The 21st Audio Description Institute will be held virtually from Monday, February 20 to Friday, February 24, 2023 at 1pm - 5pm 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…

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• Press Ctrl L to access the Address Bar: enter “pluto.tv”
• When the Pluto.tv website loads, program audio might be playing in the background – Tab about 6 times to reach the Mute button, and press Enter
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Nov. 30 2022 — The American Council of the Blind (ACB) would like to thank all those who participated in the 2022 Audio Description Awards Gala that premiered on November 29th on www.AdAwardsGala.org and Pluto TV.

“We are proud to host the second annual Audio Description Awards Gala to recognize excellence in audio described content and celebrate the growing commitment to accessible media for people who are blind and low vision,” said ACB’s Executive Director, Eric Bridges.

ACB thanks host…

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17, 2022 — Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Representative Anna G. Eshoo (D-Calif.) introduced the Communications, Video, and Technology Accessibility Act in both the United States Senate and the House of Representatives.

The American Council of the Blind (ACB) commends Sen. Markey and Rep. Eshoo for their leadership and for introducing this legislation with the full support and collaboration of the disability community. Once passed, this legislation would update existing regulations to ensure people who are blind, low vision, and DeafBlind may…

The American Council of the Blind (ACB) proudly announces the details of the 2022 Audio Description Awards Gala to be held virtually on November 29, 2022 at 7:30 p.m. ET.

In its second year, ACB’s Audio Description Awards Gala will honor significant achievements in media that continue to pave the way for creating the audio description standard as well as recognizing the best…

Appetizer Auction Rules and Information

Contact Leslie Spoone at 407 678-0075 or 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.

Opening bids are Included.

Bids must be in $5.00 increments.

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

Billing for both the Sneak-a-Peek Appetizer Auction and the Holiday Auction…

Sunday, November 27 at 7:00 pm ET

Available on Zoom Webinar and ACB Media 6

Shipping Donations

Thanks to the following for their generous donations for shipping:

Bay State Council of the Blind ($250), Alabama Council of the Blind ($100), Arizona Council of the Blind ($100), Council of Citizens with Low Vision International ($100), North Dakota Association of the Blind ($100), American Association of Blind Teachers ($100), ACB Families ($75), ACB Students ($50), Chris Bell ($50), Merrilee Hill-Kennedy ($50…

Happy Holidays! The 11th Annual ACB Media Holiday Auction is just around the corner. This year’s auction will be filled with lots of wonderful gifts for the holidays. We will be showcasing homemade delicious treats, original crafts, jewelry, the latest technology, and beautiful quilts. The auction will be held on Sunday, November 27 at 7pm ET. There will also be two days of the Sneak A Peek Appetizer Auction on Friday, November 25 and Saturday, November 26 to wet your appetite.

How to Register

In order to participate, you need to register now! If you…

As part of Diabetes Awareness Month, the Accessible Insulin Pump Taskforce is working with stakeholders and allies across North America to advocate for accessible insulin pumps and glucose monitors, in line with the International Diabetes Federation’s (IDF) theme for World Diabetes Day ­­– “If Not Now, When?”

The taskforce is a collaboration between the American Council of the Blind (ACB), the National Federation of the Blind (NFB), and the Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB) to ensure people who are blind or partially sighted can use their insulin pumps safely and…

The American Council of the Blind and our affiliate Guide Dog users, Inc. want to hear from you! We are conducting a survey to collect information from guide dog users who’ve been denied rides by rideshare drivers due to the presence of their guide dog. We will send the survey data to the United States Department of Justice (DOJ), per their recommendation, to draw attention to this frustrating civil rights violation and highlight the severity of this ongoing problem.

The survey opens November 2nd and will remain open until the end of the year. We ask that you fill out the survey…