Latest Seminars@Hadley

Join Seminars@Hadley as Hadley instructor Amy Salmon explains the benefits an iDevice can offer today's veterans and seniors.

You probably already know that the BookPort Plus from the American Printing House for the Blind is a fantastic way to listen to digital audiobooks. However, did you know that it can search the Internet to listen to Internet radio stations and download podcasts to listen to at your leisure? It also has the ability to take text notes!

Did you know that Hadley's first course offered at a distance back in 1920 was a braille course? Join Seminars@Hadley as instructors Sharon Howerton and Susan Fisher explain the braille courses they teach from the early fundamentals of tracking to the alphabet through contracted braille.

Would you like to take greater charge of your life by labeling and organizing your home? Polly Abbott, Certified Vision Rehabilitation Therapist at the Guild for the Blind, will share strategies and tips for organizing and identifying your belongings. Join Seminars@Hadley as Polly provides further information on how you can create independence through a system of organization.

What better way to stay social than to shoot a text to a friend, tweet a sweet place to eat and see who is posting to your wall? Discover how to do all of this and more by pairing an iOS Apple device with a Brailliant braille display by Humanware.

Join Seminars@Hadley as Humanware's Braille Product Specialist Greg Stilson presents on using the BrailleNote Apex to download movies, podcasts and Bookshare content.

You put food into a little box and press some buttons, and the food comes out hot. Well, maybe it's not magic, but microwave cooking has caught our attention! It's a common means of cooking in many homes and a great option during the heat of summer. Join Seminars@Hadley as we discuss all things microwave cooking from its history to best practice tips!

Have you ever considered working with wood? Did you previously enjoy woodworking, but feel that your current level of vision is no longer adequate? Would you like to get up-to-date with the latest information on woodworking tools, projects and safety techniques? Larry Martin, founder of the Woodworking for the Blind Workshop, along with the Workshop enrollees, will share with you how to get the most out of this activity.

Are you ready to start downloading books and magazines from the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS)/the Braille and Audio Reading Download (BARD) service and start listening to them today? Whether you are new to NLS/BARD or a long-time user of their services, you might find this straightforward, step-by-step approach helpful in learning how to download, extract and transfer BARD content to your digital device.

Renowned blind entrepreneur and lecturer Urban Miyares is an accomplished sailor with more than 55 years and 25,000 miles of offshore sailing experience. After returning from Vietnam as a disabled veteran, he helped launch the Challenged America adaptive sailing program in San Diego, California in 1978. Join Seminars@Hadley as Urban discusses his passion for sailing, how he got started and what he's doing at Challenged America, including the basics for sailing and tips and tricks for blind sailors.