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Finding the Right Product for Learners with CVI

When our project leaders begin working on a product, the goal is to address the needs of many learners. Long...

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The APH I-M-ABLE Kit: Helping Young Students Succeed

“This approach is what moved my student from reading just braille letters to reading words. He can now record events...

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The Braille You Need – FAST!

It takes time to transcribe and emboss a book – but we know there are times you need braille right...

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APH Physical Education: Leading a Healthy Life

Our physical education website provides families, educators, and people who are blind or visually impaired with information about specialized APH...

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Getting the Most out of BrailleBlaster: Quick and Easy Tutorials

BrailleBlaster! BrailleBlaster? Is it a video game? Is it a superhero? No, even better, it’s a free, braille transcription program...

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Stevie Wonder’s Trail to Braille

This is part of our series on the importance of braille literacy. We asked braille readers about their introduction to...

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Jessica’s Trail to Braille

This is part of our series on the importance of braille literacy. We asked braille readers about their introduction to...

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Introducing BrailleBuzz!

BrailleBuzz is a fun new way to get children involved in forming early literacy skills. This instructional toy resembles a...

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BrailleBuzz: An Interactive Braille Learning Experience

by Jessica Minneci Bzzz! Give your child a jump start on learning braille with BrailleBuzz! Shaped like a cartoon bumblebee,...

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Snap Circuits Jr.

Preparing young people for the future is what education is all about. More than ever, there’s an emphasis on Science,...

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Reach & Match Learning Kit Stimulates Multiple Senses to Educate and Engage

Every child needs multi-sensory stimulation, even when some of those senses are impaired. That’s why APH now offers the Reach...

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The Tactile and CVI Book Builder Kits

For a typically sighted child who is not yet a reader, visual illustrations offer an important bridge to “making meaning”...

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Angela’s Story: Running

by Angela Theriault I am deaf and have Usher syndrome and am currently the director of the Deafblind Service Center...

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Kevin’s Story: Speed Skating

A deafblind speed skater skates as fast as he can to his dream. by Kevin Frost Like every little boy...

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Bruce’s Story: Traveling

by Bruce Visser I was born with hearing loss and, as I grew up, slowly became deaf; as a teenager,...

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