{"id":6298,"date":"2020-06-09T13:56:03","date_gmt":"2020-06-09T12:56:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hi-vis.org\/?p=6298"},"modified":"2020-06-11T10:59:19","modified_gmt":"2020-06-11T09:59:19","slug":"life-hacks-4-and-tips-for-living-with-dual-sensory-impairment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hi-vis.org\/?p=6298","title":{"rendered":"Life Hacks #4 and Tips for living with Dual Sensory Impairment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_heading-ec868a940b10155f1bce6ec7d0cddca7\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-ec868a940b10155f1bce6ec7d0cddca7{\npadding-bottom:100px;\nfont-size:60px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-ec868a940b10155f1bce6ec7d0cddca7 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-ec868a940b10155f1bce6ec7d0cddca7 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:60px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-av_heading-ec868a940b10155f1bce6ec7d0cddca7 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n\n@media only screen and (min-width: 480px) and (max-width: 767px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-ec868a940b10155f1bce6ec7d0cddca7 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n\n@media only screen and (max-width: 479px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-ec868a940b10155f1bce6ec7d0cddca7 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-av_heading-ec868a940b10155f1bce6ec7d0cddca7 av-special-heading-h3 blockquote modern-quote modern-centered  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first  av-inherit-size'><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Identifying objects around the house<\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div  class='hr av-av_hr-0ff602b3e980a3377077ff3c1c834df6 hr-default  avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_one_half '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_one_half-15d750bd1b332b34c6e70b077ebbccdf\">\n.flex_column.av-av_one_half-15d750bd1b332b34c6e70b077ebbccdf{\n-webkit-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n-moz-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-av_one_half-15d750bd1b332b34c6e70b077ebbccdf av_one_half  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_hr  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_image-a70d9919449ae57ad0dee999eb3917df\">\n.avia-image-container.av-av_image-a70d9919449ae57ad0dee999eb3917df img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-av_image-a70d9919449ae57ad0dee999eb3917df .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-av_image-a70d9919449ae57ad0dee999eb3917df av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-3  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img class='wp-image-6328 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-6328 avia_image ' src='https:\/\/hi-vis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/IMG_4602-1.jpeg' alt='Shampoo and conditioner bottles' title='Identifying objects around the house'  height=\"321\" width=\"283\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div  class='hr av-av_hr-0ff602b3e980a3377077ff3c1c834df6 hr-default  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-2de302bf1aa3cf4c9157dbe6f50ac7eb '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Some of the best ideas or life hacks, when adapting to dual sensory impairment and managing daily living activities, are home-grown life-hacks. There are hundreds! They are easy to do, cheap and reusable. And they work!\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This one is a classic that is often taught by a rehabilitation officer when someone is newly diagnosed with either sight-loss or dual sensory impairment:\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Food Cans can be marked <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">to remind you what they contain <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">with<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> either<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> elastic bands<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> wrapped around one of them<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">or <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">hair bobbles of various colours <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> styles<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. Attaching a <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">large print label<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\/parcel tag<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> can be helpful <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">when attached<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">to <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">tins that need to be identified<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, as in the photograph here.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Similarly,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> shampoos and conditioners <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">or <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">hairspray and air fresheners can get confused <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">with each other <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and should be <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u2018<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">marked<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u2019<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> similarly.<\/span><span 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