tactile graphics

Leveling the Playing Field: Perspective of a DeafBlind User

Danielle Burton, APH’s Communications Accessibility Editor, has long hoped for a piece of access technology that levels the playing field...

Imagine opening the classroom door on your very first day of school, the excitement of meeting new friends and learning...

A student who is blind or low vision sees about a dozen tactile graphics in a school year, while their...

Standardized tests can be a source of anxiety for students who are blind or have low vision. Although they are...

On April 8th, 2024, North America experienced a total solar eclipse. According to NASA, “99% of people who reside in...

Educators are the experts! They have the experience and knowledge necessary to understand what tools will give their students the...

Imagine what it would be like to be shut off from the outside world for decades, only to find that...

The braille metamorphosis has begun! More than 40 teachers from across the U.S. are gathering in Orlando, FL prior to...

For the past year, APH’s production department has been focusing on improving efficiency within the department. Thanks to the efforts...

This blog was originally published in 2019 as “8 STEM Products for Inclusive Classrooms.” It has been updated to include two...

We all know it’s important to eat healthily, but we also know following through can be tricky, especially when there...

Remember your health education classes in middle and high school? For many of us, they evoked a combination of curiosity...

Tactile graphics make visual concepts accessible by providing tactile representations of maps, diagrams, and graphs to people who are blind...

The Tactile Graphics Image Library (TGIL) is a free online resource that puts tactile graphics at your fingertips. Teachers, students,...