2005 Annual Report
October 1, 2004 — September 30, 2005

J. Elton Moore presented a humorous and moving keynote speech entitled "Meeting the Needs of Students in a Changing Environment." Dr. Moore is the Director of the Rehabilitation and Research Training Center on Blindness and Low Vision at Mississippi State University and has been published extensively.

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Annette Reichman, Project Officer of the U.S. Department of Education, expressed great interest in the mission of APH and the activities at Annual Meeting. Reichman oversees APH's administration of the Act to Promote the Education of the Blind.

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Tuck Tinsley congratulated Lauren Allen, an award-winning APH InSights artist from the Clovernook Center for the Blind, Cincinnati, OH. Each year, several of the competition winners attend Annual Meeting to receive their awards in person.

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Professor Jan van Dijk of the Sint-Michielsgestel Institute in The Netherlands, led an informal discussion about communication, literacy, and behavioral concerns for students who are deafblind at a pre-Annual Meeting session. Dr. van Dijk was attending Annual Meeting to present two product training sessions on his CD-ROM Child-guided Strategies for Assessing Children who are Deafblind or have Multiple Disabilities, an APH product since May 2005.

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Attendees were able to interact with the latest APH products in the Products Showcase room.

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Reports from the Advisory Committees

Reports from the Advisory Committees to the Ex Officio Trustees of the American Printing House for the Blind for Fiscal Year 2005

Formal Report: 2005 Nominations Committee for Ex Officio Trustee Advisory Committees

The members of the 2005 Nominations Committee are:

• Teresa Lacy, Alabama, Chair
• Rod Brawley, California
• Elaine Sveen, Maryland

Members of the Committee are honored to have been asked to perform the important assignment of nominating Ex Officio Trustees to serve on APH's two Advisory Committees.

The Educational Products Advisory Committee and the Educational Services Advisory Committee support APH in the organization's continuous improvement process, focusing on providing quality products and services that effectively meet the needs of our field. Ex Officio Trustees benefit and contribute through service on the Advisory Committees; the experience is an opportunity to learn about APH and to impact our important work.

Advisory Committee members are nominated with the following in mind:

• Geographic representation;
• Representation from a variety of agencies eligible for Federal Quota Funds;
• Experience as an Ex Officio Trustee;
• No Advisory Committee experience in the last three years;
• Gender diversity;
• A willingness to accept the responsibilities of the membership;
• The members of the Nominations Committee may not self-nominate.

The 2005 Nominations Committee recommended the following slate that was unanimously approved at the Formal Meeting of the Ex Officio Trustees convened on October 15, 2005, in Louisville, Kentucky:

Educational Products Advisory Committee

Chair for a one-year term: Carol McCarroll, Ex Officio Trustee representing the Tennessee State Department of Education

For three-year terms as committee members: Lorri Quigley, Ex Officio Trustee representing the Utah School for the Deaf and Blind and the Utah State Office of Education; Dean Stenehjem, Ex Officio Trustee representing the Washington State School for the Blind

Alternate for a one-year term: Kenalea Johnson, Ex Officio Trustee representing the New Mexico State Department of Education

The full 2005-2006 Educational Products Advisory Committee will be: (The year preceding the name indicates the final year of regular committee tenure.)

• Chair - Carol McCarroll, Tennessee
• 2006 - Robb Farrell, Maryland
• 2006 - Jean Small, Maine
• 2007 - Bernadette Kappen, Pennsylvania
• 2007 - Tom Winton, North Carolina
• 2008 - Lorri Quigley, Utah
• 2008 - Dean Stenehjem, Washington
• Alternate - Kenalea Johnson, New Mexico

The Educational Services Advisory Committee

Chair for a one-year term: Karen Blankenship, Ex Officio Trustee representing the Iowa Department of Education

For two-year terms as committee members: Jacqueline Denk, Ex Officio Trustee representing the Kansas State Board of Education; James Downs, Ex Officio Trustee representing the Georgia State Department of Education

Alternate for a one-year term: Carmen Suminski, Ex Officio Trustee representing North Dakota Department of Public Instruction

The full 2005-2006 Educational Services Advisory Committee will be: (The year preceding the name indicates the final year of regular committee tenure.)

