On May 8th, 2019 Tom passed away unexpectedly in his sleep. His three children decided to keep his renowned Whitestick website that he dedicated so many years to operating. We know he'd want the site to continue.
Unfortunately, the site is in archive mode and no new content will be added.
Welcome to my Website, which has been set up to assist the Visually Impaired computer user locate information and services relating to blindness.
The proverbial whitestick or cane used by so many blind and partially sighted people offers assistance to whoever uses it. The tool may give a visually impaired person the confidence to go out and about by themselves. The whitestick.co.uk website is designed for ease of use and to offer guidance to any visually impaired web user to give them the ability to go out and try something new in the information technology world.
If you come across a web site which you think would
interest blind surfers, please:
Email it to me here.
How many times have you hit that Alt F4 key in frustration when trying to negotiate a website with links with no
text or it just said graphic, graphic, graphic.
Well here's your chance to report these websites and help make the web accessible.
Fix The Web Knowbility.
If you live in the UK and are bothered with unwanted phone calls from companies trying to sell you things you
don't want, then sign up with the Telephone Preference Service and get all these calls stopped.
Telephone Preference Service.
Due to Earthquakes, Hurricanes, Floods and Terrorist Attacks, there are now millions of people around the world
who desperately need your help. Without you, they will surely die, so please click on the link below and give as
much as you can.
Disasters Emergency Committee.
Help end world hunger by providing rice to hungry people for free, and all you have to do is play a simple word
game.
Play the free rice game.
Now you can create your own story and allow everyone else to add chapters to it. You'll be amazed at how your
story can grow and grow, and have more twists in it than any Sherlock Holmes novel. If you are into poetry, just
write the first verse then watch as others add more and more lines to it.
Please keep a backup of your stories as older ones are routinely deleted from the server.
Enter the Never Ending Stories here.
Mac Computers and other Apple products.
Holidays For The Visually Impaired.
Freeview Audio Description Listings.
If your local UK newspaper isn't on this list, I'll add it if it's available. UK Newspapers and Magazines.
Wikipedia, the online Encyclopedia.
If you would like to contact or send me feedback about the website, please Form has been disabled. Hosting provided by Purple Hippo Web Studio. This page was last updated on July 19, 2022. Website designed by Tom Lorimer © copyright 1999 - 2019. |
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