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15 Tips To Make A House Or Apartment Accessible

Many people like an apartment or house to live in with Family and friends. Now imagine one of your family or friends has a disability and you think you may have to look for a new apartment or house that is comfortable to live in and is barrier-free. Instead of doing this, why not make your current house or apartment accessible?
First, let's talk about the tips for low vision. This can range from visual impairment to complete blindness. Follow these simple tips and you can make your home low vision friendly! You will want to provide plenty of lighting in the areas of the home such as reading, recreation and socializing. Light should always be at the point of focus (where you will be doing work, not at the eyes.) Some tips to help with this could include: Rearranging the furniture can help you move around your house more easily and stop injuries. There are many ways to rearrange furniture and still have functionality and added convenience for your living space. Some of these ways could include:
Andrew Adolphson
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How Audio Description Is Being Adopted For Inclusion

Descriptive audio is becoming more and more popular over the years. Why aren’t more people adopting it?
Audio description is a form of narration that plays along with a movie or TV show enabling the visually impaired (VIP) to enjoy the same things as their sighted peers. Being visually impaired myself, this was not always the case. While growing up, if I wanted a movie or something to watch, my parents would need to order it from a special website. We would play it in a VCR, video cassette recorder because it was a VHS, video home service. If the movie that my family wanted to watch could not be ordered, one of my parents would try describing what was happening. With technology advancing, this rarely happens now, but if it does, I know I can count on someone to come through. If you’d like to see audio description in action, feel free to check out this video:
Andrew Adolphson
entertainment . 6 min read
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The Top Healthy Ways To Effortlessly Fall Asleep And Wake Up Well Rested

Imagine getting home from a long day of work. You plop down on the couch and prop your feet up with a big cup of coffee in your hand. A title of a song comes to mind and you can’t get it out of your head. You start humming the words: It’s been a hard day’s night, and I’ve been working like a dog. After a few moments, you realize that the song you were thinking of was from the Beatle’s. Despite this, you are having trouble falling asleep.
Sleep is one of the most vital ways to repair the body and is an essential function that helps you to wake up feeling recharged and refreshed. This also helps fight off diseases. Lack of sleep can harm your ability to concentrate, contemplate clearly or recollect memories. Not being able to fall asleep can be frustrating. Here are some examples that might help you! all of us must love that moment when we get to snuggle under the covers and get comfortable for sleeping. This is easier said then done. Once you do get relaxed, falling asleep can be difficult for some. If this is the case, you may have to make changes.
Andrew Adolphson
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