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We Should Not Forget: A Black History Month Profile of Vince Male

A Museum guest blog by the Rev. Dr. Eugene A. Bourquin Sometimes our history – our heroes – slip...

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An Inside Look at the TGIL

The Tactile Graphics Image Library (TGIL) is a free online resource that puts tactile graphics at your fingertips. Teachers, students,...

Building Your Tactile Literacy Toolkit

Tactile literacy is one of the cornerstones of education. Students who build their tactile literacy skills will be more successful...

The History of Puzzle Maps

When I first started working in the museum at APH in 2005, I’d often commandeer my young son and nephews...

Beloved APH Products Get UEB Update

We’ve been hard at work expanding our offering of materials produced in Unified English Braille (UEB). We’re excited to introduce...

Helen Keller and the Stoney Nakoda Nation

In September of 2021, the AFB Helen Keller Archive received a handful of Helen Keller artifacts that had been discovered...

A Journey from Braille to Print: Rediscovered 19th Century French Organ Music

Chipping away at the backlog of unprocessed collections (there’s always a backlog in archives), I came across four spiral-bound volumes...