Category Archives: Accessible-screen-reader

Giuseppe Arcimboldo – Portraits Botanical

Posted on October 22, 2015 by Outreach Contributor

Giuseppe Arcimboldo c. 1575,  was a painter in the classical style who also was a a keen observer as well as celebrated wit.  Arcimboldo created composite portraits that were both enjoyed as jokes and taken very seriously as minutely detailed… Continue Reading Giuseppe Arcimboldo – Portraits Botanical

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Quick Start for Your Accessible Garden

Posted on March 12, 2015 by Outreach Contributor

  Increase Your Hand Strength Use gloves with sticky surface. Build up handle to make it fatter by using bicycle grips, foam, or pipe insulation wrap. Support the wrist with cock-up splints; think about enabling garden tools that are ergonomically… Continue Reading Quick Start for Your Accessible Garden

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Ground cover plants – out-compete the weeds

Posted on February 18, 2015 by Outreach Contributor

There are many ways of trying to control weeds. We can remove them by hoeing them out or by burning them with a flame gun. We can try to prevent them growing by putting down mulches. Each of these methods… Continue Reading Ground cover plants – out-compete the weeds

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Blind Gardener, Voracious Reader

Posted on October 27, 2014 by Outreach Contributor

Optacon, Braille Typewriter and Internet aid the sight impaired. For Ellen Di Nardo, a longtime gardener blind since age 4, touch is the primary way of navigating the world. She is a voracious reader on gardening subjects, using an Optacon–a… Continue Reading Blind Gardener, Voracious Reader

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Quick Start – Tips for Accessible Gardens

Posted on September 15, 2014 by Outreach Contributor

Quick Start for your accessible garden Grip Tips Use gloves with sticky surface. Build up handle to make it fatter by using bicycle grips, foam, or pipe insulation wrap. Support the wrist with cock-up splints; think about enabling garden tools… Continue Reading Quick Start – Tips for Accessible Gardens

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