APH educational and accessibility products

APH, the American Printing House for the Blind, is the world's largest nonprofit organization dedicated to creating educational, workplace, and independent living products for people who are blind or visually impaired. Founded in 1858 in Louisville, Kentucky, the organization has a long-standing history of innovation, including the development of braille textbooks, talking books, and modern digital accessibility tools.

The brand's manufacturing is primarily centered at its historic facility in Louisville, Kentucky, where it has expanded multiple times over the decades to accommodate growing production needs. As a non-profit corporation, APH operates under a unique federal mandate; specifically, the 1879 Federal Act to Promote the Education of the Blind, which designates APH as the official supplier of educational materials for visually impaired students in the United States. Today, the organization remains a private, nonprofit entity governed by a Board of Trustees, and it continues to be at the forefront of assistive technology and educational resources.