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Early Focus Third Edition Brings Ongoing Growth

Families with a young child newly diagnosed with blindness or low vision invariably find themselves facing a series of questions...

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A Historic Leap: Monarch Gains Multiline Screen Reader Support and Premieres First Public eBraille Book

The latest Monarch update marks a defining moment in the evolution of braille technology. For the first time ever, mainstream...

A phone rests on the Monarch with the Wing It app open, showing two drawings. On the Monarch screen below, we see the two shapes in tactile form.

Helping Students Soar with Wing It

With an ever-growing need for tactile graphics, American Printing House’s new Wing It app puts tactile images into the hands...

Cynthia, a woman with white hair, a yellow shirt, and a black jacket, smiles at the camera.

Solid Light: Cynthia Torp’s Unique Model

We’ve been learning about the creation of The Dot Experience through the lens of the team at Solid Light. We...

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Braille Tales Grows Readers Both in and Outside of the Classroom

At APH, our Braille Tales books help introduce braille to young readers. By giving blind or low vision students books...

The APH library room, showing bookcases, and a large sign that is celebrating 150 years of APH.

APH Library: Three Unique Collections

What is the APH Library? The APH Library is composed of three unique and valuable collections: the M.C. Migel Memorial Collection,...

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Barrier Breaking with Accessible Partnerships on Multiline Braille Displays

APH, HumanWare, Vispero, and the JAWS screen reader, are teaming up to break barriers with a new program for multi-line...