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Gayle Yarnall sitting in a chair with electronic notetaker on her lap

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A message from Gayle Yarnall, Director of Adaptive Technology, a Division of Perkins Products:

Welcome to the lighter side of Adaptive Technology, A Division of Perkins Products. This part of our website is also known as "hints for real life". We will cover real life and how blind people cope with the situations that occur about fifty times a day. I do not claim that all the ideas you find here will be mine. I will take them from any place I find them. Be careful what you say to me because it may show up here. Some of these were submitted by other blind people. If you read this you will know who you are. Thanks for your help.

(Gayle Yarnall is herself blind and uses in her daily life many of the very same products sold by Adaptive Technology, a Division of Perkins Products. Click on the entries below to read Gayle's latest thoughts.)

March 16, 2010

How About "Talking Books"?

Filed under: Gayle Goes Blogging

Here I am again talking about books. I am sure, by now, you have all guessed I care about this subject just a little. I want to talk more about the ability to download NLS BARD books on to blank cartridges.


February 12, 2010

Two great products find each other

Filed under: Gayle Goes Blogging

I have posted several blogs that have to do with reading and I am about to do it again. Please be tolerant of my love of reading.


January 8, 2010

Cooking Al Fresco

Filed under: Gayle Goes Blogging

A while ago I promised to write more about our visit to Crete. Somehow the time got away from me. Here is more about visiting a wonderful paradise.


November 10, 2009

My Hands Full of Greece

Filed under: Gayle Goes Blogging

A few weeks ago, my husband and I traveled to Greece. My next few blog entries will expound on the wonders of Greece and Crete.


October 1, 2009

We Are Who We Are

Filed under: Gayle Goes Blogging

Every time someone finds an article about a new, possible, cure for blindness I find it in my email from at least four different people. I know that people mean well and that deep in their hearts they think I spend endless hours wishing I were sighted.


August 26, 2009

Julie and Julia the Total Experience

Filed under: Gayle Goes Blogging

When this movie was announced, I knew I wanted to see it. I need to see every movie with Meryl Streep and I also am a long time fan of Julia Child. My first mission was to read the book.


August 7, 2009

Life Without the Internet

Filed under: Gayle Goes Blogging

Life without the Internet? NO WAY! I will start this entry by reminding all of you that the things that make my life so wonderful, other than my family and job, are reading, travel, gardening, and everything to do with food.


June 16, 2009

A Direct Connection with Reality

Filed under: Gayle Goes Blogging

Today started out to be a normal, hectic, work day. The alarm clock went off at 5:30 I could smell the coffee waiting for me in the kitchen. The dog wanted to go out. I wanted to stay in bed. Not much was different from the day before or the week before.


April 15, 2009

The truth about grandchildren

Filed under: Gayle Goes Blogging

I have been a grandmother for almost 17 years. I now have 4 glorious grandchildren.


October 29, 2008

Remembering an Old Friend and Saying hello to a New One

Filed under: Gayle Goes Blogging

Sometimes my trusty old Perkins Brailler sits proudly on my kitchen counter and sometimes it sits on my desk next to my lovely flat screen monitor.


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