There are plenty of excellent blind cooks, and some brilliant ones like Christine Ha who won the Master Chef contest a few years ago. This post is not meant for them, but for anyone new to cooking without using vision. And also for the tired and hungry who want a summer dinner without stress or a lot […]
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This is a prototype from MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)reposted from the Boston Herald. The photo shows an index finger with a ring on the first joint with a maybe one inch square device sticking up from the ring. It seems to be a miniature OCR (optical character recognitions device). Oh! the ease, speed not […]
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No one wants to clean in hot weather, so why am I posting this in July ? Because I mostly don’t wear shoes indoors in summer. Maybe you don’t either, and feet are wonderful dirt and dropped item finders. (Unless you have diabetes. Then you have to stick to wearing shoes because of the risks […]
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July is vacation time. In the past this may have meant relaxation and recreation for you. Now sight-seeing, watching sports, looking at beautiful views, and shopping in new places are no fun. They are stressful and can be like visiting graveyards. Because of your new loss, vacation time can be stressful for your family too. […]
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Nicole Kear gives a great account of adjusting to vision loss from the standpoint of slow loss over many years. She has RP (Retinitis Pigmentosa) and lives in a small apartment with her husband and young children. Her final summing up of how to live with vision loss is particularly good. She loved her vision […]
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Yesterday September 30 2014 OptumRX, the mail order pharmacy for some large insurance companies including United Health Care, announced that it is beginning the roll out of the ScriptTalk medication label reader. (Check the photo above and the original post below.) ScripTalk is the premier talking medication label device. As well as the full details […]
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After Walgreens pharmacies launched a new Talking Pill Reminder last month, here is the first of two blog posts about talking labels on your medications. This post tells you about the pharmacies that supply talking prescription devices and the pharmacies that do not. And next week’s post will describe the advantages and drawbacks of the […]
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The situation is very unequal. You hear footsteps coming – steps like all other steps. A voice says “Hi Bill!” Is it a friendly neighbor or someone you went to school with? Is it the boss or the receptionist? There isn’t a perfect solution for this, and asking who you are talking to can be […]
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Re-posted from Public Radio International There’s a small town in Peru that likes to be known for its peaches, but now its known as well for the number of its men who go blind at fifty…
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Your fingers and hands have so many jobs to do now that your sight is not so good, or gone altogether. Maybe you’ve never realized how many other parts and functions besides pointing and grasping your wonderful hands have. Landing gear: Your pinkie pointing out and down as you start to land your glass on […]
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