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A FamilyConnect Partner
American Printing House for the Blind
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1839 Frankfort Avenue
PO Box 6085
Louisville, KY 40206-0085
Local Telephone: (502) 895-2405
Toll Free Telephone: (800) 223-1839
www.aph.org
E-mail: info@aph.org
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About American Printing House for the Blind
Under the Federal Act to Promote the Education of the Blind of 1879, APH is the official supplier of educational materials for visually impaired students working at less than college level in the United States and its Outlying Areas. Funds appropriated under the Act are used by each state to purchase educational materials from APH. APH also offers a variety of materials for sale to individuals. APH maintains the Tactile Graphics Image Library database; and the LOUIS Database, a listing of publications in accessible formats from a number of agencies; Fred's Head from APH Blog offers tips and hints by and for persons who are blind and visually impaired; and the Accessible Media Producers database, a listing of volunteers and agencies who publish materials in an accessible format. The Museum of the American Printing House for the Blind features a history of APH and the development of educational materials for people who are visually impaired. APH sponsors National Instructional Partnerships, a series of workshops held across the United States. Additionally, the field's Hall of Fame: Leaders and Legends of the Blindness Field is housed at APH.
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Services
Braille and Reading Instruction
Provides a wide variety of products used in the teaching and learning of braille. An example is 'On the Way to Literacy' a set of storybooks designed to increase preliteracy skills for children who are blind or visually impaired.
Education Services
Administers Federal Quota accounts designated for the purchase of educational materials under the federal Act to Promote the Education of the Blind of 1879. APH develops and manufactures hundreds of educational products, tools, and supplies that support students who are visually impaired.
Information and Referral
APH offers many services that support our products. Through the National Instructional Partnerships, APH partners with organizations in the field of blindness to sponsor instruction in specific areas of blindness and visual impairment as they relate to the use of APH products. APH provides Louis, a database that allows teachers, parents, and students to locate thousands of textbooks in braille, large print, recorded, and computer disc formats available from producers across the United States. Access Louis at www.aph.org.
Libraries/Alternate Media and Learning Resources
APH manufactures textbooks and other educational publications for students who are visually impaired. APH also provides publications useful to adults, such as cookbooks and dictionaries. In addition, APH creates recorded books on a contract basis. APH produces books in four accessible formats:
Braille
Recorded
Large Print
Computer Disc
APH also develops and manufactures hundreds of products, tools, and supplies that support students and adults who are visually impaired and increase their independence. Examples of these are
braille instructional programs
talking computer software
low vision assessment kits
early childhood development materials
braille writing slates
audio recording equipment
videos on topics related to blindness
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