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Latest News from APH

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Solid Light: Cynthia Torp’s Unique Model

We’ve been learning about the creation of The Dot Experience through the lens of the team at Solid Light. We...

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Building Your Language Arts Toolkit

Language Arts is a foundational class for all students because it teaches essential skills such as reading, writing, speaking, and...

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Building Your Multiple Disabilities Toolkit

At APH, we specialize in providing accessible products and services for the blind and low vision community. However, we also...

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Meet APH Scholar Megan Macy

APH is proud to recognize Megan Macy, nominated by Ex Officio Trustee (EOT) Tanya Armstrong, as a 2022-2023 APH Scholar....

The covers of two brochures for the Iowa School for the Blind in Vinton, Iowa. The picture on one brochure depicts a group of young girls, holding hands and dancing in a circle. They are all dressed in white and have flowers in their hair. A caption reads, ”Flower Girls Dance – May Day fete – 1924.

Unsolved Mysteries in Historical Research

You know those history research shows that trace your family’s history? I love shows like that, and they’re a great...

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Announcing the PageBlaster Extended Warranty

Extended warranties are now available for PageBlaster embossers. Created through a partnership with HumanWare, this powerful embosser for continuous fanfold...

Polly Thomson in a plaid suit and a brimmed hat; Anne Sullivan wearing a black dress and a feathered hat; Helen Keller wearing a light suit, fur stole, and cocked hat; and actor Charlie Chaplain wearing loose pants and a plaid vest. He wears white face makeup and his trademark short mustache and holds a bowler hat in his lap. Keller’s left hand rests easily on Chaplain’s shoulder. Her right hand has two fingers on Sullivan’s lips, and her right thumb rests under Sullivan’s chin. A hand-cranked motion picture camera on a tripod is in the background.

Lights, Camera, Symposium!

Photo caption: Left to Right, Polly Thomson, Anne Sullivan, Helen Keller, Charlie Chaplin. Photo AFB Helen Keller Archive.   When...