• Chair - Karen Blankenship, Iowa
• 2006 - Joe Catavero, New York
• 2006 - Jean Martin, Minnesota
• 2007 - Jacqueline Denk, Kansas
• 2007 - James Downs, Georgia
• Alternate - Carmen Suminski, North Dakota

The Nominations Committee thanks the new and returning Advisory Committee members and chairs for their willingness to serve. We encourage all interested Ex Officio Trustees to declare your interest to be a future Advisory Committee member; it is the single most important way to contribute as an Ex Officio Trustee.

Respectfully submitted,
Teresa Lacy, Chair
Rod Brawley and Elaine Sveen,
Members of the Nominations Committee
Louisville, Kentucky October 15, 2005

Report of the Educational Services Advisory Committee to the Trustees of the American Printing House for the Blind for Fiscal Year 2005

Introduction

The purpose of the Educational Services Advisory Committee (ESAC) is to:

• Provide oversight and leadership in the planning, evaluation, and delivery of services,
• Identify new services needed,
• Assist the promotion of APH products through services and,
• Advise APH on general operations and communications as they relate to the accountability of services provided.

The Committee met May 31-June 3, 2005 to address the 2004 ESAC report and to develop commendations and recommendations based on APH's response to this report. To assist with this endeavor, interactive presentations were made by APH's administrative staff and ESAC committee members. These interactive presentations provided progress updates on the 2004 recommendations, operations, and information on new initiatives.

ESAC Commendations 2005

The Committee commends APH for:

1. Its commitment to promoting and improving services and products as related to the Act to Promote the Education of the Blind (1879).
2. Mandatory training of the Ex Officio Trustees (EOTs) that was conducted at the2004 Annual Meeting.
3. Completion of the Louis Database of Accessible Materials survey in 2004.
4. Developing collaborative relationships, as follows:
   1. Participation in the Cortical Visual Impairment (CVI) Summit
   2. Leadership in the National Agenda for the Education of Children and Youths with Visual Impairments, Including Those with Multiple Disabilities
   3. Co-sponsorship of the National Family Conference in cooperation with the National Association for Parents of Children with Visual Impairments (NAPVI) and the Hadley School for the Blind
   4. Collaboration with the American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) and the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired (TSBVI) in the development of three accessible tests documents (Checklist for Request for Proposal Building, Assessment Issues: An Accommodations Guide, and Checklist for Test Administrators) presented at the 2005 Josephine L. Taylor Leadership Institute
   5. Partnerships with state entities and publishers by the Accessible Tests Department and Accessible Textbook Initiative and Collaboration Project (ATIC)
5. Identifying, planning, and implementing National Instructional Partnership (NIP) trainings that support APH products.
6. Effective use of technological advances to improve services, as follows:
   1. Redesign of the braille production floor in the plant that eliminated the eight-month backlog
   2. Lease and use of the Xerox® iGen3® digital color press for large print production that produces crisper color and quick turn-around at only $0.50 per page
   3. Development of webcast option for dissemination of information and training
7. Posting the Student Registration System and Babies Count to the web.
8. Willingness to accept the critical responsibility for the National Instructional Materials Access Center (NIMAC).
9. Improvements in the area of communication via web and electronic media for Federal Quota and non-Federal Quota customers.

ESAC Recommendations 2005

The Committee recommends that APH:

