Joy In Belonging*
o Resources and training packs to promote Blind friendly churches
o Sunday School materials in Braille and on cassette
* *Fulfillment In Living*
o Periodicals, devotionals and other resources for
discipleship and Christian living
o Braille and cassette lending library
* *Honor In Serving*
o Berean University courses
o Teacher guides
o Leadership training materials
Their mission:
* To produce quality, contemporary Gospel presentations for the
Blind, and to find creative ways to make them available.
* To promote Blind-friendly congregations through awareness,
education, and training materials, and to help these congregations
provide materials accessible to the Blind.
* To increase the quality and quantity of Christian books,
periodicals, and discipleship materials available to the Blind.
* To provide Berean University courses, and leadership training
material to equip the Blind for Christian service.
* To develop and produce quality, contemporary Christian literature
for Blind children and children of Blind parents using the latest
techniques in Braille, combination medias (Braille and large
print, cassette and tactile, etc), and tactile graphics (feelable
pictures).
For more information, contact:
AG Center for the Blind
1445 N Boonville Ave
Springfield, MO 65802
Phone: 417-831-1964
Fax: 417-862-5120
Email: Blind@xxxxxx <mailto:Blind@xxxxxx>
Web: http://blind.ag.org
Listserv now available for individuals who are blind and in ministry
The Assemblies of God Center for the Blind has created a listserv for
individuals who are blind or visually impaired and involved in, training
for or considering formal Christian ministry. Center for the Blind
Director, Paul Weingartner describes the listserv as a connection point
for encouragement, fellowship and learning among those who have shared
similar ministry experiences and challenges. The group was created in
response to many requests over the years.
Click this link to subscribe to the Center for the Blind's listserv
<http://blindonline.org/mailman/listinfo/ministers_blindonline.org>.
Click this link to learn more about Sacred Texts and where to find them
in alternative formats
<http://www.fredshead.info/2007/03/sacred-texts-where-to-get-them-in.html>.
Making Facebook More Accessible
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Posted: 17 Feb 2009 09:09 AM CST
A tool to make Facebook more accessible to visually impaired users has
been created by Project:Possibility (http://www.projectpossibility.org)
<http://www.projectpossibility.org>, a group of not-for-profit software
developers in the US. The application allows visually impaired users to
log in, navigate and use the site by combining screen reader technology
with other coding techniques.
Facebook's popularity has risen dramatically in recent years, with more
than 150 million users worldwide. However some users claim it does not
fully support assistive technology tools, with several groups active on
the site itself pressing for a more accessible service, such as The
Official Petition for a More Accessible Facebook which contains almost
1,500 members. Some measures have already been taken by Facebook to
accommodate the needs of disabled users, such as releasing screen
reader-friendly versions of some of its applications.
Click this link to download the Facebook Accessibility application from
http://fastlink.headstar.com/pp2 <http://fastlink.headstar.com/pp2>.
Article adapted from e-access bulletin, a free monthly email newsletter
available for subscription at: http://www.headstar.com/eab
<http://www.headstar.com/eab>.
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