tactile graphics

Employee Spotlight: Andrew Dakin

APH has many employees who work behind the scenes every day to make a difference, and we want to take...

Monarch’s multi-line display makes it perfect for accessing and inspecting tactile graphics. The unique zoom features alongside 10 lines of...

With an ever-growing need for tactile graphics, American Printing House’s new Wing It app puts tactile images into the hands...

The Tactile Graphic Image Library (TGIL) is the American Printing House’s free online database full of tactile images ready for...

Orientation and mobility, assistive technology, and independent living skills are vital for adults who are blind or low vision to...

Someone with typical vision can easily view pictures on their phone or computer. Students who are blind or low vision...

Imagine accessing materials by viewing one line of braille at a time. Now, picture interacting with them by intervals of...

A new piece of access technology can be both educational and fun. For rising fourth grader Gavin Leblond, that device...

On Saturday, July 13th, fifty visitors attended “Touch and Texture,” the latest in our education series, Connect the Dots, at...

Tactile maps give people who are blind or low vision a sense of their surroundings. Through careful study, a mental...

Science classes include a variety of graphics, which can be expensive and slow to produce. APH’s Monarch, is breaking down...

Technology is constantly changing, opening a whole new world of possibilities that were unimaginable even ten years ago. Rendering braille...

Understanding the world around you can be difficult when you cannot see it clearly. A tactile globe and atlas are...

Soaring across the globe, the Monarch renders braille and tactile graphics on the same surface, allowing students to have access...

Karen Anderson, Education Programs Coordinator at the National Federation of the Blind (NFB), says her first impression of the Monarch...