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Bringing Popular Online Games to Monarch with PBS and Wordstock

The Monarch is a revolutionary braille device with a 10-line by 32-cell refreshable display. It supports braille, eBraille, and tactile graphics, while offering a variety of...

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2022 National Coding Symposium for Students

The free 2022 National Coding Symposium is back for the second year of coding fun and information! Our goal is...

A woman sits in front of a stereograph, a machine for embossing dots onto metal plates. Her fingers rest on six keys, that resemble piano keys. Held snugly in a frame at the back of the machine is a metal plate printing plate.

The Unsung Story of Nelle Edwards

It turns out blogging is not as easy as it appears. Not only do you need something fresh to say,...

Helen Keller sits at a desk, her fingers poised on the keys of a typewriter. Her hair is piled on top of her head and she wears a light-colored dress with pleating down the front.

Series 3: Unprocessed

When the AFB Helen Keller Archive arrived at APH, we found a few boxes labeled “Series 3: Unprocessed.” These unprocessed...

Close up of an acrylic painting of a black dog's face. A little bit of a brown harness can be seen on his back. Next to him sits a large pumpkin.

An Artist’s InSight: An Interview with Amanda Stephens

Art is a form of self-expression that helps everyone showcase their interpretation of the world. We spoke with APH InSights...

A child uses their hand to move the orange caterpillar across a patch of tall, green grass with the text and braille on the page reading, “A caterpillar in my backyard. He is small, SOFT, and a little bit prickly.”

Reimagining The Caterpillar Book

NOTE: Due to supply chain issues this product is currently unavailable. APH is working diligently with our vendors to have this...

A square foil canvas on a blue background. The canvas is decorated with paint and a drawing in relief depicting a sunset on the water as seen from the beach with birds flying overhead.

Behind the Canvas: An Inside Look at the APH InSights Art Competition

Since 1992, APH has hosted the annual InSights Art Competition, an international art contest open to artists of all ages...