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A Validation of the Work We’re Doing: An Insider’s Perspective on the ICEB Conference

May 30th marked the end of the Eighth General Assembly of the International Council on English Braille (ICEB) held in...

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Polly Thomson and Helen Keller stand with two Native American men wearing robes and full feather headdresses. Helen wears a headband with two eagle feathers and a leather dress with fringe and beading. A caption reads, ”Stony Indians at Banff Make Helen Keller Tribe Sister.”

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...

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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...

The Blind Detective in Popular Culture

This month, on the museum’s Facebook and Twitter, we’re posting some photos and brief histories of blind detectives in fiction,...

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Take the Challenge: How the Braille Challenge Promotes Literacy

In honor of Braille Literacy Month in January, we wanted to highlight a contest that encourages all students to show...

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APH Brings Inclusive Arts Exhibit to Huntington, WV

On December 7, 2021, APH Huntington, a program of the American Printing House for the Blind (APH), celebrated the work...

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The Carrier’s Address

I stumbled across something interesting while cataloging the archives of the Kentucky School for the Blind Alumni Association yesterday. Historians...