As most members of the American Council of the Blind (ACB) know, our organization has been working on a lawsuit against the Department of the Treasury for 18 years now seeking a requirement that the federal government make paper currency accessible for blind and visually impaired people. Most recently, the government successfully argued that it could not fulfill a 2026 requirement to make a fraction of paper denominations accessible. The attorney representing ACB, Jeffrey Lovitky, in an appeal argued against that decision in front of an appellate court on Friday, September 18, 2020. The…
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ALEXANDRIA, VA – September 15, 2020 – The search for films or videos with audio description is now easier than ever. The American Council of the Blind and its Audio Description Project has made a new search function available where a title or part of a title can be entered, resulting in matches in a Master Audio Description (AD) List.
This search may be initiated on the main website page (https://adp.acb.org/), the Master AD List (https://adp.acb.org/masterad.html) or on its own page (…
We are pleased to announce the addition of Natalia Ratcliffe to our ACB staff. Nat will be interning with us for the next few months as a Membership Administrative Assistant reporting directly to Cindy Hollis, Membership Services Coordinator, assisting directly with our growing community and other membership-related programs. You can contact Nat at nratcliffe@acb.org.
It is fitting to have Nat work in this role considering she came to ACB through our community events five months ago and quickly engaged herself as a volunteer, hosting and…
The Commonwealth Agrees to Consent Decree for November 3rd Election that will Include Electronic Ballot Marking
August 31, 2020 – Alexandria, VA – The Commonwealth of Virginia committed to making the November 2020 election accessible and safe for voters who cannot mark a paper ballot privately and independently due to disabilities such as blindness. As a result of the lawsuit and preliminary injunction filed by several voters with disabilities, the American Council of the Blind of Virginia, and the National Federation of…
The American Council of the Blind’s financial office in Minnesota recently moved. The new address is 6200 Shingle Creek Parkway, Suite 155, Brooklyn Center MN 55430. You can still reach the office by phone at 800-866-3242 or 612-332-3242.
Contact:
Cindy Van Winkle
(612) 345-9036
cvanwinkle@acb.org
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (August 27, 2020) – The American Council of the Blind is expanding its partnership hours with Be My Eyes, an innovative app that provides real-time video assistance for individuals who are blind and visually impaired. Now, ACB’s support staff and volunteers will be able to field calls from the Specialized Help Providers section of the app from noon to 5 p.m. Eastern on weekdays.
“We appreciate the partnership ACB has with Be My Eyes…
Will auction off two custom, one-of-a-kind Prema® Anti-Bacterial Face Masks following live “Meet the Makers” Instagram virtual event
Contact: Anthony Stephens, astephens@acb.org
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (August 26, 2020) — Leading textile and fashion designers will auction one-of-a-kind masks during a special virtual event this evening, with proceeds directly supporting work to overcome the barriers social distancing has placed on the millions of Americans who are blind and visually impaired.
“The mask…
These are past issues of the ACB Braille Forum and the ACB E-Forum, the official publication of American Council of the Blind.
Each issue is available in a text (.txt) file format that can be downloaded. Many issues have several ways it can be read, including links to formats in braille (.brf) and zip (.zip) in addition to the text (.txt) format. The later issues may also be available in large print MS Word (.doc)
Please share these issues with anyone you think may be interested. We encourage circulation with appropriate respect for…
Connecting to ACB Community Calls
At a time when our country is in a state of social distancing, your ACB family has opportunities for you to connect with others from the comfort of your home. To receive up-to-date information on how to join our community calls, please subscribe to our ACB Community Events email list by filling out the subscription form at http://acblists.org/mailman/listinfo/acb-community-events, or by sending an email to …
Earlier this year, ACB decided to cancel our 2020 in-person convention in Schaumburg, IL in consideration of the health and safety of our members, volunteers, and staff during the COVID-19 pandemic. In its place we decided to host our first virtual convention, allowing our members and others outside of our organization to participate at home while socially distancing. This year was a huge success, with over 200 hours of content that spanned across eight days. If you missed out, or would like to revisit our convention events, you can find links to featured convention videos and…