Skip to main content Skip to main menu

APH Blog

Learn about what’s happening at APH including news, product launches, and stories from the community.

Smiling student at a laptop

Latest News from APH

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...

Read Article
Close up of an embosser printing a tactile graphic on a desk.

Establishing a New Braille File Standard with the eBRF

Imagine reading an interesting article or editing a hefty document with no way to navigate by page or heading, only...

Text reads

​Congratulations to the 2022 APH Scholars

Since 2003, Ex Officio Trustees (EOT’s) throughout the United States are asked to nominate someone whom they feel provides outstanding...

A work station with a computer displaying braille, a desk organizer holding highlighters and Post-It notes, a paper taped to the monitor with color coded notes on the braille alphabet, and a little printed illustrations of funny ghosts. A hand is reaching out to turn the page of a marked up text in a binder.

Making a Difference with the National Prison Braille Network

Did you know that many braille textbooks for students K-12 are produced in prisons across the United States? Since 2002,...

APH ABIDE logo. Under the acronym ABIDE are the words

Introducing APH ABIDE

What is APH ABIDE? Accessibility. Belonging. Inclusion. Diversity. Equity. These are the tenets that guide the work we do at...

close up of kid's hands on braille writers in a classroom setting

Songs to Celebrate Braille Literacy

Let’s make some noise for braille literacy with sing-a-longs that raise awareness about braille! Family members make great band members...

A binder open on a table top. A tactile graphic of the nervous system can be seen with text and braille labels.

What Does Health Education Mean to You?

Remember your health education classes in middle and high school? For many of us, they evoked a combination of curiosity...