Leisure and Learning at Home

Exercise & Yoga

Eyes-Free Fitness® Free Accessible Fitness
- Audio described exercises
Yoga with Ness – for the Visually Impaired / MetroBlindSport
- 30 minute described yoga routine for individuals with vision loss with Audio. MetroBlindSport is an organization in London, UK. Enjoy!
- Friendly note: This is a described, moderate-paced routine.
PBS / Comeback Yoga
- Chair Yoga Routine with Audio and Video
- Friendly note: This link for a yoga session is just one of many on the PBS site. Find many more by typing “yoga” or “chair yoga” in the search box.
YMCA / Your Y at Home for Active Older Adults
- Exercise routines with Audio and Video
Go 4 Life / National Institute On Aging
- Exercise routines for older adults with Audio and Video
- Friendly note: There are advertisements on this site. Please scroll past for the series of exercise videos.
Daily Caring
- 10 minute chair exercise routine
Seated Exercises/ Dartmouth-Hitchcock
Standing Exercises/Dartmouth Hitchcock
- Exercise routines for older adults with Audio and Video
- Friendly note: Seated is a 10 minute session and standing is 16 minutes.
7 Minute Yoga Routine for Older Adults / SilverSneakers
- Exercise routine for older adults with Audio and Video
- Friendly note: This is a described, quick-paced routine.

Arts and Crafts

The Spruce Crafts
- Written directions with photos of many craft ideas
  - Friendly note: There are advertisements on this site.
Martha Stewart Crafts
- Written directions with photos of many craft ideas
- There are advertisements on this site.
Instructables
- Written directions with photos of many craft ideas
Paths to Literacy / Arts and Crafts
- Written directions with photos of craft ideas
Making Herbal Greeting Cards / Perkins eLEARNING
- Click for written instructions of how to make the cards.
Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
- Audio: Click to listen to detailed descriptions of fifteen works of art!

Cooking

Food Network
- Written directions and videos of many recipes
  - There are advertisements on this site.
  - This link for “no bake cookies” is just one of many on the Food Network site. Find many more recipes by typing your favorites in the search box.
Betty Crocker
- Written directions and videos of many recipes
- Friendly note: There are advertisements on this site.
- “Broccoli-bacon salad” is just one of many on the Betty Crocker site. Find many more recipes by searching for your favorites.
PBS Food / Recipes
- Written directions for many recipes by course, cuisine, occasion or theme
- Friendly note: There are advertisements on this site.

Disney Recipes You Can Make at Home
- Written directions for many Disney World favorites!
- Friendly notes: There are advertisements on this site. These are mostly sweet treats.

Stories and Meditation

Storyline Online
- Famous actors reading stories of varying length (5-20 minutes), some with music clips sound effects, and illustrations.
- Friendly notes: Everyone loves a story – for the young at heart!
Daily Calm / YouTube
- Narrated meditation for body awareness and relaxation with nature sounds and pauses (10 minutes).
- Friendly notes: There are advertisements on this site.

Music

Boston Philharmonic
- Audio and Video Recordings of Concerts
Boston Pops
- Audio and Video Recordings of Concerts
Andrew Lloyd Webber / Musicals
- Audio and Video Recordings of Musicals
- Streams each Friday at 2:00pm and then available for 48 hours
Boston Children’s Chorus/ Virtual Choir
- Audio and Video Recordings
- Click, Listen, and be Inspired
North End music and Performing Arts Center (NEMPAC)
- Friday Evening Open Mic Nights
- Fridays at 6:00pm / Click, Listen, and be Inspired
Relaxing Nature Sounds / River and Birdsong
- Audio and Video Recording
- Friendly note: There are advertisements to click through.
The Cornell Lab – All About Birds
- Audio, Video and Photos of birds, habitat and songs
- Explore, listen and learn about birds and their songs.
Bird Sounds with Amazon Alexa
- Audio Recordings of Birds

News & Information

Audible Local Ledger
- Radio Reading Service for the Blind and Print Impaired
- Listen Live
- Schedule
Talking Information Center Network (TIC)
- Provides broadcasts of local news, articles, and items of interest to Individuals with Vision Impairment
- Listen Live
- Schedule
WCVB Chronicle
- Audio and Video: Click to choose from local New England stories, each 3-4 minutes in length.
- Friendly note: There are advertisements on this site.
Audio Journal
- Audio: Broadcasting to people who are blind including local news, specialty programming and general interest programming.
  Listen Live
  Schedule
National Federation for the Blind (NFB) Newsline
- Audio: News reading service with access to more than 500 publications
- A quick online application is needed for this service.
IN-SIGHT Radio
- Audio: Broadcasting from Rhode Island and offering daily reading of local and national newspapers, magazines, books, and other printed materials.
  Listen Live

Travel

Rick Steves’ Europe Audio Tours
- Audio tours of varying length with music clips and description of sites and landmarks
  - The first 3-6 minutes (depending on the tour) give directions for how to use the podcast for visitors at each site.
  - To listen from your computer:
    1. Click on the city you would like to visit.
    2. On the next page, scroll right past the #1-3 instructions.
    3. Find the city and tour of your choice and click “Listen or Download” (blue type) beside it.
    4. On the next page, click the play button. Enjoy!
National Geographic
- Video and audio of varying length with music clips and description of sites and landmarks from around the world
- Friendly note: There are advertisements on some of the videos.
NPR Postcards from the Road
- Audio podcasts of varying length (10–30 minutes), of stories from all walks of life and around the world…
- Friendly note: There is an introductory advertisement before the podcast(s) begin.
Art UK
- Audio podcasts of varying length (16–20 minutes) about art in the United Kingdom (UK). Enjoy the stories, music, and descriptions of art from across the pond!