Volume LXII June 2024 No. 12
Published by the American Council of the Blind
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© 2024 American Council of the Blind
Scott Thornhill, Executive Director
Sharon Lovering, Editor
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Table of Contents
- President’s Message: Where Have We Been and Where Are We Going?, by Deb Cook Lewis
- Extras, Extras, Read All About Them!, by Janet Dickelman
- Walking into a Brighter Future in Jacksonville, by Donna Brown
- ACB Membership Committee Convention Sessions, by Ardis Bazyn
- American Council of the Blind Introduction to ACB Board Service, by Kenneth Semien Sr.
- Summary of the March 2024 ACB Board of Directors Meeting, by Penny Reeder
- Letter to the Membership of ACB
- Experiencing a Solar Eclipse with Description from Be My Eyes AI, by Jessica Mandich
- Affiliate News
- Here and There, edited by Cynthia G. Hawkins
- High Tech Swap Shop
- ACB Officers, ACB Board of Directors, ACB Board of Publications
- Accessing Your ACB Braille Forums
Upcoming Forum Themes and Deadlines
September 2024: theme TBA; deadline: July 26, 2024
October 2024: theme TBA; deadline: August 23, 2024
November-December 2024: theme TBA; deadline: September 23, 2024
How to Submit Articles to the Forum
If you wish to submit an article to “The ACB Braille Forum,” please send it via email to [email protected] as part of the message, or attached as a Word or ASCII text file. Articles should be between 500 and 800 words. Language should be family friendly. Longer articles may be divided into two or more parts.