Gayle Unplugged
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A message from Gayle Yarnall, Director, Perkins Products:
Welcome to the lighter side of Perkins Products. This part of our website is also known as "hints for real life". We will cover real life and how blind people cope with the situations that occur about fifty times a day. I do not claim that all the ideas you find here will be mine. I will take them from any place I find them. Be careful what you say to me because it may show up here. Some of these were submitted by other blind people. If you read this you will know who you are. Thanks for your help.
(Gayle Yarnall is herself blind and uses in her daily life many of the very same products sold by Perkins Products. Click on the entries below to read Gayle's latest thoughts.)
Why I Do What I Do
I have often mentioned how I have been working with adaptive technology since 1977. This is way more than half of my life. Recently, it seems like I have been so wrapped up in the technicalities of surviving through tough economic times and changes in the field, that I forget why I am really here.
Apple does it again
You may have read my past rants about using the "new and wonderful" Television with the even more wonderful and totally inaccessible cable systems. Essentially people who are blind really have no way to use all of those wonderful menu systems. Well, that is really no longer true.
Another Holiday Season?
Where do the months go? It seems like no sooner do I take the tree down than it is time to put it up once again.
So you think you no longer need your Perkins Brailler?
Set your Perkins Brailler on the kitchen counter. It's a great conversation piece and can still be used to label useful household documents.
Keep It Contained
Gayle Yarnall highlights the many advantages to using containers for gardeners who are blind or visually impaired.
Sudoku anyone?
For Sudoku lovers (or those who think they might want to spend endless hours trying to be Sudoku lovers) we now have the answer to your prayers.
Being Part of a Miracle
I was feeling like it had been a particularly hard week. It was Friday afternoon and the weekend was close at hand but maybe not quite close enough to feel completely there. My cell phone rang and I began a conversation with a person who was about to totally change my attitude and maybe even my life.
IF IT IS REMOTELY POSSIBLE TO LEARN IT, IT CAN PROBABLY BE LEARNED REMOTELY
A few months ago, I decided that I needed to get on Facebook. I really found signing up to be very confusing.
Organizing Your Kitchen by Touch
Recently I have had people ask me questions about organizing food in their cabinet or freezer.
I Hate Acorns
Across the street from our house there is a truly beautiful oak tree. Although it is not on our property, we get to enjoy the shade. Along with the much appreciated shade there is a big problem.
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