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A thumbnail of the wall that curves behind the water pump in the Helen Keller exhibit area. Also there is a large seven or eight foot high black and white historical photo of the water pump in the yard in front of the office. And a smaller black and white image of Anne Sullivan and Helen, who has a doll sitting on her lap. To the right of these images is a sign that poses the question:

Finding Helen Keller’s Water Pump: An Ongoing Investigation

As APH continues to design exhibits for The Dot Experience, we are working to create the most accurate representations as...

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Studio photo of Helen Keller as a teenager. She wears a long white dress with a full skirt and puffed sleeves. White lace decorates the high neck, the sleeves, and the edge of the skirt.

What Do You Want to Know About Helen?

I have received some very interesting research questions about Helen Keller during my first year as Archivist in the AFB...

6 app icons for the apps described in the blog.

Free Apps and Actions from APH

We use apps every day to check email, listen to music, play games, and connect with friends. We’re excited to...

Newspaper sketch of an iron printing press with a large spoked flywheel, geared mechanisms, curved printing surface, and an output table.

Our First Book

You’re not going to believe this, but with centuries of potential titles to choose from, all three of the first...

Attention: Tiger Software Suite is Upgrading!

If you own a PixBlaster embosser, you are probably already familiar with Tiger Software Suite (TSS) since your embosser came...

A ballroom filled with round tables. People are seated and looking forward at a presentation on a set of large screens.

APH Outreach Attends Southeastern Deafblind Collaborative Conference

As APH’s Outreach Specialist for the Southeast, I attended and participated in the first Connections: Learning from Each Other Conference....

Two open pages of Crokato. On the left is a tactile illustration of Crokato with sand-colored skin on a light green sheet of paper. On the right is large print text with braille.

LDQR Literacy Products for Young Learners

Get in touch with literacy through tactile books and games produced for APH by the French tactile book publisher, Les...