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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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From the Archive: Reparative Description and the Power of Language

Note to the reader: this blog contains outdated historical terms for schools for the blind which are now deemed offensive....

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APH Outreach Attends Southeastern Deafblind Collaborative Conference

As APH’s Outreach Specialist for the Southeast, I attended and participated in the first Connections: Learning from Each Other Conference....

Two open pages of Crokato. On the left is a tactile illustration of Crokato with sand-colored skin on a light green sheet of paper. On the right is large print text with braille.

LDQR Literacy Products for Young Learners

Get in touch with literacy through tactile books and games produced for APH by the French tactile book publisher, Les...

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A Birthday Gift With a History

When Helen Keller celebrated her fourteenth birthday at the home of Alexander Graham Bell on June 27, 1894, she received...

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Games to Support Braille Literacy

Learning braille can be fun for all students. Reinforce braille letter recognition and teach vocabulary words with the following games...

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Mantis and Chameleon Software Updates

2.0 Update for Mantis Q40 and Chameleon 20 This is a reminder to always keep your Mantis Q40 and Chameleon 20 braille displays up-to-date!...