1. Continue to provide mandatory EOT training at annual meetings.
2. Continue to use the feedback from the Louis survey to guide future direction for the resource services.
3. With regard to the historic implementation of NIMAS/NIMAC,
   1. Collaborate with AFB on NIMAS/NIMAC talking points for the awareness of EOTs and the development of state education plans
   2. Keep EOTs informed of developments regarding NIMAS/NIMAC on a regular basis
   3. Utilize the advisory committees (ESAC and EPAC) for input on future direction of NIMAC
   4. Provide update to the field on NIMAC at the 2005 Annual Meeting
4. Continue to encourage states to participate in Babies Count.
5. Establish additional collaborative partnerships, as follows:
   1. Explore creating a network of approved braille producers that are accessible to EOTs
   2. Solicit ideas for NIPs and develop partnerships with EOTs on needed trainings
   3. Develop a focus group on the quality of tactile graphics with emphasis on collaboration between transcribers and educators
   4. Develop collaborative partnerships to determine the role/responsibility and training needs of paraeducators/paraprofessionals
   5. Develop collaborative partnerships to identify national standards aligned with APH products and the nine content areas of the Expanded Core Curriculum (ECC)
6. Explore additional distance education technology to encourage participation in training related to products.

Respectfully Submitted,
Stuart Wittenstein, Chair Educational Services Advisory Committee

Report of the Educational Products Advisory Committee to the Trustees of the American Printing House for the Blind for Fiscal Year 2005

Introduction

In April of 2005, the Educational Products Advisory Committee (EPAC) met for the fourth year as a formal advisory body to the American Printing House for the Blind (APH). The committee members reviewed products under development, met with APH staff, and approved new products for sale with Federal Quota funds. It was a pleasure for the Committee to spend time with the innovative and enthusiastic APH staff. After thoughtful review the committee offers the following commendations and recommendations to APH for consideration.

EPAC Commendations 2005

The Committee commends APH for:

1. Its responsiveness to the expressed needs of the Project Leaders and departments throughout APH regarding both the workforce and physical plant.
   1. The redesign of the braille production floor
   2. Adding a programmer position for the Technology Group
2. Project Leaders who wrote their responses to protocol questions and provided supporting documentation to the individual EPAC members during the breakout sessions.
3. Continued collaboration with those in higher education conducting research, with the results being integrated into APH products and assessments.
4. Developing webcast options for disseminating information and training.
5. Creation and development of the CVI website.
6. Taking a leadership role in the development of the National Instructional Materials Access Center (NIMAC).
7. Enabling staff availability in developing the Digital Accessible Information System (DAISY) 3.xstandard and its result, the National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard (NIMAS).
8. Completing the research leading to the proposed five-year Braille Textbook Improvement Project.
9. Budget adjustments to enable centralizing the textbook order process within ATIC.
   1. Both large print and braille
   2. Increased funds for braille transcription and trainings
10. Making permanent the ATIC large print editors.
11. Continued improvements in product research and development
    1. Number and quality of products in development
    2. Use of field tests for items in process
    3. Developing products that have uses across age groupings
    4. Involving a significant number of professionals from the field
12. Continued emphasis on the development of early literacy materials and related projects.
13. Formation of the Tactile Graphics Committee, with collaboration between tactile graphics and early literacy.
14. Filling the position of Early Childhood Project Leader.
15. The continued development of materials on the Accessible Tests Department website.
16. Collaborating on three accessible tests documents presented at the Jo Taylor Leadership Institute, March 2005.
17. New products in the low vision project area.

EPAC Recommendations 2005

The Committee recommends that APH:

1. Project Leaders complete and email responses to the protocol questions prior to the arrival of the EPAC committee. Additional documents can be presented at the group meetings.
2. Consider having a Project Leader only at the beginning of the process for producing a series of books that already have an established format (e.g., Wright Group books, trade books, and leveled readers).
3. Review each project area to determine if Research Assistant support is needed to move priority products forward more quickly.
4. Maintain priority and timeline for the production of the Patterns: Primary Braille Reading Program revision.
5. Develop a unique identifier for software upgrades to indicate Windows® 95-98-2000 or XP compatibility.
6. Develop additional webcast trainings, with topics to be based on solicited input from the field.
7. Expansion of resources and APH products added to the CVI web page.
8. Expand the use of focus groups to help new Project Leaders set priorities.
9. Continue the collaborative process with the medical community in the areas of early identification of children with: blindness or visual impairments, and CVI.
10. Review the different processes in the production of tactile graphics, looking for opportunities for standardization, both in-house and with other organizations. One example of collaboration with a product is the Promising Practices for Transcribing Early Literacy Textbooks.
11. Review the outsourced visual graphics process to ensure a more efficient, timely system.
12. Project Leaders collaborate to consider the use of a product with other age or ability groups.
    1. Additional uses may need field testing with other populations for new manuals or addendums
13. Develop a Product Review banner on the APH website to feature a product each month and include:
    1. Comments from the field that can provide additional instructional uses and opportunities for product updates
    2. Archive the results for ongoing reference
14. Continue development of basic science reference materials used across curricula.
    1. Examples: tables and the solar system with astronomy, developed like the new periodic table of elements
15. Review and enhance the Transition Tote System related to the needs of students to develop auditory learning skills essential in postgraduate learning, assessment and employment. Apply to each of the three versions.

