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Category Archives: Independence

APH ConnectCenter Celebrates Five Years – and a Streamlined Website

Posted on August 3, 2023 - 7:16 pm by Amy Lynn Smith
APH ConnectCenter website: boy wearing eyeglasses reads braille on an adult’s lap. Text: Life changing resources for people who are blind or low vision Text: Our mission is to empower people toward greater independence and lifelong success by providing free curated information and resources to assist children, parents, job seekers, and adults who are blind or low vision.

There’s much to celebrate this summer at APH ConnectCenter – and we’re not just discussing Independence Day. Then again, it is a celebration of independence for people who are blind […]

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2022 in our Rearview: APH ConnectCenter’s Year in Review

Posted on December 13, 2022 - 4:13 pm by Shannon Carollo
View of Back of Car in Rear View Mirror

Trip Down Memory Lane We’re taking a trip down memory lane—with 2022 in our rearview! We at the APH ConnectCenter invite you to look back with us at the top […]

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Beginning your Learning Journey with Hadley

Posted on December 6, 2022 - 2:27 pm by Steve Kelley
Person Looking at the Hadley Website on a Tablet and viewing a prescription bottle

Hadley: A Great Gift for People Who Are Blind or Low Vision Who says great gifts need to be expensive? Or, that you can’t give yourself a great gift, just […]

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WWII Blinded Veteran Has Special Connection to NASA

Posted on November 6, 2022 - 6:52 am by Empish J. Thomas
 Ed at the Museum of Science Industry in Chicago, pointing out to his great-grandsons the parts on each capsule that he worked on.

Editor’s note: In honor of Veteran’s Day on November 11, APH VisionAware brings you this exciting story about a Veteran and his experience both in WWII and the space program. […]

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An Introduction to APH Huntington: A Program to Enhance Resources and Outcomes for a Rural Area

Posted on August 17, 2022 - 2:49 pm by Lee Huffman
VA Image: Toni Walls, Executive Director, Cabell-Wayne Association of the Blind and Lee Huffman presenting at the April 2022 APH Huntington Impactful Living Summit.

APH Huntington Launches In July 2020, the American Printing House for the Blind launched APH Huntington – a new program developed to provide technology and other trainings to people who […]

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