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Annual Report 2004 October 1, 2003 - September 30, 2004 fou,, Annual Report 2004 October 1, 2003 - September 30, 2004 Table of Contents Mission Statement m On the Cover iv Corporate Section 1 Officers, Trustees, and Committees-FiscalYear 2004 2 Introduction to the American Printing House for the Blind 3 Financial and Production Highlights 4 Executive Report 5 Administration of the Federal Appropriation Section 9 Secretary's Report 10 Highlights from the 2004 APH Annual Meeting 15 Reports from the Ex Officio Trustee Advisory Committees ofAPH, FiscalYear 2004 22 Report ofthe Nominations Committee 22 Report ofthe Educational ServicesAdvisory Committee 24 Report ofthe Educational Products Advisory Committee 26 Distribution ofEligible Students Based on the Federal Quota Census of January 6, 2003 (Fiscal Year 2004) 30 Agencies for the Education oftheVisually Impaired in the United States Receiving Federal Quota Funds Due UnderAn Act to Promote the Education ofthe Blind, FiscalYear 2004 34 APH Callahan Museum 10th Anniversary Section 43 CELEBRATING OUR HISTORY! TenYears ofthe Marie and Eugene Callahan Museum oftheAmerican Printing House for the Blind 44 Development Section 47 Department ofDevelopment and Magazine Services 48 Financial Section 51 Revenue Statement 52 Statement ofFinancial Position 53 Statement ofActivities and Changes in Net Assets 54 Statement ofCash Flows 56 Independent Auditor's Report on Supplementary Information 57 Schedule ofCosts ofProducts Distributed, General and Administrative, Program Support, and Fund-raising and Developmental Functional Expenses 58 Independent Auditor's Report 60 Note: This annual report is available in its entirety on the web at www.aph.org. Click on the "About APH" link. APH Annual Report FY 2004 Mission Statement nnnnnnHHv The American Printing House for the Blind promotes independence of blind and visually impaired persons by providing specialized materials, products, and services needed for education and life. AMERICAN PRINTING HOUSE FOR THE BLIND, INC. 1839 FrankfortAvenue • P.O. Box 6085 • Louisville, Kentucky 40206-0085 Phone: 502-895-2405 • Toll Free: 800-223-1839 • Fax: 502-899-2274 Development Department: 888-295-2405 Email: [email protected] • Web Site: www.aph.org APH Annual Report FY 2004 On the Cover About the Artist About the Artwork Ryan Wood is an aspiring France 4016was the architect with an eye for detail first place winner and an imaginative use ofcolor in the fourth, fifth, and design. He enjoys swimming and sixth grade and playing computer games in category ofthe 2004 his free time. It's not surprising APH InSights Art that the popular SimCity® Competition. This metropolis simulation game is brightly colored 14 one ofhis favorites. x 16 inch drawing portrays Ryan's Ryan was one offifteen award vision ofFrance in winners who attendedAnnual the distant future. Meeting 2004 to receive awards It depicts a vibrant in person. When asked about city in the foreground with brightly colored buildings. his favorite part ofthe There is a tree line and mountain range behind the city conference, Ryan said and beyond the mountains is the blue silhouette of that he enjoyed seeing another metropolis. art created by other artists and listening to Ryan states: "It is a modern day description ofwhat the stories shared by France will be like in 2,000 years. It is a big city with the Dr. Dean and Naomi Eiffel Tower, a large castle, and the Space Needle. It is Tuttle, APH's Wings surrounded by mountains with a waterfall. The yellows ofFreedom Award and oranges capture the sunrise." Ryan used markers honorees. Ryan said,"I in bold colors to create his work, mainly choosing red, liked the intricate and blue, yellow, green, and black. delicate design ofThe Brown Hotel. They don't make hotels About the APH InSights Art Competition like that anymore. I liked that it APH sponsors APH InSights, an annual art competition was in the middle ofdowntown and exhibition for blind and visually impaired artists of and we could see the city from all ages. Hundreds ofentries are received from around our window.... Louisville was well the world, and awards are presented in each ofnine kept and beautiful with many tall categories. Eligible artists may submit one buildings. I also liked the bridge 2-dimensional or 3-dimensional work in anyvisual art over the river...." medium. View works from previous competitions on our accessible web site at www.aph.org. For an entry form or more information, contact Roberta Williams, APH Public Relations and Special Projects Manager, 800-223-1839, extension 357 or email: [email protected]. APH Annual Report FY 2004 Corporate Section Dr. DeanandNaomiTattlehave focusedmuchoftheircareers ontheissuesofself-esteemand independence.Together,they authored thebookSelf-Esteem andAdjustingwith Blindness, nowin itsthirdedition, tike the Tuttles,APH'smissionis to opendoorstoindependencefor individuals who are blind or visuallyimpaired.TuckTinsley, APH Presidentof (left),presents Wings ofFreedomAwardsto NaomiTuttle andDeanTuttle. Officers, Trustees, and Committees Fiscal Year 2004 JackN. Decker,Vice President ofProduction Donald