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Two adult hands guide a child's hands across a tactile graphic of a fish displayed on the Monarch's refreshable braille display.

Enhancing Early Educational Experiences with the Monarch

Imagine opening the classroom door on your very first day of school, the excitement of meeting new friends and learning...

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Meet the Staff: Guide Dogs of APH

Guide dogs are known to be mobility assistants, trusted confidantes, skilled navigators, and loving friends. We have several faithful companions...

A photo of the book The Story of My Life lying open on a table. Around it are an open notebook with notes jotted, a scan of an official document underneath it, and a red pencil.

Thinking on Tasks Left Unattended

They say the best advice to young writers is to write about what you know. So rather than come up...

A large scanner, 2’ wide x 2 1/2’ tall, resting on a tabletop, hooked up to a computer. Two v-shaped “cradles,” one big, made of glass, and another half its size, made of metal, cross the window from side to side. A book lies open on the smaller cradle.

Online Archives in a Digitized World

Have you ever done research in an archive? Maybe for a school project, or just researching a topic of personal...

Four people seated at a restaurant and smiling. Two are reading print menus and two are reading braille menus.

Tips for Inclusive Interactions

The average sighted person probably doesn’t know how to offer O&M instruction or how to be a human guide when...

Two girls and a woman in a library setting play with Tactile Town. Tactile Town is made up of a black board with pieces that represent, grass, street crossings, and different kinds of buildings in bright colors like green, red, blue, and yellow.

Tactile Town: An Essential O&M Tool

“It was fun. It was colorful. It was easy for children to manipulate. Students can make the display, feel proud...

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Make Connections with Professional Communities

What do the terms “influence,” “sharing,” “reinforcement,” and “support” all have in common? They all describe Professional Communities, the APH...