Below are the links to the meeting minutes of the American Council of the Blind's Board of Directors for the year 2023.
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Alexandria, Va., March 25, 2025 — The American Council of the Blind (ACB) and the National Football League (NFL) are pleased to announce that ACB will now provide advisory services to the NFL in support of its longstanding commitment to accessibility for people who are blind or have low vision. This collaboration underscores the NFL’s ongoing efforts to provide all fans with a full and equal experience when enjoying the excitement of the game of football.
As a leading national advocacy organization with more than 8,000 members and 65 affiliates, ACB has long…
Alexandria, Va., March 19, 2025 — This week, the American Council of the Blind (ACB) hosted nearly 200 members at its annual DC Leadership Conference, where attendees participated in educational sessions, engaged with keynote speakers from the disability community, and met with members of Congress on Capitol Hill.
The conference focused on advancing key legislative priorities to promote independence and improve the quality of life for people who are blind or have low vision. ACB and its membership call on Congress to:
- Support and pass the …
On Tuesday, March 11, rumors about significant cuts to the Department of Education began to come out. ACB is still trying to learn which specific sections of the Department are being impacted. We will continue to track the announcements to know what programs are impacted and how it will directly impact blind and low vision people.
We have received a resource that outlines the programs that are being cut. The list was put together by the organization Education Reform Now (ERN). We cannot verify ERN’s reliability. We are simply…
On March 6 at the quarterly meeting for the National Council on Disability (NCD), NCD put out a new report on tax classifications and their impact on the employee. Employees pay into a benefit system. However, depending on a worker’s status, for instance if they are classified as a rehabilitation client and not a full-time employee, they may not be eligible for all of the same employment benefits. Please check out the link to the NCD report below. NCD is examining if decades old laws need to be changed to more…
Last week, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in California affirmed ACB’s trial victory against Quest Diagnostics. In 2023, following a week long bench trial in Los Angeles, a federal court in California had found Quest Diagnostics in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act and enjoined Quest from continuing to violate the ADA. Quest appealed that decision.
Beginning in 2016, Quest Diagnostics began to install self-service kiosks at its Patient Service Centers, which allow…
Recently, the U.S. Department of Commerce has expunged three committees involved in the U.S. census process. The National Advisory Committee on Racial, Ethnic, and Other Populations (NAC), the 2030 Census Advisory Committee (CAC), and the Census Scientific Committee have been dismissed. Many advocates worry that such committees are still greatly needed with the next census being five years away.
In the past year, the disability community, including a task force from the Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities (CCD), has…