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Latest News from APH

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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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Enhancing Accessibility: Get TactileView for Free with the PageBlaster Embosser

The world of tactile graphics is evolving and creating high-quality embossed graphics has never been easier. We’re excited to announce...

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Exciting New Features for the Mantis Enhance Future Success

The Mantis Q40 has impacted the lives of numerous blind or low vision students and adults since its release in...

PDSES Program Provides Texas Students with Greater Access to Assistive Technology

In the classroom, students who are blind or have low vision that receive an individualized education program (IEP), are given...

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Accessible Science: Ensuring Science is for Everyone

The modern world thrives on innovation, and the best innovation comes from a multitude of perspectives working together. That’s what’s...

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APH’s Abacus Bee Encourages STEM Success

A hand-held counting tool, the abacus uses lines of circular beads to represent numbers, moving the beads along rods or...

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Product Updates for Spring 2025

APH consistently works to not only produce new technology, but to improve what already exists. With technology that is always...