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Latest News from APH

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Product Updates & Upgrades

APH is always working to improve what already exists as we produce new technology and products to ensure we are...

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Aging and Vision Loss Bookshelf

Many adults lose their vision later in life and may have difficulty adapting to their vision loss, which can have...

A view of one wall of the Museum Annex. Visible are two industrial machines. One resembles a piano, except each key makes a punch onto a piece of metal. The second shows three rounded tops (part of a cylinder press). Blurred images of other machines continue down the wall.

The Way We Worked

Lots of changes are afoot here at APH. We are knee deep in construction in the building as part of...

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Phase Boxes and Flat Dots: Preserving Braille Materials in the KSB Alumni Association Collection

Our next-door neighbor the Kentucky School for the Blind (KSB) has a long and rich history, and as such has...

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All About the All-in-One Boards

APH’s All-in-One Boards—large and small—provide two commonplace working surfaces that can accommodate a variety of learning and recreational activities. These...

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Finding Sadie

“The blind veterans here in the Helen Keller class are able, thru talking books, to obliterate the tedious hospital hours...

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LEGO Braille Bricks Preconference at CEC

Join Marie Oddoux and Marc Angelier of the LEGO Foundation for a CEC preconference training on LEGO Braille Bricks. CEC...