BLC 2021 Symposium (6/10) - Introducing the Museum of the American Printing House for the Blind
Channel: Braille Literacy Canada
Date: 16/08/2021

On June 4, 2021, Braille Literacy Canada held its first ever virtual Braille Symposium, including four presentations and question-and-answer sessions by renowned speakers in the braille world. 

For more information, see https://www.brailleliteracycanada.ca/en/programs/workshops/symposium2021.

In this presentation, join Museum Director Mike Hudson for a walk through the Museum of the American Printing House for the Blind in Louisville Kentucky. Founded in 1858, APH is the world’s largest manufacturer of braille and educational products for folks that are blind or visually impaired. The museum opened in 1994 and Mike joined the team in 2005. The collection and exhibits tell the history of education and rehabilitation efforts since the late 18th century and the first tactile books, a large collection of braillewriters and braille slate, fascinating electronic travel aids and other technology, a cornucopia of educational aids, tactile maps, and countless photographs and documents. The museum recently added the AFB Helen Keller Archive, cementing it, in Mike’s opinion if nobody else’s, as an essential stop for anyone with an interest in blindness history.