Respectfully Submitted,
Larry Brown, Chair Educational Products Advisory Committee

Addendum to the Advisory Committee Reports, Provided by APH:

APH Products Approved for Purchase with Federal Quota Funds, FY2005

Alphabet Scramble -- 5-01199-00

CVI Perspectives Video:
VHS -- 1-30014-00
DVD -- 1-30014-DVD

ENVISION French & Spanish Street Signs -- 1-08555-00

Homegrown Video: ENVISION I -- 1-30015-00

Homegrown Video: ENVISION II -- 1-30016-00

Invisiboard: Tic-Tac-Toe -- 1-08542-00

Money Talks^TM:
CD-ROM -- D-03560-00
Electronic Distribution -- D-03560-ED

Periodic Table of Elements
Reference Chart -- 1-08855-00
Reference Booklet, Print -- 7-08855-00
Reference Booklet, Braille -- 5-08855-00

Rib-It-Balls*
Jacob's 14" Rib-It-Ball -- 1-07513-00
14" Replacement Bladder -- 1-07513-01
Jacob's 18" Rib-It-Ball -- 1-07514-00
18" Replacement Bladder -- 1-07514-01
Jacob's 30" Rib-It-Ball (with foot pump) -- 1-07515-00
30" Replacement Bladder -- 1-07515-01

* Note: The Mini-Rib-it-Ball is not available with Federal Quota Funds

Rolling Right Along Construction KitTM -- 1-08451-00

Sherlock Talking Label Identifier -- 1-07410-00
Extra Adhesive Labels (pack of 25) -- 1-07411-00
Extra Plastic Tags (pack of 10) -- 1-07412-00

SQUID Tactile Activities Magazine, Issue I -- 1-08862-01

Swirly Mats for Cortical Visual Impairment (CVI) -- 1-08153-00

Swirly Mats for Functional Vision Assessment (FVA) -- 1-08154-00

Tangle Toy® and Tangle Book Kit -- 1-08750-00
Optional Braille Guidebook -- 5-08750-00
Replacement Large Print Guidebook -- 7-08750-00

Distribution of Eligible Students for Fiscal Year 2005, Based on the Federal Quota Census of January 5, 2004

Tables showing the distribution (link opens a new window)

Agencies Receiving Federal Quota Funds

Agencies for the Education of the Visually Impaired in the United States Receiving Federal Quota Funds Due Under an Act to Promote the Education of the Blind, Fiscal Year 2005

Note: The agencies in this section are in the following order within each state: State Departments of Education, Schools for the Blind, Rehabilitation Programs, Programs for the Multihandicapped.

Note: The abbreviation "PNP" means "Private, Non-profit."

