What are APH Quota Funds?

Federal quota funds are an annual appropriation shared proportionally among all public institutions for students who are blind or visually impaired in the United States. All states conduct an annual registration of students who are visually impaired on the first Monday in January each year to determine their share of these funds. Each state's share of these funds is held in escrow at the American Printing House for the Blind (APH) and, as orders for materials are processed, their cost is drawn against that account.

TSBVI manages a statewide system of ordering, distributing, and repairing instructional materials purchased from APH with federal quota funds.  Specialized equipment and instructional materials may be requested by a local school district for the eligible visually impaired students it serves. 

More information about the American Printing House for the Blind, Federal Quota Funds, and how Texas manages these funds and materials may be found in the downloadable article "Ordering APH Materials Using Quota Funds in Texas".

If you have questons about the Quota Fund system in Texas or questions about specific APH materials, contact:

Jim Durkel
(512) 206-9270
email: JimDurkel@tsbvi.edu

If you have questions about specific APH orders you have placed or are trying to place, contact:

Nancy Keck
(512) 206-9344
email: NancyKeck@tsbvi.edu

Ordering APH materials with Quota Funds

Use the forms below to place orders for APH materials. Open the form and please fill it out completely, including your school district's county-district number, the shipping address, and the contact information on the bottom of the page. Then save the form and send it as an attachment to txaph@tsbvi.edu.

You will receive an email confirmation of the order when we process it.

When returning items, either to re-stock in the warehouse or for repair, please use the return form below. You do not need to email a copy of the return form but please do include the form with the item. Send return items to:

TSBVI
TIMCVI Warehouse
1100 West 45th St.
Austin, TX 78756

Forms

Download these forms, fill them out and email them back to Jim for processing. If you get asked to login when you download these forms just hit ESCape or Cancel.

Order Instructions

APH Order Form

Return Instructions

APH Return Form

What's New from APH?

American Printing House for the Blind continuely produces new materials to help TVIs, COMS, and parents provide meaningful learning experiences for a student with visual impairments or blindness.   In future months we hope to highlight some of our favorite products on this page. 

Visit APH

To learn more about their products and request a copy of their catalog Visit APH Products.

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Instructions	13 Kb
APH Order Form	60 Kb
APH Return Instructions	25 Kb
Ordering Materials from APH Using Quota Funds in Texas	67 Kb
APH Material Return Form	62 Kb