By Kenneth Semien, Sr.

The Durward K. McDaniel (DKM) Fund Committee marks 2022 as a remarkable and historical year, with 3 classes of DKM First-Timers and ACB/JPMorgan Chase Leadership Fellows being given the privilege of attending the first-ever Hybrid ACB Conference and Convention and the first-ever induction ceremony of the Durward K. McDaniel (DKM) Leadership Select Honor Society officiated by Cindy Hollis, ACB Manager of Member Engagement.

Members of all classes created memories by joining together from here, there and everywhere to participate in leadership development…

On June 22, 2022, the federal government announced a new initiative to expand the availability of testing options that are more accessible for people who are blind or low vision and who use a smartphone. Now, people who are blind or low vision may order more accessible COVID-19 at-home tests. When connected to a smartphone application, these tests are capable of providing audible testing instructions and results to make the COVID-19 testing process more private and independent for people who are blind or low vision.

“ACB and our members have long fought for accessibility…

Testing is a critical part of the fight against COVID-19, but some people who are blind or have low vision face barriers using many of the COVID-19 tests on the market. 

On June 22, 2022, the Biden-Harris Administration announced a new initiative to expand the availability of testing options that are more accessible for people who are blind or have low vision. This initiative complements the …

The American Council of the Blind (ACB) is proud to announce the winners of the 2022 BADIE Awards (Benefits of Audio Description In Education), a “Listening Is Learning” initiative of the Council’s Audio Description Project (ADP) and the Described and Captioned Media Program (DCMP).  

The winners of this year’s honors (all young people who are blind) are:

• Grand Prize Winner: Brennan Lamarra – Huntington Beach High School, Huntington Beach, CA, – Review of The Debaters…

Held Virtually

Monday, August 8 to Friday, August 12, 2022

1:00 pm - 5:00 pm Eastern each day

Audio Description (AD) makes visual images accessible for people who are blind or have low vision. Using words that are succinct, vivid, and imaginative, media describers convey the visual image from television and film that is not fully accessible to a significant segment of the population (more than 32 million Americans experience significant vision loss).

The 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act has…

ALEXANDRIA, VA (June 13, 2022) —The American Council of the Blind (ACB) proudly announces the 2022 Achievement Awards in Audio Description, an initiative of the Council’s Audio Description Project (ADP).  

The awards will be presented on July 4 during ACB’s 61st annual conference and convention, held as a hybrid event from June 23 through July 8, 2022.

The Achievement Awards are given to individuals and/or organizations for outstanding contributions to the establishment and/or continued development of significant audio description programs.…

Saturday, June 18 at 7:00pm ET

Broadcast on ACB Radio Mainstream - ACB Media One

Thanks to the Bay State Council of the Blind ($250), Merrilee Hill-Kennedy ($100), Council of Citizens with Low Vision International ($100), Illinois Council of the Blind ($50) and ACB Students ($50) for their generous donations for shipping.

Segment One: Cindy Hollis and Kolby Garrison

100 Two HomePod Minis

Donated by ACB Board Director Chris Bell

These are little Bluetooth speakers connected to the Apple home network. You can access…

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Contact Leslie Spoone at 407 678-4163 or email at lesliespoone@cfl.rr.com with your bid. Please provide your name, phone number, email, item number and bid amount.

Bids must be in $5.00 increments.

Leslie will send out Appetizer Auction information communicating the high bid on each item at 5:00pm ET, 8:00pm ET and 9:00am ET each day.

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Opening Bids Included

Appetizer Auction Rules and Information:

• Contact Leslie Spoone at 407 678-4163 or email at lesliespoone@cfl.rr.com with your bid. Please provide your name, phone number, email, item number and bid amount.
• Bids must be in $5.00 increments.
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Recognizing the critical role that public transportation can play in promoting the physical, emotional and economic wellbeing of people who are blind or have low-vision, having a basic understanding of what public transportation includes, how it is funded, how it is evolving, and how blind and low-vision people can incorporate its use into their own lives is of critical importance for anyone who either lives as a person who is blind or has low-vision or who provides programs or services for blind/low-vision consumers.

A three-part workshop hosted by VisionServe Alliance will take a…