American Printing House for the Blind

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180 U.S. GOVERNMENT MANUAL
Federally Aided Corporations
American Printing House for the Blind
P.O. Box 6085, Louisville, KY 40206
Phone, 502–895–2405. Internet, http://www.aph.org.
President TUCK TINSLEY, III
Chairman of the Board CHARLES BAER
Founded in 1858 as a nonprof‌i t
organization, the American Printing
House for the Blind (APH) received its
Federal charter in 1879 when Congress
passed the Act to Promote Education
of the Blind. This Act designates APH
as the off‌i cial supplier of educational
materials adapted for students who are
legally blind and who are enrolled in
formal educational programs below the
college level. Materials produced and
distributed by APH include textbooks in
Braille and large type, educational tools
such as Braille typewriters and computer
software and hardware, teaching aides
such as tests and performance measures,
and other special supplies. The materials
are distributed through allotments to the
States to programs serving individuals
who are blind.
For further information, contact the American Printing House for the Blind, P.O. Box 6085, Louisville, KY
40206. Phone, 502–895–2405. Internet, http://www.aph.org.
Gallaudet University
800 Florida Avenue NE., Washington, DC 20002
Phone, 202–651–5000. Internet, http://www.gallaudet.edu.
President, Gallaudet University T. ALAN HURWITZ
Chair, Board of Trustees BENJAMIN J. SOUKUP, JR.
Gallaudet University received its
Federal charter in 1864 and is currently
authorized by the Education of the Deaf
Act of 1986, as amended. Gallaudet is a
private, nonprof‌i t educational institution
providing elementary, secondary,
undergraduate, and continuing education
programs for persons who are deaf. The
University offers a traditional liberal arts
curriculum for students who are deaf
and graduate programs in f‌i elds related
to deafness for students who are deaf
and students who are hearing. Gallaudet
also conducts a wide variety of basic and
applied deafness research and provides
public service programs for persons who
are deaf and for professionals who work
with persons who are deaf.
Gallaudet University is accredited
by a number of organizations, among
which are the Middle States Association
of Colleges and Secondary Schools, the
National Council for Accreditation of
Teacher Education, and the Conference
of Educational Administrators of Schools
and Programs for the Deaf.
Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education
Center Gallaudet’s Laurent Clerc
National Deaf Education Center
operates elementary and secondary
education programs on the main campus
of the University. These programs
are authorized by the Education
of the Deaf Act of 1986 (20 U.S.C.
4304, as amended) for the primary
purpose of developing, evaluating,
and disseminating model curricula,
instructional strategies, and materials in
order to serve individuals who are deaf
or hard of hearing. The Education of the
Deaf Act requires the programs to include
students preparing for postsecondary
opportunities other than college and
students with a broad spectrum of needs,
such as students who are academically
challenged, come from non-English-

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