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Playing the Gambit: How the Monarch’s Chess App Engages Students While Building Crucial Skills

Those that are blind or low vision don’t often have the opportunity to play games that are fully accessible. Monarch’s...

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Beloved APH Products Get UEB Update

We’ve been hard at work expanding our offering of materials produced in Unified English Braille (UEB). We’re excited to introduce...

Polly Thomson and Helen Keller stand with two Native American men wearing robes and full feather headdresses. Helen wears a headband with two eagle feathers and a leather dress with fringe and beading. A caption reads, ”Stony Indians at Banff Make Helen Keller Tribe Sister.”

Helen Keller and the Stoney Nakoda Nation

In September of 2021, the AFB Helen Keller Archive received a handful of Helen Keller artifacts that had been discovered...

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A Journey from Braille to Print: Rediscovered 19th Century French Organ Music

Chipping away at the backlog of unprocessed collections (there’s always a backlog in archives), I came across four spiral-bound volumes...

The Blind Detective in Popular Culture

This month, on the museum’s Facebook and Twitter, we’re posting some photos and brief histories of blind detectives in fiction,...

Over 30 students sitting on a stage under large silver balloons spelling out “braille challenge” while the audience watches and claps.

Take the Challenge: How the Braille Challenge Promotes Literacy

In honor of Braille Literacy Month in January, we wanted to highlight a contest that encourages all students to show...

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APH Brings Inclusive Arts Exhibit to Huntington, WV

On December 7, 2021, APH Huntington, a program of the American Printing House for the Blind (APH), celebrated the work...