SUCH A SITE
This is the website of Glenda Such, feel free to write me at
suchasite1@gmail.com. This
Website is being updated frequently with additional information and new topics.
The last update to the site was made on July 18, 2019. The focus of this
website is to provide multiple forms of resources, information, new concepts,
and even some entertainment.
Below is a table
highlighting a few of the topics which I focused on so far, then below the
table are the links to go to the pages for the actual information on the topics
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iPhone:
How to use, customize, useful
tips, and repairing/replacing
components of both iPhones and
iPads |
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Voice
Over Screen Reader: Using it
fully with iPhones and iPads and
their apps |
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Siri,
General daily Use and Fun |
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Mindfulness Guided Meditation,
Be in the Present, Have Less
Stress, Be Kind To Yourself. |
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Audio
Description, Hear Movies And
Their Sound Tracks As Visuals
Are Described
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Acupressure methods for relief
of Pains, Stress, And To Boost
Immune System |
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Exercise
workouts, Chair Yoga, and more
with full Audio Description |
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Path To Take When Glasses
Won’t Correct Vision, Resulting
In Low vision, And/Or Legal
Blindness
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ADA and
The Rehab Act of 1973, FAQs for Students,
Employees, Service Providers,
Events, and Small Businesses |
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Low Vision
and Blindness: Information,
resources, Simulations, and How
To Do Things, research, and much
more |
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Employment
- see the 35 Search Engines For
Finding General Jobs Or Ones
Just In Your Field
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All About
the Brain, How it Works,
Memories, and more.
Nature
Videos: real life sounds and
videos of the Ocean, Birds,
Forests, rivers, cicada ,
crickets, and more |
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Vendors
for Specialized Products for
People Who Are Visually
ImpairedOr Blind
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Various
forms of Financial Assistance
from a Wide range of Sources for
various needs
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Ways to
Cook, Prepare Food, Manage Money
and Clothes, Shave, Put-on
Makeup, with Low or No Vision.
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Sleep
Apnea, definition, how it's
Diagnosed, Treatments, types of
CPAP Machines and how to Clean
them
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Androids:
Accessibility for the visually
Impaired
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JAWS
and
NVDA
Screen Reading
Programs, Tutorials, Reference
Sheets, and more. |
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Trivia
facts about many things
including the brain, how things
got their names, are there names
for certain things, and more.
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The
Visual
and
Hearing
Systems, how they
work, and Things to Assist Their
Functioning. |
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The
alphabetized links below take you to the pages where
those topics are addressed, but first
check out the next two items:
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IMPORTANT: Click Here To Listen To a Sample of How
Someone Who Cannot See Could Enjoy Superman One Movie
using Audio description.
ALSO IMPORTANT, I am inviting you to go to the page on
this site on audio description. If you click on this
link you can listen to a sample of part of The Wizard of
Oz. You can hear how it enables someone who can't see
the screen, to understand what is happening in this
highly visual movie. Then you might be interested in
clicking on the link a few lines below to go to my page
on this site on Audio Description and hear other movies
in this format.
Acupressure
Points you can do yourself for everything from boosting
your Immune System, to relieving pain, to reducing
stress, to helping you sleep.
American’s
with Disabilities Act and the Rehabilitation Act of
1973, overviews, how it Impacts Students Entering
Post-Secondary Institutions, How it Effects Employment
Opportunities, What Cases has the Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission Had on Issues Relating to
Blindness or Low Vision, What are the Legal Questions
being asked by Employers about Hiring or Retaining
Someone with a Visual Impairment and What Legal Answers
are They Getting, What Resources are Available for
People with Visual Impairments for their Legal Rights
under the ADA and the Rehab Act of 1973. Those are just
a few of the Topics you will find if you click or enter
on this link.
Android
Smart Phones for the Visually Impaired or Blind. A list
of ways to make an Android Cell Phone more accessible,
talk the text on the screen, make print more visible,
turn the phone into a scanner, magnifier, be a way to
maintain a calendar of appointments, read the
denominations of paper currency and so much more. Click
on this link to see what I have found. While I am not an
authority on Androids, I have tapped resources and
people who use Androids and are in the field of
Assistive Technology.,
Apps which I have
found interesting for anyone to use, and are also
accessible for someone using voice over. The apps cover
a wide variety of uses which are too long to cover here.
I provide my opinion of the app and a very basic review
of how it works and a link to the app on the Apple app
store. Click on this link to find out which apps I
recommend.
