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ACB Celebrates Marrakesh Treaty Being Signed, Sealed, and Soon Delivered to WIPO
­For Immediate Release Contact: Anthony Stephens, Director of Advocacy & Governmental Affairs (202) 467-5081 astephens@acb.org WASHINGTON, Oct. 11, 2018 — The...
ACB Applauds House on Final Passage of Marrakesh Treaty
For Immediate Release Contact: Anthony Stephens, Director of Advocacy & Governmental Affairs (202) 467-5081 astephens@acb.org WASHINGTON (Sept. 26, 2018) — The...
Wegmans Becomes the First Aira-Enabled Supermarket Chain in the United States
Link to Article: https://aira.io/wegmans Link to Video: https://youtu.be/nBGp1qRz_AI Rebecca Bridges, an ACB member and wife of ACB Executive Director Eric Bridges, is...
2019 ACB Conference & Convention
The 2019 American Council of the Blind Conference and Convention will be held in Rochester, N.Y. from Friday July 5th through Friday, July 12th. Opening general session will be...
American Council of the Blind Announces Audio Description Awards
­­For Immediate Release Contact: Joel Snyder, Director, Audio Description Project (202) 467-5083   WASHINGTON, July 10, 2018 - The American Council of the Blind (...
American Council of the Blind Awards Sharon Lovering for 25 Years of Service
At the opening session of the 57 annual Conference and Convention, ACB presented Sharon Lovering with an award for her 25 years of service to the organization. “Sharon is a...

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