Happy new year! “Dots and Dashes” is a short newsletter featuring a variety of topics and ACB stories. This issue features information on World Braille Day, a request for assistance from Netflix users, the latest Advocacy Update, information on ACB’s scholarships, NIB’s Virtual Career Fair, and much more.
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The ACB Board of Publications met via teleconference on Monday, November 4. Members present: chair Denise Colley, Ron Brooks, Judy Jackson, Doug Powell; ex officio members Berl Colley, Bob Hachey; ACB staff/contractors Sharon Lovering, Annette Carter. Members absent: Marcia Dresser, Ron Milliman, Larry Turnbull.
Chair Denise Colley convened the meeting at 9:05 PM EST. Bob moved and Ron seconded adoption of the agenda as distributed; the motion carried. Ron moved and Doug seconded approval of the October meeting minutes; the motion was adopted.
The BOP met via teleconference. Members present: chair Denise Coley, Ron Brooks, Marcia Dresser, Judy Jackson, Doug Powell; ex officio members Berl Colley, Bob Hachey, Ron Milliman; ACB staff/contractors Sharon Lovering, Annette Carter, Larry Turnbull. Several guests also participated on the call.
Chair Denise Colley convened the meeting at 9:05 PM EDT. Ron B. moved and Marcia seconded adoption of the agenda, with a slight change in the order of topics. The motion carried. Ron B. moved and Doug seconded approval of the September minutes with one addition (stating the…
Members present: chair Denise Colley, Ron Brooks, Marcia Dresser, Judy Jackson, Doug Powell; ex officio members Berl Colley, Bob Hachey, Ron Milliman; ACB staff/contractors Annette Carter, Sharon Lovering. Several guests also participated on the call.
Denise convened the meeting at 9:05 PM EDT. The meeting agenda was adopted as distributed, and the August minutes were approved with two corrections.
Today was Sharon's first day back at the ACB office following an illness; she is working on making the CD copies and getting the…
In January 2009, Joel Snyder and former ACB president Chris Gray proposed the idea of establishing an initiative to promote and celebrate the development of audio description — the Audio Description Project (ADP) — to then-president Mitch Pomerantz. Mitch appointed Kim Charlson to lead ADP's steering committee, a position she held until her "promotion" several years ago to ACB president. Since then, Dan Spoone has ably steered the ADP toward its current vibrant level of activity with the important…
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The Board of Publications met via teleconference on Tuesday, August 13. Members present: Chair Denise Colley, Ron Brooks, Marcia Dresser, Judy Jackson, Doug Powell; ex officio members Berl Colley and Bob Hachey; ACB staff/contractors Annette Carter and Sharon Lovering. Members absent: Ron Milliman and Larry Turnbull. Several guests also participated on the call.
Denise convened the meeting at 9:05 EDT. She thanked Paul Edwards and Nolan Crabb for their service on the BOP, and welcomed Ron Brooks and Doug Powell. Bob moved and Ron seconded adoption of the amended agenda; the…
The ACB Board of Publications met via teleconference on Monday, May 6. Members Present: chair Paul Edwards, Nolan Crabb, Denise Colley, Marcia Dresser, Judy Jackson; ex officio members Berl Colley, Bob Hachey; ACB staff/contractors Sharon Lovering, Annette Carter, Larry Turnbull. Members absent: Ron Milliman.
Chair Paul Edwards convened the meeting at 9:05 PM Edt. Nolan requested that a discussion regarding a job description for individuals selected to handle ACB’s social networking presence on the website. Marcia moved and Nolan seconded adoption of the agenda as…
The ACB Board of Publications met via teleconference on Monday, April 1. Members Present: chair Paul Edwards, Nolan Crabb, Denise Colley, Marcia Dresser, Judy Jackson; ex officio members Berl Colley, Bob Hachey; ACB staff/contractors Sharon Lovering, Annette Carter, Larry Turnbull. Members absent: Ron Milliman. Several guests also participated on the call.
Chair Paul Edwards convened the meeting at 9:05 PM Edt. Marcia moved and Denise seconded adoption of the agenda as received; the motion carried. Nolan moved and Denise seconded approval of the midyear meeting minutes; the…
The Board of Publications met in person at the ACB midyear meeting, which was held at the Holiday Inn in Arlington, VA. Members present: chair Paul Edwards; Denise Colley, Nolan Crabb, Marcia Dresser, Judy Jackson; ex officio member Berl Colley: ACB staff/contractors Annette Carter (by phone) and Sharon Lovering. Members absent: Bob Hachey; Ron Milliman; Larry Turnbull. Approximately 20 guests were also in attendance.
Paul convened the meeting at 7:40 PM EST. Following introductions, the minutes of the February 4 meeting were…
The BOP met via teleconference on Monday, February 4. The meeting began at 9:30 PM EST because of difficulty with the conference line. Members present: chair Paul Edwards, Denise Colley, Nolan Crabb, Marcia Dresser, Judy Jackson; ex officio members Berl Colley, Bob Hachey, Ron Milliman; ACB staff/contractors Annette Carter, Sharon Lovering, Larry Turnbull. Several guests also participated on the call, including Donna Pomerantz and Lindsay Tilden from CCLVI.
Nolan moved and Marcia seconded adoption of the meeting agenda as distributed. Nolan moved and Denise seconded approval…