Audio Description, before I say anything else, this page
contains direct links to the actual movie sound tracks
with audio description for over 230 movies. Check some
of them out and you will find the quality to be
excellent. If you have full vision, try experiencing
movies the way people with low or no vision might enjoy
a movie. Now, beyond all the 260 plus movies, there is
an explanation of what audio description is, how it
started, what audio described movies are in the cinemas
and on TV, and so much more is at your disposal if you
click on this link.
Brain and its parts, how it Works Including Memory
Storage and body memory, how thoughts are made, and the
Sympathetic and parasympathetic Nervous System, as well
as Information on a few other Body Systems such as the
Respiratory, Nervous, and the blood vessel system.
Click on this link to learn all about the Brain and the
other systems.
Do You Know Why Something is called a Certain Name? Do
you Know some Things Have Names When You Never Knew They
Did? Are you using Things The Correct Way they Were
Made to be used or Eaten? Do you Know What Myths are
untrue? Click or enter on this link and have fun with
the trivial bits and pieces of life. This is my page to
find out if you know about the little things in life
which might be a bewilderment, or, we might be doing
something not in the way it was intended. I have
compiled a page of videos which go over these items.
Click or enter on this link to learn all about these
things. I hope you enjoy them as much as I did in
finding them for this page.
Ear and the Hearing System, its parts, how we hear
certain sounds. Click on this link to learn more about
the way people hear.
Emojis That Work on Windows and Apple/Mac Platform with
their full meanings and can be cut and pasted from this
site for your use. Click on this link to learn of and
paste the right expression to your messages.
Employment Resources for Job Seekers. A Huge
List of Job Search Engines and Job Boards Specific to
Various Fields and Professions, From Technology, to the
Health Industry, to the Non-Profit Environment, to the
Wide Range of the Arts, to the Restaurant Field, to Jobs
in the Government, and on and on. Click on this link to
see the page which is extremely long and your Interest
May be Many Pages Down from the Start. The list Overall
is Over 12 Pages Long.
Exercise through stretches, Chair Yoga, Gentle Workout
Sets, and Much More to come for people to participate in
those activities whether you have vision or not. Click
on this link to find a growing number of audio MP3 files
created by Blind Alive and posted with their permission
on Such A Site.
Exercise workouts,
Chair Yoga, and more with full Audio Description
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ADA and
Rehab Act |
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Low Vision
and Blindness |
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Employment - see the 35
Search Engines
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All About
the Brain |
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Vendors
for Specialized Products |
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A few forms of Financial
Assistance |
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Relaxing
by Mindfulness Meditation |
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Sleep Apnea, All Its
Components |
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Access to Androids for visually Impaired |
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JAWS and
NVDA Screen
Reading Programs. |
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Some
interesting trivia facts. |
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Nature Videos:
Ocean/Birds/Forests/cicada and more
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The
Visual and
Hearing Systems. |
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The alphabetized
links below take you to the pages where those topics are addressed, but first check
out the next two items:
:
IMPORTANT: Click Here To Listen To a Sample of How
Someone Who Cannot See Could Enjoy Superman One Movie using Audio description.
ALSO IMPORTANT, I am inviting you to go to the page
on this site on audio description. If you click on this link you can listen to a
sample of part of The Wizard of Oz. You can hear how it enables someone who
can't see the screen, to understand what is happening in this highly visual
movie. Then you might be interested in clicking on the link a few lines below
to go to my page on this site on Audio Description and hear other movies in this
format.
Acupressure
Points you can do yourself for everything from boosting your Immune System, to
relieving pain, to reducing stress, to helping you sleep.
American’s
with Disabilities Act and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, overviews, how it
Impacts Students Entering Post-Secondary Institutions, How it Effects Employment
Opportunities, What Cases has the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Had on
Issues Relating to Blindness or Low Vision, What are the Legal Questions being
asked by Employers about Hiring or Retaining Someone with a Visual Impairment
and What Legal Answers are They Getting, What Resources are Available for People
with Visual Impairments for their Legal Rights under the ADA and the Rehab Act
of 1973. Those are just a few of the Topics you will find if you click or enter
on this link.
