{"id":1750,"date":"2016-02-02T19:26:19","date_gmt":"2016-02-03T01:26:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=1750"},"modified":"2016-02-02T19:30:54","modified_gmt":"2016-02-03T01:30:54","slug":"quickhit-iowa-canes-and-other-aids-and-devices-from-the-iowa-department-for-the-blind-on-line-web-store","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=1750","title":{"rendered":"QuickHit: Iowa Canes and other Aids and Devices from the Iowa Department for the Blind On-Line Web Store"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_6914\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1750-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/Iowa_Canes_Iowa_Dept_for_the_Blind_OnLine_Store.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/Iowa_Canes_Iowa_Dept_for_the_Blind_OnLine_Store.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/Iowa_Canes_Iowa_Dept_for_the_Blind_OnLine_Store.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p>Where to find the &#8220;Iowa canes&#8221; and more at the Iowa Dept for the Blind On-Line Store.<br \/>\nAccess to Helpful Tools and Devices<br \/>\nThere are a wide array of tools and devices available to help make common, everyday tasks easier for someone adjusting to vision loss.The Iowa Department for the Blinds sells many of these useful assistive devices<!--more--><br \/>\n at cost to Iowans in our Aids &#038; Devices Store. It is conveniently located off the main reception area on the first floor of our headquarters building in Des Moines. Customers can make purchases in person, by telephone, email, or through the mail. Payment may be made by cash, check, or credit card (Discover, MasterCard, or VISA; $5 minimum credit card purchase).<\/p>\n<p>IDB Aids &#038; Devices Store\u2028524 4th Street\u2028Des Moines,\u00a0 IA 50309\u2028(800) 362-2587 or (515) 281-1357<br \/>\nStore hours:\u2028Monday through Friday\u20289:00 AM &#8211; 12:00 PM and 1:00 &#8211; 4:00 PM\u2028The store is closed on official state holidays.<br \/>\nYou may download the price list of items available through the store via the links below. This list is published for convenience. Be advised, however, that the price of items sometimes fluctuate and those quoted reflect what the price was at the time the list was compiled and does not include sales tax. Be sure to call or email the store to verify an item&#8217;s current price and availability before ordering. Contact information is listed below.<\/p>\n<p>Aids &#038; Devices Store Price List (01\/08\/16) &#8211; Adobe PDF Document<br \/>\nAids &#038; Devices Store Price List (01\/08\/16) &#8211; Microsoft Word Document<br \/>\nIf you have questions related to the Aids &#038; Devices Store or about adaptive devices, contact:<br \/>\nAnn Fremont<br \/>\n(515) 281-1357 or (800) 362-2587<br \/>\nAnn.Fremont@blind.state.ia.us<br \/>\nOther Resources for Helpful Tools &#038; Devices<br \/>\nIndependent Living Aids<br \/>\nwww.independentliving.com<br \/>\n800-537-2118<br \/>\nLS&#038;S (Learning Sight &#038; Sound)<br \/>\nwww.lssproducts.com<br \/>\n800-468-4789<br \/>\nMaxi Aids<br \/>\nwww.maxiaids.com<br \/>\n800-522-6294<br \/>\n\u00a0[gravityform id=&#8221;2&#8243; title=&#8221;true&#8221; description=&#8221;true&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_6916\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1750-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/Iowa_Canes_Iowa_Dept_for_the_Blind_OnLine_Store.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/Iowa_Canes_Iowa_Dept_for_the_Blind_OnLine_Store.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/Iowa_Canes_Iowa_Dept_for_the_Blind_OnLine_Store.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p>http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/Iowa_Canes_Iowa_Dept_for_the_Blind_OnLine_Store.mp3Where to find the &#8220;Iowa canes&#8221; and more at the Iowa Dept for the Blind On-Line Store. Access to Helpful Tools and Devices There are a wide array of tools and devices available to help make common, everyday tasks easier for someone adjusting to vision loss.The Iowa Department for the Blinds sells many of these [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[295,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1750","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-canes","category-quickhit"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Blind-Abilities-Logo.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6rcRg-se","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":26,"url":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=26","url_meta":{"origin":1750,"position":0},"title":"05- GarageBand Demo: Screen Layout","author":"Blind Abilities Team","date":"April 1, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Pete Lane presents another BAD Cast Quick Hit with the first in his series of demos of Garageband for the Mac. 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