- Accession Number:
- 2020.10.5
- Summary/Description:
- Segment 1 of episode #603 is about the American Printing House for the Blind (APH), located in Louisville, Kentucky. Gary Mudd, APH Vice President of Public Affairs, talks about the manufacturing company's history, products, and production processes, while footage is shown of the factory: braille production (transcription, proofreading, embossing, collating and case-making); tactile graphics production, using the PEARL (Plate Embossing Apparatus for Raised Line); and audio book production (studio narration/monitoring, reel-to-reel tape recording, proofreading, and cassette tape duplication). Also shows early tactile books exhibited in the company's museum, black-and-white footage of APH production during the 1950s, and young students using large print/braille books in a classroom setting. Episode continues with two additional segments unrelated to APH, and extends the complete video time to 26 minutes, 48 seconds.
- Author:
- Shuffett, David
- Publisher:
- KET
- Publisher Place:
- [Lexington, KY]
- Publish Date:
- [2000]
- Subjects:
- Braille Factories Manufacturing processes Museums Products Tactile graphics Talking books
- Physical Description:
- 1 videocassette (VHS) (12 minutes, 28 seconds) ; sound, color, 1/2 inch