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Change Makers: A Podcast from APH

English - January 26, 2023 15:00 - 29 minutes - 21.2 MB
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Previous Episode: The Importance of Braille and its Future

Next Episode: Black History Month with Anil Lewis

We're celebrating Braille Literacy Month and taking a look back at how braille came to be. We will also hear more from Anne Durham and Greg Stilson as they continue their discussion about the Monarch. After that, we will hear from someone who got the chance to try out the Monarch.

On this Podcast (In Order of Appearance)

Sara Brown, APH Public Relations ManagerMicheal Hudson, APH Museum DirectorAnne Durham, APH Vice President/Chief Officer, Innovation and StrategyGreg Stilson, APH Head of Global Technology InnovationKaren Anderson, National Federation of the Blind Education Programs Coordinator

Additional Links

The Dynamic Tactile Device: A New Solution to an Old Problem FreeList/Dynamic Tactile Display FreeList/eBRF The Next Stop on the Holy Braille Highway: 2022 and Beyond APH Partners with DAISY Consortium on New Digital Braille Standard 2022 Abacus Bee

Email Links

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Additional Braille Product Links

APH Light-Touch Perkins Brailler®Classroom Calendar Kit, English Edition Classroom Calendar Kit, Spanish Edition Janus Interline Braille Slate with Saddle-Shaped Stylus MiniBook Slate with Styluses Pocket Braille Slate (Pins Up), Clear Plastic with Large Handle Stylus

BANA Code books, Also Available in Braille

Braille Formats: Principles of Print-to-Braille Transcription, 2016 - Print Guidelines and Standards for Tactile Graphics, 2010, Print Edition Braille Code for Chemical Notation, 1997: Print Music Braille Code, 2015, Print