Podcast Episode 9 – The Museum of the American Printing House for the Blind

Director Michael Hudson discusses the history of APH, the museum’s exhibits and collections, and accessible museum practice.

Episode Image: The Callahan Gallery at the Museum of the American Printing House for the Blind. This section features “The First Book for Blind People.” The book is inside a glass case. In front, there is a telephone handset and a touchable reproduction of a page of embossed printing from the book.

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About Our Guest

Mike Hudson has been the director of the Museum of the American Printing House for the Blind since 2005. A native of Lexington, KY, he obtained his M.A. in the History of Technology from the University of Delaware in 1987. He previously headed the collections program at the Kentucky Historical Society and has been working in the museum field for more than thirty years.