Federally Aided Corporations: American Printing House for the Blind

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 179
the college recruitment program should
be directed to the Human Capital and
Client Services. Phone, 202–401–0553.
Organization Contact the Executive
Off‌ice, Off‌ice of Management. Phone,
202–401–0690. TDD, 202–260–8956.
For further information, contact the Information Resources Center, Department of Education, Room 5E248 (FB–6),
400 Maryland Avenue SW.,Washington, DC 20202. Phone, 800–USA–LEARN. Internet, http://www.ed.gov.
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 W. JAMES LINTNER,JR.
Founded in 1858 as a nonprof‌it
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 off‌icial 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, nonprof‌it 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 f‌ields 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

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