The Fred's Head Database contains tips, techniques, tutorials, in-depth articles, and resources for and by blind or visually impaired people. Fred's Head is offered by the American Printing House for the Blind.
Helen Adams Keller
Inducted 2002
Hall of Fame for Leaders and Legends of the Blindness Field
Helen Keller was born in Alabama in 1880. At the age of 18 months she experienced a fever that left her deaf, blind and unable to speak. An extremely...
It's the 40th anniversary of Sesame Street. In this game, Elmo appears as a plush tomato that begins giggling when the child pushes its nose. Children from 3 years and up will also giggle as they pass the tomato back and forth as quickly as possible so...
APH News
Your monthly link to the latest information on the products, services, and training opportunities from the American Printing House for the Blind.
November 2009
Exciting New APH Products Announced!
Read on to learn about...
How many of your friends are on Twitter? Fred's Head certainly has a lot of people who choose to follow us and we're really excited about that!
There are so many ways to use the Twitter service and quite a few are accessible to those who are blind...
I love keyboard shortcuts. One can't ever have enough of them. You always look cool when you can tell someone how to do something without using the mouse!
For example, instead of right-clicking and going to “properties” to get the details on a...