
If you are someone who is hard-of-hearing or is deaf and have found it difficult to communicate with those around you, you might be able to use one of the following three applications on your phone or tablet. Basically, the three applications below are ones that will produce speech to text on-the-go. For no cost…

Last Summer at Camp Grassick I was introduced to Mickey Teubner. He had recently moved back to North Dakota and was attending ND Association of the Blind’s weeklong camp. I soon learned that Mickey who is blind is very computer savvy and was looking for a refreshable Braille device. I told him about one of ND…

Dual Sensory Project and iCanConnect: Resources for North Dakotans Who are Deaf-Blind This week’s blog is going to cover two programs in North Dakota which affect those with vision and hearing loss. It seems to me that people with this dual sensory impairment or those working with this group often don’t realize that there is…

I have always been fascinated with Braille. I remember as a young child, reading elementary library books about Louis Braille and Helen Keller. As an adult I learned Grade 1 Braille in order to work at the media center at the ND Vision Services/School for the Blind and marveled at the volumes of Braille on…

The week of September 16-22 is National Farm Safety and Health Week. While there is a massive effort to prevent these accidents from happening which ranges from county extension workshops, panel discussions from farm groups, and a focus on educating youth who work or visit farms; farm accidents still exist. Twenty years ago, my father…
It’s time to think about going back to school. There are the typical supplies needed: pencils, paper, calculators, binders, homework folders, etc. If a student is entering junior high, there are many other things to consider: use of lockers, changing of classes, and implementation of new rules. What if a student needs to use a…
It’s crazy to think that school is starting so soon; already we see all the stores with their Back to School Supplies Sales and Supply Lists. So basically in a month, many schools in North Dakota will be in full swing. I came across a website of a nonprofit organization, Understood, that looks interesting. Their…