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Monarch is Making a Difference: The Tactile Graphic Image Library

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

Every experience is a learning experience. For students who are blind or low vision, this may include an introduction to...

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

APH’s Monarch has flown into the hearts of many professionals. We recently spoke with Seth Leblond, the Assistive Technology Coordinator...

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

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

A new piece of access technology is soaring across the United States and will be coming soon to a classroom...

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...

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

National Library Week is an annual celebration of the value and impact libraries across the country bring to their communities....

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

Tactile graphics are an important tool in the tactile literacy toolkit, and there’s so much to them that it’s hard...

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