APH News & Press
APH appoints Bob Brasher of Little Rock, Arkansas, to the position of Director of Educational & Advisory Services
News Release: Louisville, Kentucky, October 6, 1998
The American Printing House for the Blind has appointed Bob Brasher, of Little Rock, Arkansas, to the position of Director of Educational & Advisory Services. He is responsible for coordinating the training of and communication with the over 160 APH Ex Officio Trustees who administer the Federal Quota program within their various states or regions; conducting the annual Federal Quota Census of eligible blind students; presenting workshops on APH products and services; coordinating creation of catalogs and product literature, and participating in the identification and refinement of new product ideas.
Mr. Brasher is a graduate of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, with a Masters Degree from Florida State University in Tallahassee. He has been in the vision field for three decades as well as an Ex Officio Trustee for the past sixteen years. Brasher comes to APH from Arkansas where he worked for the Department of Education as the State Coordinator of Educational Services for the Visually Impaired.
Bob Brasher has served on numerous committees for national organizations and received several awards for his contributions to the field.
Committees for national organizations:
- American Foundation for the Blind
- Association for Education & Rehabilitation of the Blind and Physically Impaired
- Choices for Children
- Council for Exceptional Children - Division on Visual Impairments
- Hadley School for the Blind
- National Accreditation Council for Agencies Serving the Blind and Visually Handicapped
Awards:
- 1995 J. Max Woolly Superior Service Award
- 1990 Alfred Allen Award from the International AER. This award is presented to the person epitomizing the spirit and quality of direct service to blind persons.
The American Printing House for the Blind, founded in 1858, is the oldest organization of its kind in the United States and the world's largest not-for-profit company that creates educational, workplace and life-style products and services for visually impaired people.
In 1879, the U. S. Congress passed the Act to Promote the Education of the Blind. This act set up a system to provide free school books and other materials for blind students and named the American Printing House for the Blind as the national central source of these educational materials. The system through which these specialized materials are distributed is known as the Federal Quota Program. American Printing House for the Blind Ex Officio Trustees are responsible for overseeing the implementation of this program in the various states and regions they represent.
Contact Roberta Williams, Public Relations Specialist, for more information. Telephone: 1 -800-223-1839 or (502) 895-2405; e-mail: rwilliams@aph.org