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Early Focus Third Edition Brings Ongoing Growth

Families with a young child newly diagnosed with blindness or low vision invariably find themselves facing a series of questions...

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APH Museum’s Braille Readers Theater to present “Their Story, Their Song,” August 25-26, 2023

Make time at the end of August to attend “Their Story, Their Song,” a new play written by B.T. Kimbrough...

The Chameleon 20 and Mantis Q40 braille displays sit next to each other.

Summer Reading Program

Summer is a wonderful time of year when the weather is hot and the kids are out of school, so...

Rows of shelves in the Museum Archives, some still filled with boxes, some completely empty.

Running a Marathon: Moving a Museum Collection

With the Dot Experience at APH officially breaking ground, we have been incredibly busy behind the scenes preparing for construction...

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Lauralyn Randles Promoted to Director of Product Advancement

APH is excited to announce the promotion of Dr. Lauralyn Randles to her new position as Director of Product Advancement...

Braillewriter made of cast aluminum alloy, highly polished on the outside. It has piano-like keys in the front, separated by a stainless-steel space bar. Two folding arms extend from the back to hold the paper.

The Foundation Writer

When the AFB Helen Keller Archives were loaned to APH in 2020 by the American Foundation for the Blind, they...

A collection of APH Press books, including Reading Connections: Strategies for Teaching Students with Visual Impairments, sit on a bookshelf alongside a pink hat with the APH logo on it, a small flag that has the APH logo and the words

Activities for Teaching Reading Skills

Reading is an important skill used in daily living. Yet many children struggle with becoming proficient readers. The APH Press...