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A young Bhavya, wearing a yellow tshirt and sitting on an orange couch, smiles at the camera. He is wearing wired black headphones.

The Dot Experience Cast: Bhavya Shah

Bhavya Shah is driven, personable, and dedicated to his education, his craft, and to keeping accessibility in every conversation.     Early Life and Vision Loss   Shah experienced...

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Chris, a woman who is blind, sits at her classroom desk. She has her hands on her Monarch, which is resting on her desk, while she plays a sudoku puzzle.

Dreaming Big with Monarch: The Creation of Multi-Line Display Sudoku

A Vocational Rehabilitation Specialist at the Oregon Commission for the Blind in Portland, Chris Cooke received a Monarch through the Monarch RISE project. Since...

On a wooden shelf colorful volumes of APH press books can be seen stacked together. In the middle is a pink hat with the APH logo printed on the front.

At APH Press, Peer Reviewers Lead Us to Excellence

Creating a book for APH Press is a rigorous process that starts with recruiting the most knowledgeable experts in our...

Andrew, a man with brown/grey hair and glasses smiles in a selfie.

Employee Spotlight: Andrew Dakin

APH has many employees who work behind the scenes every day to make a difference, and we want to take...

A student holds a figurine in front of a wall. In his other hand, he holds a flashlight to show the shadows of the figurine on the wall.

Bend Light and Shadow at LFPL’s STEAM Day with The Dot Experience

As the holidays draw near and the weather grows colder, The Dot Experience is getting ready for its final Connect...

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Counting Down: One Year Until the Opening of The Dot Experience

With only one year left until the opening of the world’s most accessible museum, there is much to do, and...

A Monarch sits on a table. A woman holding a cane is reaching down to read what is on the display, while a man sitting behind the table leans forward to guide her around the device.

Exploring the History of the Monarch

Last year, APH and our partners released the Monarch, a 10-line display that renders braille and tactile graphics on the...