Keefe,Vice President ofDevelopment J. J. GaryMudd,Vice President ofPublic Affairs Ex Officio Trustees W. James Lintner, Jr. Ex Officio Trustees are responsible for the APH Chairman of administration ofthe federalAct to Promote the the Board Education ofthe Blind of 1879. The Ex Officio Trustees are the executive heads ofschools for the blind, the chiefstate school officers ofeach state department of Corporate Trustees education, or the executive officers ofother agencies serving people who are blind or visually impaired. Charles Barr,M.D. Ifthey choose, these executives may designate the Gordon Dabney S. Trusteeship to an appropriate professional within George N. Gill their organizations. Albert C. Horton Julie S. Lee, M.D. Ex Officio Trustee Advisory Committees W. James Lintner, Jr. October, 2003 - October, 2004 W. Barrett Nichols J.A. Paradis III The name ofeach member is followed by his or her TuckTinsleyIII, Ed.D. term expiration date. Darrell R.Wells Educational Products Advisory Committee Virginia T. Keeney, M.D., Kathleen Brown, Chair, 2004 Trustee Emerita LarryBrown, 2004 A. Paradis, Trustee Emeritus J. JoAnn Paradis, Trustee Emerita Mike Cole, 2004 Kenalea Johnson, 2005 James S.Welch, Trustee Emeritus 'v Carol McCarroll, 2005 Robb Farrell, 2006 Corporate Officers Jean Small, 2006 W. James Lintner, Jr., Chairman Rosie L.T. Pridgen, Alternate, 2004 S. Gordon Dabney, Vice Chairman Educational Services Advisory Committee Tuck Tinsley III, Ed.D., President Louis M.Tutt, Chair, 2004 William G. Beavin, Gerald Kitzhoffer, 2004 Vice President ofFinance; StuartWittenstein, 2004 Secretary/Treasurer Karen Blankenship, 2005 Robert B. Brasher, Vice President Carmen Suminski, 2005 ofAdvisory Services Teresa Lacy, Alternate, 2004 and Research APH Annual Report FY 2004 Am Introduction to the Printing House for the Blind the creation ofa wide range ofproducts by maintaining ongoing educational and technical research. Unique Services Offered APH offers three information services free ofcharge over the internet or byphone: • The Louis accessible materials database, including the APH File Repository Service Since 1858 • Fred's Head tips and techniques database by and for TheAmerican Printing House for the Blind (APH) has people who are visually impaired served our nation's blind and visually impaired citizens • TheAlternateMedia Producers (AMP) database since before the Civil War. Founded in 1858,APH is APH partners with Ex Officio Trustees and others to the oldest company in the U.S. dedicated to creating provide National Instructional Partnership events across products for blind people and is the largest organization the country. Contracted experts create and present ofits kind in the world. two- and three-day expanded instruction on the use of specificAPH products in educational settings and across Extensive Range of Products educational curricula. APH produces hundreds ofspecialized items designed APH In addition, offers a free subscription service for for students and adults who are visually impaired or accessible editions ofReader's Digest® and Newsweek®. blind, such as accessible textbooks and tests. Product Donations are accepted to defray costs. lines uphold our mission and include braille, large print, audiocassettes, educational software, and a wide variety APH's Corporate Status ofspecial materials. APH is a private, nonprofit corporation. Responsibility These items are detailed in our comprehensive Products for its administration rests with: Catalog, organized into the NationalAgenda's core and expanded core curriculum instructional areas. APH • Corporate Trustees chosen from the local business and professional community also provides specialized catalogs, theAdultLife, Family • Ex Officio Trustees from educational and Life, and Bookstore catalogs. Our newest catalog, the rehabilitation entities that serve students who are Bookstore, includes leisure reading materials and other visually impaired or blind across the United States. non-textbook listings, as well as gift items. Much ofAPH's mandate is derived from the federalAct Specialtyproducts such as audio books and braille to Promote the Education ofthe Blind of 1879. This act restaurant menus are created byAPH for commercial designates APH as the official supplier ofeducational customers. In addition,APH makes custom-ordered materials to all eligible blind students in the United materials on demand, such as single copies ofenlarged States working at less than college level. print textbooks. For additional information on APH and its full range In partnership with the field ofblindness and visual ofproducts and services that support products, impairment, theAPH Department ofResearch supports visit www.aph.org. APH Annual Report FY 2004 Financial and Production Highlights Revenue Dollar Types of Products Sold 62.1% 53.5% Federal Quota Educational and Other Aids 15.3% Other 15.3% Recorded 2.2% Publications Nongovernment Contracts 16.9% Large Print 20.4% Publications NLS and Other Federal Agencies 14.3% Braille Publications APH Production Highlights lOo O CD NJ Braille Pages Pages Printed in Large Audio Cassettes Produced Type Department Produced APH Annual Report FY 2004