State and Agency	Pupils as of January 5, 2004	FY 2005 Allocation in Dollars
Alabama
Alabama State Department of Education, Talladega	674	155,632.22
Alabama State Department of Education, *PNP, Talladega	74	17,087.22
Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind, Talladega	297	68,579.78
Alaska
Alaska State Department of Education, Anchorage	200	46,181.67
American Samoa
American Samoa Department of Education, Pago Pago	9	2,078.18
Arizona
Arizona State Department of Education, Phoenix	997	230,215.61
Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and the Blind, Tucson	177	40,870.78
Arkansas
Arkansas State Department of Education, Sherwood	267	61,652.53
Arkansas State Department of Education, PNP, Sherwood	58	13,392.68
Arkansas School for the Blind, Little Rock	87	20,089.03
Lions World Services for the Blind, Little Rock	51	11,776.33
Conway Human Development Center, Conway	66	15,239.95
California
California Department of Education, Sacramento	5,296	1,222,890.46
California Department of Education, PNP, Sacramento	815	188,190.29
California School for the Blind, Fremont	75	17,318.13
Braille Institute of America, Los Angeles	24	5,541.80
Orientation Center for the Blind, Albany	24	5,541.80
Colorado
Colorado Department of Education, Colorado Springs	629	145,241.34
Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind, Colorado Springs	61	14,085.41
Rehabilitation Center, Denver	16	3,694.53
Connecticut
Board of Education and Services for the Blind, Connecticut, Windsor	761	175,721.24
Oak Hill School, Hartford -- 21 -- 4,849.08
Connecticut State Department of Mental Retardation, Hartford	96	22,167.20
Delaware
State Department of Education, New Castle	134	30,941.72
Division for the Visually Impaired, New Castle	47	10,852.69
District of Columbia
District of Columbia Public Schools, Washington, DC	64	14,778.13
Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind, Riverdale, MD	129	29,787.18
District of Columbia Department of Human Services, Washington, DC	4	923.63
Florida
Florida State Department of Education, Tampa	1,700	392,544.17
Florida State Department of Education, PNP, Tampa	67	15,470.86
Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind, St. Augustine	181	41,794.41
Division of Blind Services, Daytona Beach	66	15,239.95
Conklin Centers for the Blind, Daytona Beach	38	8,774.52
Miami Lighthouse for the Blind, Inc., Miami	7	1,616.36
Georgia
Georgia State Department of Education, Forest Park	996	229,984.70
Georgia State Department of Education, PNP, Forest Park	4	923.63
Georgia Academy for the Blind, Macon	92	21,243.57
Center for the Visually Impaired, Atlanta	69	15,932.68
East Central Regional Hospital, Gracewood	7	1,616.36
Guam
Guam Department of Education, Hagatña	14	3,232.72
Hawaii
Hawaii Department of Education, Honolulu	155	35,790.79
Hawaii Department of Education, PNP, Honolulu	38	8,774.52
Hawaii Center for the Deaf and the Blind, Honolulu	3	692.73
Idaho
Idaho State Department of Education, Gooding	264	60,959.80
Idaho School for the Deaf and the Blind, Gooding	24	5,541.80
Idaho Commission for the Blind, Boise	7	1,616.36
Idaho State School and Hospital, Nampa	7	1,616.36
Illinois
Illinois State Board of Education, Chicago	1,665	384,462.38
Illinois State Board of Education, PNP, Chicago	553	127,692.31
Illinois School for the Visually Impaired, Jacksonville	79	18,241.76
The Chicago Lighthouse for People Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired, Chicago	265	61,190.71
The Hadley School for the Blind, Winnetka	927	428,104.06
Illinois Center for Rehabilitation and Education-Wood, Chicago	25	5,772.71
The Hope School, Springfield	7	1,616.36
Indiana
Indiana Department of Education, Indianapolis	717	165,561.28
Indiana Department of Education, PNP, Indianapolis	24	5,541.80
Indiana School for the Blind, Indianapolis	122	28,170.82
Indiana Department of Education, Adult Students, Indianapolis	70	16,163.58
Iowa
Iowa Department of Education, Des Moines	407	93,979.69
Iowa Department of Education, PNP, Des Moines	5	1,154.54
Iowa Braille and Sight Saving School, Vinton	27	6,234.53
Iowa Department for the Blind, Des Moines	12	2,770.90
Glenwood Resource Center, Glenwood	39	9,005.43
Kansas
Kansas State Board of Education, Kansas City	421	97,212.41