Android
Smart Phones for the Visually Impaired or Blind. A list of ways to make an
Android Cell Phone more accessible, talk the text on the screen, make print more
visible, turn the phone into a scanner, magnifier, be a way to maintain a
calendar of appointments, read the denominations of paper currency and so much
more. Click on this link to see what I have found. While I am not an authority
on Androids, I have tapped resources and people who use Androids and are in the
field of Assistive Technology.,
Apps which I have found
interesting for anyone to use, and are also accessible for someone using voice
over. The apps cover a wide variety of uses which are too long to cover here. I
provide my opinion of the app and a very basic review of how it works and a
link to the app on the Apple app store. Click on this link to find out which
apps I recommend.
Audio Description, before I say anything else, this
page contains direct links to the actual movie sound tracks with audio
description for over 230 movies. Check some of them out and you will find the
quality to be excellent. If you have full vision, try experiencing movies the
way people with low or no vision might enjoy a movie. Now, beyond all the 260
plus movies, there is an explanation of what audio description is, how it
started, what audio described movies are in the cinemas and on TV, and so much
more is at your disposal if you click on this link.
Brain and its parts, how it Works Including Memory
Storage and body memory, how thoughts are made, and the Sympathetic and
parasympathetic Nervous System, as well as Information on a few other Body
Systems such as the Respiratory, Nervous, and the blood vessel system. Click on
this link to learn all about the Brain and the other systems.
Do You Know Why Something is called a Certain Name?
Do you Know some Things Have Names When You Never Knew They Did? Are you using
Things The Correct Way they Were Made to be used or Eaten? Do you Know What
Myths are untrue? Click or enter on this link and have fun with the trivial bits
and pieces of life. This is my page to find out if you know about the little
things in life which might be a bewilderment, or, we might be doing something
not in the way it was intended. I have compiled a page of videos which go over
these items. Click or enter on this link to learn all about these things. I
hope you enjoy them as much as I did in finding them for this page.
Ear and the Hearing System, its parts, how we hear
certain sounds. Click on this link to learn more about the way people hear.
Emojis That Work on Windows and Apple/Mac Platform
with their full meanings and can be cut and pasted from this site for your use.
Click on this link to learn of and paste the right expression to your messages.
Employment Resources for Job Seekers. A Huge
List of Job Search Engines and Job Boards Specific to Various Fields and
Professions, From Technology, to the Health Industry, to the Non-Profit
Environment, to the Wide Range of the Arts, to the Restaurant Field, to Jobs in
the Government, and on and on. Click on this link to see the page which is
extremely long and your Interest May be Many Pages Down from the Start. The list
Overall is Over 12 Pages Long.
Exercise through stretches, Chair Yoga, Gentle
Workout Sets, and Much More to come for people to participate in those
activities whether you have vision or not. Click on this link to find a growing
number of audio MP3 files created by Blind Alive and posted with their
permission on Such A Site.
Eye and the Visual System, the parts and how they
Function, also How do we have depth perception and what does the eye have to do
with seeing Color? Click on this link to get the answers to that question and
more.
Face book Keyboard Shortcuts
which can be used by anyone including those using a screen reader. Click on this
link to see the document copied from Face book's Help Section.
Financial resources list for
assistance with eye care the costs of medications by patient assistance programs
through drug manufacturers, and assistance with finding resources to aid in
affording a service animal. Click on this link to see if there is anything for
you or someone you know.
Funny or Interesting Responses From Siri can be heard
by asking the right questions. Click on this link to go to the page I have
created myself to make this happen., I have given the exact phrasing of
questions or statements one can give to your Siri feature of your Apple Device.
Then you can hear how the Apple programmers have an interesting sense of humor
when you hear Siri's responses.
International Organizations,
Services, Agencies, and Offerings for People who are Visually Impaired or Blind.
The links on the page you will go to by clicking or entering on this link will
provide you with the names and contact
information for reaching out to them for information or services. The countries
included are extensive thanks to several sources I tapped into for this growing
new part of my site.
Increasing the Size of Print Which is Displayed on
a Windows Computer. By clicking on this Link, You Will Learn of The Various
Built In and Software Remedies To Make the Print on A Windows Computer Larger
and Enhanced for Someone with Low Vision.
iPhone and a little iPad. This includes user's
guides for iPhone 6 through the iPhone 10. Also, there are instructions to be
able to make changes in some of the iPhone settings, such as the Siri voice, new
mail and new text tones, battery draining components, how to create text
replacements, customizing your phone, and more. There is an audio lesson by me
on how to dictate using Siri and proper punctuation. Click on this link to see
all that is on the page for iPhone users. For those wanting information about
Voice Over, see the Voice Over link at the bottom of this page that lists all
the links on my site.
