150th Anniversary of the American Printing House for the Blind
 | In 1858, the Kentucky General Assembly passed an act to establish the American Printing House for the Blind. The organization would print books embossed with Braille letters, giving visually impaired people access to written materials previously unavailable to them. Now the APH is 150 years old, and is still publishing books, producing recorded materials, developing assistive technologies, and running support programs for the blind and visually impaired. Join us this Wednesday to learn more about APH and how technologies for the blind have evolved over the past 150 years. |
Listen to the ShowGuests:
Jeanette Wicker, Core Curriculum Project Leader
Fred Grissoni, Product Support Specialist
Larry Skutchan, Technology Project Leader
On the Web:
- The American Printing House for the Blind homepage
- Legends & pioneers of blindness assistive technology