Sep 23, 2024 | Braille, Featured, Kentucky, Lifestyle, News
Someone with typical vision can easily view pictures on their phone or computer. Students who are blind or low vision require those images to be made tactile, which takes a lot of paper, supplies, time, and money to produce. To solve this problem, APH created the Wing...
Sep 20, 2024 | Braille, Featured, Kentucky, Lifestyle, News
Since 1858, APH has called Louisville, KY home, growing alongside the community we proudly serve. Though much of our work at APH is funded through The Federal Act to Promote the Education of the Blind (The Act), as a nonprofit, we also rely on the support of donors to...
Sep 19, 2024 | Braille, Featured, Kentucky, Lifestyle, News
As The Dot Experience continues to develop, the Influencer Campaign has provided individuals with the opportunity to share authentic stories about how their lives were changed by the people around them. The fundraising initiative encourages individuals and groups to...
Sep 16, 2024 | Braille, Featured, Kentucky, Lifestyle, News
A new Hulu documentary, “Sacred Soil: The Piney Woods School Story,” highlights the Piney Woods Country Life School located in rural Mississippi, 20 miles from Jackson. Established in 1909 by Laurence C. Jones. Piney Woods is the oldest of four historically African...
Sep 13, 2024 | Braille, Featured, Kentucky, Lifestyle, News
One of the biggest early questions about eBraille was whether the standard would be print-based, like DOCX or EPUB, or braille-based, like BRF or PEF. Both approaches are used today so it’s possible to know the benefits and drawbacks of each approach. This question...