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Holiday Shopping Show Show Notes:
Braille Uno
Where to find it: www.amazon.com (http://www.amazon.com/Unknown-Uno-Cards-with-Braille/dp/B0018OAKY8)
Price: $13.95-$19.99
Jumbo Braille Dominoes
Where to find it: www.enablemart.com (http://www.enablemart.com/Catalog/Tabletop-Games/Jumbo-Braille-Dominoes)
Price: $12.95
Braille Bingo Board
Where to find it: www.enablemart.com (http://www.enablemart.com/Catalog/Tabletop-Games/Braille-Bingo-Board)
Price: $9.95
Accessible Etch a Sketch
Where to find it: www.enablemart.com (http://www.enablemart.com/Catalog/Arts-Crafts/Etch-A-Sketch-Switch-Adapted)
Price: $210
GimpGear Accessible Nintendo Wii Controls
Where to find it: www.enablemart.com (http://www.enablemart.com/Catalog/Video-Gaming/GimpGear-Accessible-Nintendo-Wii-Controls)
Price: $45- 2 player competition pack $2,589 (Wii Remote kit $345)
Amazon Prime Account
Free two day shipping-can also stream movies/T.V. shows and access to kindle books
Price: $79 per year
Where to find this: www.amazon.com (http://www.amazon.com/gp/prime)
Kindle:
Where to find it: www.amazon.com
Kindle Fire HD $499, Kindle Fire HD $199
Kindle Paperwhite $119
iPhone 5
Where to find it: www.apple.com
Price: $199-$399 depending upon storage
iPad mini
Where to find it: www.amazon.com
(http://www.apple.com/ipad-mini/overview)
Price: $329
Digital Picture Frame
Where to find it: www.bestbuy.com
Price: Prices range from $79.99-$169.99
Television Amplifier
Where to find it: http://www.harriscomm.com/catalog/default.php?cPath=48 (Harris Communications)
Price: $139.95
LEVO Book Holder
Where to find it: www.bookholder.com or www.amazon.com
(http://www.bookholder.com/i/21/levo-book-stand-floor-model.htm)
Price: $75.00 -$169.00 (depending on Book Holder for bed or desk)
CapTel
Where to find it: www.CapTel.com
Notes: In many states, CapTel equipment is provided free or at a reduced rate to people with hearing loss. So the price for a CapTel Phone may vary from state to state. Please check the specifics of your state here. There is no cost for using the CapTel captioning service, it is provided free as part of your state’s relay service.
Braille pen 12
Price: $1,095.00
You can find this: http://www.braillepen.com
Recordable books such as: The Night Before Christmas, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, and A Charlie Brown Christmas.
Price: $19.95
You can find this: www.hallmark.com
Magic Wand Portable Scanner
Price: $99.99
You can find this: http://www.amazon.com
(http://www.amazon.com/VuPoint-Solutions-Portable-Scanner-PDS-ST410-VP/dp/B002R0BFAA)
Cooking Gadgets-Talking Food Scale:
Where to find it: www.amazon.com
(http://www.amazon.com/My-Weigh-Talking-Kitchen-Scale/dp/B000G6ZLM0)
Prices: $30
LeapFrog Explorer Smart Globe
Where to find this: www.amazon.com
(http://www.amazon.com/LeapFrog-40002-LeapFrog%C2%AE-Explorer-Smart/dp/B00005BYPA -)
Price: $70
LeapPad 2
Price: $100
Where to find it: www.leapfrog.com
i-loview Hand Held Magnifier
Where to find it: www.enablemart.com
Price: $495
For more information on creative holiday gifts check out the INDATA Project’s loan library at https://www.indata.at4all.com/items/ItemSearch.aspx
Holiday Recipes:
Yams/Sweet potatoes
Boil yams until done, peel, quarter lengthwise when cooled enough. In large pan, add 1/2 stick of butter, 11/2 cup brown sugar, ½ cup water and splash of orange juice-bring to a boil. Add yams and keep turning over and over until syrup is thick and yams are hot. Optional-add mini-marshmallows on top and allow them to melt.
Wassail Punch
Recipe makes 12 servings
2 quarts apple cider
2 cups orange juice
1/2 cup lemon juice
12 whole cloves
4 cinnamon sticks
1 pinch ground ginger
1 pinch ground nutmeg
Directions
In a slow-cooker or a large pot over low heat, combine apple cider, orange juice and lemon juice. Season with cloves, ginger and nutmeg. Bring to a simmer. If using a slow cooker, allow to simmer all day. Serve hot
Cook books mentioned:
1. Davies, Ken. Wheelchair Diet Plan. Preston, UK: Help4U Publishing, 2001.
2. The Disabled Gourmet. Orange Coast College Campus Colleagues Club. Costa
Mesa, CA. Cookbooks by Morris Press, 1998.
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from the INDATA Project at Easter Seals Crossroads.
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