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Blindness History Basics: History of Braille Writers

When fifteen-year-old Louis Braille presented his tactile system of raised dots in 1824, he hoped the new system would provide a...

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Meet APH Scholar Megan Macy

APH is proud to recognize Megan Macy, nominated by Ex Officio Trustee (EOT) Tanya Armstrong, as a 2022-2023 APH Scholar....

The covers of two brochures for the Iowa School for the Blind in Vinton, Iowa. The picture on one brochure depicts a group of young girls, holding hands and dancing in a circle. They are all dressed in white and have flowers in their hair. A caption reads, ”Flower Girls Dance – May Day fete – 1924.

Unsolved Mysteries in Historical Research

You know those history research shows that trace your family’s history? I love shows like that, and they’re a great...

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Announcing the PageBlaster Extended Warranty

Extended warranties are now available for PageBlaster embossers. Created through a partnership with HumanWare, this powerful embosser for continuous fanfold...

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Maurice Brown Joins APH Team as Vice President of Human Resources

APH welcomes Maurice Brown as the new Vice President of Human Resources. Maurice brings to this role over 20 years...

Polly Thomson in a plaid suit and a brimmed hat; Anne Sullivan wearing a black dress and a feathered hat; Helen Keller wearing a light suit, fur stole, and cocked hat; and actor Charlie Chaplain wearing loose pants and a plaid vest. He wears white face makeup and his trademark short mustache and holds a bowler hat in his lap. Keller’s left hand rests easily on Chaplain’s shoulder. Her right hand has two fingers on Sullivan’s lips, and her right thumb rests under Sullivan’s chin. A hand-cranked motion picture camera on a tripod is in the background.

Lights, Camera, Symposium!

Photo caption: Left to Right, Polly Thomson, Anne Sullivan, Helen Keller, Charlie Chaplin. Photo AFB Helen Keller Archive.   When...

Five photos in a collage: a woman and a man wearing brightly colored scarves, a woman laughing with a broad smile, a woman holding a book, a man looking downward, and a man holding a mirror up to his face.

The Bald Soprano

Photo: Featured in The Bald Soprano are Braille Readers Theater regulars, clockwise from bottom left, Barbara Henning, BT Kimbrough, Terrie...