The Employment Committee, in conjunction with the American Council of the Blind (ACB), is committed to connecting talented, committed visually-impaired people with employment opportunities using podca

FCC Proposes Extending Audio Description Mandate to More Markets By Tom Butts published 1 day ago Commission could add 10 new markets per year until all 210 DMAs are covered by 2035. FCC (Image credit

From: Kelly Gasque <kgasque@...> Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2023 13:29:26 +0000 Subject: [ACB-Conversation] Join the Be My Eyes Virtual Volunteer Beta Test Be My Eyes is launching Virtual Volunteer™, a state o

The American Council of the Blind and Supporters Rally to Demand Accessible and Inclusive Currency ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 14, 2023 — On March 10, Harriet Tubman Day, the American Council of the Blind

Office of Vocational Rehabilitation Currently Accepting Applications for the Coca-Cola Merit Scholarships Through May 31st The Kentucky Office of Vocational Rehabilitation (OVR), in partnership with C

From: CCLVI Communications <cclvi@...> Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2023 21:21:23 -0500 Subject: [CCLVI-Chat] CCLVI Fred Scheigert Scholarship – Final Reminder To: CCLVI-Chat@... Council of Citizens with Low Visi

From: Janet Dickelman <janet.dickelman@...> Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2023 10:44:11 -0600 Subject: [ACBConvention] convention information -- Wanna perform in the 2023 Showcase? To: acbconvention@... 2023 Frie

Below is information from Kelly Gasque on how we can watch the rally on YouTube and Facebook. ACB Media is trying to arrange for it to be broadcast on ACB Media 6 as well; we suggest you try to tune i

The below announcement is from the Kentucky school for the blind alumni Association.  Call for nominations for the Paul J. Langan Distinguished Service Award has been extended by the Kentucky School

From: Sarah Calhoun <sc-tico@...> Date: Wed, 8 Mar 2023 22:30:26 -0600 Subject: [GDUI Leadership] FW: The Seeing Eye R Advocacy App is live! <http://support.seeingeye.org/site/R?i=iKkmmw7oqnkJjP-11FI5

2023 ACB DC Leadership Board of Directors Meeting Agenda Thursday, March 9, 2023 Broadcast on ACB­ Media 6 In person board room – Salon B/C (First Floor) In person Saturday breakfast room – Salon B/C

It's membership time in ACB, and we invite you to be part of the Kentucky Council of the Blind team in 2023. KCB and its chapters help people with vision loss learn about services, products and resour

Pasted below and attached is the backgrounder on the Medical Device Nonvisual Accessibility Act. As part of the ACB DC legislative seminar, the Kentucky Council of the Blind will be meeting soon with

Dots and Dashes March 6, 2023 ACB’s Accessible Currency Rally Takes Place This Week! The U.S. Treasury is currently redesigning the $20 bill to include a portrait of Harriet Tubman, and a 2008 federal

The ACB Legislative Seminar is happening today and tomorrow (Monday and Tuesday). If you did not register for this event, you can still listen on your Alexa device, Victor Stream etc. See below for th

Read on for information about ACB's rally for accessible paper money and find out how we all can help, even if we cannot be at the rally in person. From: Kelly Gasque <kgasque@...> Date: Fri, 3 Mar 20

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Clark Rachfal <crachfal@...> Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2023 22:39:08 +0000 Subject: [Leadership] Schakowsky Reintroduces Legislation to Guarantee Home-Use Medical

Hello Fellow ACB Leaders, We would like to congratulate Eric Bridges on his new position as Executive Director for the American Foundation For The Blind (AFB). Eric has done an amazing job in his vari

Attention! Important correction! While talking with ACB President Dan Spoone yesterday, I learned that the ACB Leadership and Legislative Conference sessions coming up this weekend will not be broadca

The American Council of the Blind has a job opening for the Membership Services Administrative Assistant. If you are interested in applying for this opening or know of someone who may be interested in