2006.13.3

Randles, Raymond

04/28/2004

Museum of the American Printing House for the Blind

67 minutes

Carson Y. Nolan, retired APH President, talks about his work at the American Printing House for the Blind, which began in 1957 when he became director of the Educational Research Department. He mentions research projects (braille reading, map symbols, speech compression, and reference materials), development of the Instructional Materials Resource Center (IMRC), computerized braille translation, and automation used in talking book production. Other topics include the APH cafeteria, negotiation of the Teamsters Union contract, and development of the Lavender Braillewriter, as well as development of the Personnel Department and a company budget during his presidency.

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1 compact disc + 1 copy (CD) + 1 transcript (19 p.)