ACB's Audio Description Project
Sixteenth Audio Description Institute

February 22 - 24, 2020 - (Saturday through Monday)
In Conjunction with ACB's 2020 DC Leadership Meeting

Holiday Inn & Suites Alexandria (Virginia)
Alexandria, VA 22314
(703) 548-6300

Audio Description (AD) makes visual images accessible for people who are blind or are visually impaired.  Using words that are succinct, vivid, and imaginative, media describers convey the visual image from television and film…

The American Council of the Blind (ACB) and OrCam Technologies have committed to a cooperative agreement that will help empower blind and low vision Americans to achieve increased independence.

OrCam’s devices are the world’s most advanced wearable assistive device that instantly reads text, recognizes faces, identifies products and much more. It is a wearable artificial vision technology that is activated by an intuitive pointing gesture or simply by…

The 2020 ACB scholarship application is now open!

The American Council of the Blind has a great opportunity for students who are legally blind to earn a scholarship, whether you are going to a technical college, an entering freshman, undergraduate or a graduate student. Over $55,000 in scholarships are awarded to students each year. To be eligible, you need to be legally blind, maintain a 3.0 GPA, and be involved in your school/local community.

As a scholarship winner, you will experience firsthand ACB’s national conference and convention in July, where you will meet other…

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Listed below are the items up for bid in this year's ACB Radio Holiday Auction. Items are numbered, and will appear in this order during the auction. One item will be up for bid at a time; advance bidding on items is not permitted.

Access complete auction information, including rules, date and time, how to listen and how to call and bid by visiting this link.

Thanks for supporting the 2019 ACB Radio Holiday Auction.

1. Poinsettia Basket…

“Dots and Dashes” is a short newsletter featuring a variety of topics and ACB stories. This issue features information about an open conference call hosted by the advocacy committee, upcoming Forum deadlines and themes, ACB’s scholarships, the latest Advocacy Update podcasts, Aira adding Miami International Airport to its airport network, and JPMorgan Chase’s virtual career fair.

Advocacy Committee Hosts Open Call

The ACB Advocacy Committee will host a call open to all ACB members and friends on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019, from 8:00 – 9:30 p.m.…

“Dots and Dashes” is a short newsletter featuring a variety of topics and ACB stories. This issue features information about the 2020 leadership meetings, the latest Advocacy Update podcasts, the BADIE contest and how to become the described movie critic of the year, re-introduction of the Cogswell-Macy Act, an interview with Marilee Talkington, and Apple releasing new emoji to reflect diversity andinclusion.

Join Us at the 2020 DC Leadership Meetings!

ACB’s annual Presidents’ Meeting …

Young People Who Are Blind Write Reviews of Film and Video

Contact: Joel Snyder, PhD
(202) 467-5083
jsnyder@acb.org

The American Council of the Blind's Audio Description Project (ACB-ADP) and the Described and Captioned Media Program (DCMP) are continuing their co-sponsorship of an exciting opportunity for blind and visually impaired young people, in four categories from ages 7 to 21: the Benefits of Audio Description in Education (BADIE) contest.

Kids love movies! Movies, videos, and other forms of multimedia are, these…

Select the link from the list below for the BOP meeting minutes you would like to read.

• December 2018 (no meeting)
• November 2018
• October 2018
• September 2018
• August 2018
• July 2018
• June 2018
• May 2018
• April 2018
• March 2018…

“Dots and Dashes” is a short newsletter featuring a variety of topics and ACB stories. This issue features information about the Supreme Court’s decision to decline the appeal on the Domino’s case, Facebook Live on the Domino’s case, Clark Rachfal’s appearance on Comcast Newsmakers, White Cane Day, the latest Advocacy Update podcasts, ACB’s 2018 annual report, news from Social Security about the cost of living adjustment and the SGA level for 2020, and information on Hulu’s newest upgrades.

ACB Applauds Supreme Court Decision to Decline Appeal on Domino’s v. Robles Case

To…

ADA Applies to Websites

Alexandria, Va. – On Monday, October 7, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal on Domino’s v. Robles. The American Council of the Blind (ACB) and its nationwide membership applauds this decision and commends the Supreme Court for their action. The unanimous ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9^th Circuit made it resoundingly clear that the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) applies to websites, and by declining to hear Domino’s appeal, the Supreme Court upholds the civil rights of people who are blind…