News Releases

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2026 News Releases

• Monarch 2.0 Software Update Expands Independent Learning Opportunities for Students Who Are Blind or Low Vision (PDF)
• The Dot Experience Highlights the Future of Inclusive Design for Global Accessibility Awareness Day (PDF)
• APH Braille Laptop Featured in GitHub Hackathon to Advance Accessibility (PDF)
• Application Opens for Impactful Monarch Projects: Education-focused Student Pilot Project and Employment-focused RISE Project (PDF)
• Partnership with The WNET Group and Bridge Multimedia Expands Access and Accessibility for Gamers (PDF)
• APH Promotes Jo Haas to Chief Operating Officer (PDF)
• APH and the Hall of Fame for Leaders and Legends in the Blindness Field Announce New 10-Year Agreement (PDF)
• Major Monarch Update Unlocks Most Requested Features (PDF)

2025 News Releases

• The Dot Experience Welcomes Darrick Wood (PDF)
• The Dot Experience Receives $250,000 Grant from James Graham Brown Foundation (PDF)
• Honoring Excellence: Four Prestigious Awards Presented at APH Annual Meeting (PDF)
• APH Monarch Named One of TIME’s Best Inventions of 2025 (PDF)
• The Dot Experience Scheduled to Open in 12 Months (PDF)
• Monarch RISE Welcomes 80 Inspiring Leaders Ready to Make a Difference (PDF)
• APH Monarch Showcases Refreshable Braille + Freestyle Tactile Graphics (PDF)
• APH Welcomes Three Senior Level Leaders (PDF)
• APH Secures Funding to Advance Employment Opportunities (PDF)
• APH Celebrates the Future of Coding Tools (PDF)

2024 News Releases

• APH Welcomes Two Members to Board of Trustees (PDF)
• Four Prestigious Awards and Two Inducted into Hall of Fame During APH Annual Meeting (PDF)
• APH Monarch Officially Released (PDF)
• APH’s Braille Tales Celebrates Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library’s Latest Milestone (PDF)
• APH Welcomes Congressman and Assistant Secretary of Labor for Disability Employment Policy for Tour (PDF)
• APH’s Monarch Named a Finalist in Fast Company’s 2024 Innovation by Design Awards (PDF)
• APH and NSITE Collaborate to Create Free Job Seekers Toolkit (PDF)
• GE Appliances Visits Classroom That Sparked New Commercial Idea (PDF)
• APH Welcomes David P. Nigro to the Board of Trustees (PDF)
• APH Named to Fast Company’s Annual List of the World’s Most Innovative Companies of 2024 (PDF)
• American Printing House for the Blind Announces $50,000 Sponsorship for The Dot Experience (PDF)
• American Printing House for the Blind Announces $200,000 Pledge for The Dot Experience (PDF)
• APH Launches First Official Program of The Dot Experience with $100,000 Grant from PNC Foundation (PDF)