Kansas State Board of Education, PNP, Kansas City	110	25,399.92
Kansas State School for the Blind, Kansas City	49	11,314.51
Rehabilitation Center for the Blind, Topeka	12	2,770.90
Kentucky
Kentucky Department of Education, Louisville	607	140,161.36
Kentucky Department of Education, PNP, Louisville	56	12,930.87
Kentucky School for the Blind, Louisville	64	14,778.13
Kentucky Department for the Blind, Louisville	20	4,618.17
Louisiana
Louisiana Department of Education, Baton Rouge	416	96,057.87
Louisiana Department of Education, PNP, Baton Rouge	1	230.91
Louisiana School for the Visually Impaired, Baton Rouge	46	10,621.78
Louisiana Center for the Blind, Ruston	40	9,236.33
The Lighthouse for the Blind in New Orleans Inc., New Orleans	9	2,078.18
Maine
Maine Division for the Blind and Visually Impaired, Bangor	233	53,801.64
Maryland
Maryland State Department of Education, Baltimore	789	182,186.68
Maryland State Department of Education, PNP, Baltimore	217	50,107.11
The Maryland School for the Blind, Baltimore	166	38,330.78
Massachusetts
Massachusetts Department of Education, Malden	1,497	345,669.78
Massachusetts Department of Education, PNP, Malden	145	33,481.71
Perkins School for the Blind, Watertown	449	103,677.84
The Carroll Center for the Blind, Newton	22	5,079.98
Massachusetts Association for the Blind, Brookline	14	3,232.72
Walter E. Fernald State School, Waltham	64	14,778.13
Massachusetts Commission for the Blind, Boston	174	40,178.05
Michigan
Michigan State Department of Education, Flint	2,162	499,223.82
Michigan State Department of Education, PNP, Flint	15	3,463.63
Michigan Commission for the Blind Training Center, Kalamazoo	205	47,336.21
Visually Handicapped Services, Detroit Receiving Hospital and University Health Center, Detroit	11	2,539.99
Minnesota
Minnesota Department of Education, Faribault	769	177,568.51
Minnesota Department of Education, PNP, Faribault	4	923.63
Minnesota State Academy for the Blind, Faribault	52	12,007.23
Blind, Inc., Minneapolis	12	2,770.90
Vision Loss Resources, Minneapolis	13	3,001.81
Duluth Lighthouse for the Blind, Duluth	3	692.73
Mississippi
Mississippi State Department of Education, Jackson	104	24,014.47
Mississippi School for the Blind, Jackson	96	22,167.20
Addie McBryde Rehabilitation Center for the Blind, Jackson	23	5,310.89
Missouri
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, St. Louis	777	179,415.78
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, PNP, St. Louis	149	34,405.34
Missouri School for the Blind, St. Louis	97	22,398.11
Alphapointe Association for the Blind, Kansas City	5	1,154.54
Missouri Family Support Division, Jefferson City	32	7,389.07
Montana
Montana State Department of Public Instruction, Great Falls	173	39,947.14
Montana State Department of Public Instruction, PNP, Great Falls	1	230.91
Montana School for the Deaf and the Blind, Great Falls	22	5,079.98
Nebraska
Nebraska State Department of Education, Nebraska City	423	97,674.23
Nebraska Center for the Education of Children Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired, Nebraska City	7	1,616.36
Nevada
Nevada Department of Education, Carson City	285	65,808.88
New Hampshire
New Hampshire Department of Education, Concord	149	34,405.34
New Hampshire Department of Education, PNP, Concord	1	230.91
New Jersey
New Jersey Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired, Newark	1,945	449,116.71
St. Joseph's School for the Blind, Jersey City	104	24,014.47
New Mexico
New Mexico State Department of Education, Alamogordo	313	72,274.31
New Mexico State Department of Education, PNP, Alamogordo	11	2,539.99
New Mexico School for the Visually Handicapped, Alamogordo	84	19,396.30
New York
New York State Education Department, Batavia	2,900	669,634.18
New York State Education Department, PNP, Batavia	1,332	307,569.90
Lavelle School for the Blind, Bronx	98	22,629.02
The New York Institute for Special Education, Bronx	98	22,629.02
New York State School for the Blind, Batavia	76	17,549.03
Helen Keller National Center, Sands Point	30	6,927.25
North Carolina
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, Raleigh	807	186,343.03
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, PNP, Raleigh	325	75,045.21