JAWS, (Job Access with Speech) Screen Reading
Program, with links to reference sheets, You Tube Videos, and many Webinars by
Freedom Scientific on using JAWS with a wide variety of programs as well as how
to work with Amazon and Target. Click on this link to learn more about JAWS.
Keyboards with iPhone and iPad,
includes an audio recording describing the key layouts and some of their basic
functions, a video which gives a full list of the Keystroke Commands with the
Bluetooth keyboard on the iPhone and iPad for navigation, editing, mailing,
surfing the web and more. Click on this link to find out more about this topic.
Low Vision, Visually Impaired,
and Blindness related medical Information, Resources, Agencies, Organizations,
Services, Research, Vision Simulations, Sports Organizations, Rehabilitation
Techniques, Benefit Finders, Discounts, and more. Click or enter on this link to
find all of those items.
Nature Sound Videos which were compiled from ones posted on You Tube, including
ones of birds, rain, the ocean, Summer night sounds, early morning sounds, and
much more. Click on this link to listen and find out if any help you to relax,
sleep, or just take a nice break.
Mindfulness Guided
Meditation with explanations' of its beginning and purpose. There are many
recordings to help you as they guide you through the process of body awareness,
awareness of breath, anxiety relief, self appreciation, and ones that assist in
helping you sleep. The recordings vary with some having a Single Voice, others
with A Voice with Music and yet others with the Sounds of Nature. Click on this
link to explore and experience the benefits of the recordings and information.
NVDA, a Free Screen Reading Program, this page
covers everything from Downloading the program Link, through the User’s Manual
to the Instructional Videos on using NVDA created by the American Foundation for
the Blind. Click on this link to learn about this free program.
Path
for People Whose Vision Cannot be Corrected by Conventional Glasses. A page
which lays out the various actions a person can take to have full visual
rehabilitation Services, Information, Resources, and Coping tools for the
stresses of having a visual impairment or low vision.
Siri Commands and Capabilities. A complete list of
all the things Siri can do to let you be more informed, on time, communicative,
as well as amused. Click on this link to see the page which is linked to
documents I created
Sleep Apnea, if you or someone you know snores
then you want to click or enter on this link to learn how danger of a serious
health problem might be knocking at your door. The page has information from its
definition, causes, symptoms, ways to learn if you have it, diagnosis process,
treatments, the history of the CPAP, all about how it works, newer versions of
the CPAP, Tips from the FDA on the CPAP, How to sleep with it on, and
alternatives to treating and managing sleep apnea other than using a CPAP type
of device.
Stargardt's Eye Disease, Information from Diagnosis
to research to potential future treatments. Click on this link to learn more
about this rare eye disease.
Trivia Facts About Everything from Why Things Have
the Names They Have, What Things Are Called When You Never Thought They Had a
Name, Myths That Just Are Not True, Things the Body Can do Which You Might Not
know, and so much more information are All on This page which is the same as the
one listed earlier on my site. It is replicated here under Trivia for Those Who
Would Look for it Using That Word. If you click or enter on this Link, you will
go to that same page which is filled with many, many trivial pieces of
information.
Vendors, a comprehensive list of those who Sell
products which Might Be Helpful for People who have low vision, are visually
impaired, or are functionally or totally Blind. This includes vendors selling
Assistive Technology, Canes, Talking Products, Large Print Products and much
more. Click on this link to explore what is available through these vendors.
Voice Over on the iPhone and iPad.
This will take you to a page of many instructional videos and lessons
specifically designed for helping users with the Voice Over program. This will
include many videos by the Hadley Institute and also other instructors on using
Voice Over with various apps on the iPhone and iPad. It also will provide
instruction on using Voice Over itself. This page will always be growing not
only with additional videos but with lessons I will create or provide that other
instructors have created. Click on this link to find all those items.
Note: there are some graphics on this page
which have not yet been coded for accessibility. They are two animated upward
rolling signs with the words welcome in colorful letters on a black background.
One on each side of the name of this site, such a Site. Also, there is a
multi-color flashing decorative bar of lights below my narrative that is also
right above the Table of topics. Then below the table is a bar of a reddish
colored glass horizontal decorative bar . Then a decorative chrome bar is right
above the starting of the list of links for this website. As soon as I can apply
the appropriate html code to these objects, I will remove this explanation as
the graphics will then read what they are when the screen reading programs move
over them.
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