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Bringing Popular Online Games to Monarch with PBS and Wordstock

The Monarch is a revolutionary braille device with a 10-line by 32-cell refreshable display. It supports braille, eBraille, and tactile graphics, while offering a variety of...

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Open Doors and Adapt Your Homes with The Dot Experience!

Looking to make your home more comfortable, accessible, and welcoming for everyone who walks through the door? Come hang out...

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Monarch is Making a Difference: The Tactile Graphic Image Library

The Tactile Graphic Image Library (TGIL) is the American Printing House’s free online database full of tactile images ready for...

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Celebrating Teachers of the Visually Impaired: How One TVI is Making Her Mark

Monique Coleman has been a Teacher of the Visually Impaired (TVI) for 25 years, is President of VISTAS Education Partners,...

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Commemorating Guide Dog Day with Guide Dogs for the Blind

International Guide Dog Day is celebrated each year to mark the establishment of the International Federation of Guide Dog Associations...

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It’s in the Details: Constructing Accessible Exhibits in The Dot Experience

Designed with accessibility in mind at every phase, The Dot Experience will be unlike any museum experience in existence today....

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Making More Out of Chess with the Monarch

The Monarch Chess App was developed as the first digital, refreshable braille display chess game, making it possible for any...