The Governor Morehead School, Raleigh	487	112,452.36
Division of Services for the Blind, Raleigh	19	4,387.26
North Dakota
Department of Public Instruction, Grand Forks	158	36,483.52
Department of Public Instruction, PNP, Grand Forks	16	3,694.53
North Dakota School for the Blind, Grand Forks	89	20,550.84
Ohio
Ohio State Department of Education, Columbus	1,451	335,048.00
Ohio State Department of Education, PNP, Columbus	14	3,232.72
Ohio State School for the Blind, Columbus	102	23,552.65
Clovernook Center for the Blind, Cincinnati	9	2,078.18
Oklahoma
Oklahoma School for the Blind, Muskogee	73	16,856.31
Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation, Oklahoma City	623	143,855.89
Oregon
Oregon Department of Education, Salem	601	138,775.91
Oregon School for the Blind, Salem	32	7,389.07
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Department of Education, Harrisburg	1,590	367,144.25
Pennsylvania Department of Education, PNP, Harrisburg	18	4,156.35
Overbrook School for the Blind, Philadelphia	321	74,121.58
Western Pennsylvania School for Blind Children, Pittsburgh	175	40,408.96
Pittsburgh Vision Services, Pittsburgh	33	7,619.98
Royer-Greaves School for the Blind, Paoli	28	6,465.43
Puerto Rico
Rehabilitation Center for the Blind of Puerto Rico, San Juan	33	7,619.98
Rhode Island
Rhode Island Department of Education, Providence	156	36,021.70
Rhode Island Department of Education, PNP, Providence	63	14,547.23
South Carolina
South Carolina Department of Education, Columbia	370	85,436.08
South Carolina School for the Deaf, Blind, and Multihandicapped, Columbia	179	41,332.59
South Carolina School for the Deaf, Blind, and Multihandicapped, PNP, Columbia	50	11,545.42
South Carolina Commission for the Blind, Columbia	24	5,541.80
South Carolina Department of Disabilities and Special Needs, Columbia	346	79,894.28
South Dakota
South Dakota Department of Education, Pierre	65	15,009.04
South Dakota School for the Blind and Visually Impaired, Aberdeen	89	20,550.84
South Dakota Rehabilitation Center for the Blind, Sioux Falls	8	1,847.27
Tennessee
Tennessee State Department of Education, Nashville	844	194,886.64
Tennessee State Department of Education, PNP, Nashville	54	12,469.05
Tennessee School for the Blind, Nashville	175	40,408.96
Texas
Texas Education Agency, Austin	4,573	1,055,943.82
Texas Education Agency, PNP, Austin	2	461.82
Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired, Austin	144	33,250.80
The Lighthouse for the Blind of Houston, Houston	46	10,621.78
Criss Cole Rehabilitation Center, Austin	58	13,392.68
Texas Department of Mental Health/Mental Retardation, Austin	752	173,643.07
Utah
Utah State Office of Education, Ogden	482	111,297.82
Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind, Ogden	227	52,416.19
Vermont
Vermont State Department of Education, Burlington	107	24,707.19
Virgin Islands
Virgin Islands Department of Education, Christiansted, St. Croix	24	5,541.80
Virginia
Virginia Department of Education, Richmond	1,017	234,833.78
Virginia School for the Deaf, Blind, & Multi-Disabled at Hampton, Hampton	35	8,081.79
Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind-Staunton, Staunton	29	6,696.34
Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired, Richmond	45	10,390.88
Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired, PNP, Richmond	22	5,079.98
Washington
Washington State Department of Public Instruction, Vancouver	779	179,877.59
Washington State Department of Public Instruction, PNP, Vancouver	81	18,703.58
Washington State School for the Blind, Vancouver	47	10,852.69
West Virginia
West Virginia State Department of Education, Romney	275	63,499.79
West Virginia State Department of Education, PNP, Romney	2	461.82
West Virginia Schools for the Deaf and the Blind, Romney	123	28,401.73
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Madiso	659	152,168.59
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, PNP, Madison	17	3,925.44
Wisconsin School for the Visually Handicapped and Educational Services for the Visually Impaired, Janesville	55	12,699.96
Wyoming
Wyoming Department of Education, Sheridan	77	17,779.94
Wyoming Department of Education, PNP, Sheridan	56	12,930.87
Totals	57,199	13,421,777.96

