[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 10 (Wednesday, January 23, 2008)]
[Senate]
[Pages S214-S215]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 HONORING THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE AMERICAN PRINTING HOUSE FOR THE 
                                 BLIND

  Mr. BROWN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate now 
proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 421, which was submitted 
earlier today.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 421) honoring the 150th anniversary 
     of the American Printing House for the Blind.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mr. BROWN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the resolution 
be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider 
be laid on the table.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so 
ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 421) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                              S. Res. 421

       Whereas the American Printing House for the Blind was 
     chartered in 1858 in Louisville, Kentucky by the General 
     Assembly of Kentucky through An Act to Establish the American 
     Printing House for the Blind, in response to a growing 
     national need for books and educational aids for blind 
     students;
       Whereas Louisville, Kentucky was chosen as the best city in 
     which to establish a national publishing house to print books 
     in raised letters due to its central location in the country 
     in 1858 and its efficient distribution system;
       Whereas the 45th Congress passed an Act to promote the 
     education of the blind in 1879 designating the American 
     Printing House for the Blind as the official national source 
     of textbooks and educational aids for legally blind students 
     below college level throughout the country, and Congress 
     appropriates

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     Federal funds to the American Printing House for the Blind 
     annually for this purpose;
       Whereas, for 150 years, the American Printing House for the 
     Blind has identified the unique needs of people who are blind 
     and visually impaired and has developed, produced, and 
     distributed educational materials in Braille, large print, 
     and enlarged print throughout the United States;
       Whereas the American Printing House for the Blind serves 
     more than 58,000 blind and visually impaired Americans each 
     year; and
       Whereas the American Printing House for the Blind each year 
     attracts visitors from across the country and around the 
     world to learn about the history of the education of the 
     blind and to exchange information on the evolving needs of 
     the population it serves: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) honors the 150th anniversary of the establishment of 
     the American Printing House for the Blind in Louisville, 
     Kentucky, and
       (2) recognizes the important role the American Printing 
     House for the Blind has played in the education of blind and 
     visually impaired students throughout the United States.

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