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Our Generous Friends

Across the nation, people who are blind or visually impaired receive free-of-charge accessible magazines from the American Printing House for the Blind (APH). This is possible because of the generous support of family, friends, and others from all walks of life. Their contributions assure that APH programs and services continue to be available to Americans everywhere.

Accessible Magazines Offered by APH

Braille Reader's Digest®
For decades, Reader's Digest® has been one of the most popular magazines available. Since 1928, our nation's blind citizens have been able to receive Reader's Digest® in braille from APH. Numerous readers depend on it monthly, and we have never let them down.

Recorded Reader's Digest®
Reader's Digest® in recorded form has been offered by APH since 1939. Many thousands of readers look forward each month to hearing our award-winning narrators read the full content (without advertising) of the print edition Reader's Digest®. Like the braille edition, the recorded Reader's Digest® is available free to eligible readers.

Newsweek® Talking Magazine
Newsweek® on cassette has been offered by APH since 1959 and is one of the most trusted sources of news and current events available in recorded form. Newsweek® listeners can rely on their weekly tape from APH.

Weekly Reader® Series
Weekly Reader® in both Braille and large print started in 1946and is mailed each week to thousands of students. As the regular print version reaches schools nation-wide, the braille and large print editions from APH are also available.

Accessible magazines are only a phone call away, 1-888-295-2405.

Financial Support from Generous Donors

Gifts of cash: Throughout the year, generous donors remember our programs through direct-mail gifts of cash, checks, and money orders. This is the simplest way of making a tax-deductible contribution.

Stocks and bonds are excellent ways to accomplish charitable intent while the donor benefits from favorable personal or estate tax treatment.

Life insurance giving is a creative estate-planning tool that is gaining popularity.

Gifts that remember a special occasion, memorialize an event, or honor a loved one play a major role in the gift plans of many of our supporters.

Matching gifts from corporations can greatly extend a monetary gift, often doubling it. Particular employers are proud to discuss this benefit.

Corporations frequently share their wealth by means of one-time, specific grants.

Charitable foundations focus on financial needs, operations, and services.

Planning with Gift Annuities

Each year, caring individuals use Charitable Gift Annuities (CGA) to provide major financial support to APH. In many cases, this time-tested technique has permitted gifts that otherwise would not have been made.

The Charitable Gift Annuity is a popular estate planning tool that provides income for life and very favorable tax results. Other features of a Charitable Gift Annuity include:

• The amount of annual income is based on the age of the donor.
• A portion of the amount transferred to our CGA program is deductible as a charitable contribution on your federal tax return.
• The annuity payment is fixed at the time the gift is made and will not change.
• You receive the satisfaction of knowing that your significant gift helped our nation's children and adults who are blind.

If you would like to receive further details, or an obligation-free proposal on APH's Charitable Gift Annuity program or learn more about Wills, please contact the APH Development Department at 1-888-295-2405.

Wills:
Remembering APH in your Will provides a legacy toward our mission of helping those who are blind and visually impaired. A Will is one of the most important documents you will execute during your life.

If you wish to make the American Printing House for the Blind the recipient of a personal bequest, one of the following forms maybe used:

"I hereby give, devise, and bequeath to the American Printing House for the Blind, Inc., Louisville, Kentucky, my entire estate."

OR

"I hereby give, devise, and bequeath to the American Printing House for the Blind, Inc., Louisville, Kentucky, the sum of _____________ dollars ($_______________)."

OR

"I give, devise, and bequeath to the American Printing House for the Blind, Inc., Louisville, Kentucky, (state a fraction or a percentage) of the rest, residue, or remainder of my estate, whether real or personal."

Always consult your lawyer before making or changing your Will.

The American Printing House for the Blind, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Gifts are tax-deductible.

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