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    • Board of Directors
      • 2001 ACB Board Minutes
        • July 7, 2001, Post-Convention Board Meeting Minutes
        • November 20, 2001, Board Meeting Minutes
        • November 6, 2001, Board Meeting Minutes
        • September 22 & 23, 2001, Board Meeting Minutes
      • 2002 ACB Board Minutes
        • April 30, 2002, Board Meeting Minutes
        • February 17, 2002, Board Meeting Minutes
        • JUNE 30, JULY 5, 2002, GENERAL SESSION RECORD, 41ST ANNUAL CONVENTION, HOUSTON, TEXAS
        • July 6, 2002, Post-Convention Board Meeting Minutes
        • June 29, 2002, Pre-Convention Board Meeting Minutes
        • March 17, 2002, Board Meeting Minutes
        • November 25, 2002, Board Meeting Minutes
        • September 21 & 22, 2002, Board Meeting Minutes
      • 2003 ACB Board Minutes
        • April 15, 2003, Board Meeting Minutes
        • February 11, 2003, Board Meeting Minutes
        • February 16, 2003, Board Meeting Minutes
        • February 2, 2003, Board Meeting Minutes
        • JULY 5, JULY 11, 2003, GENERAL SESSION RECORD, 42nd ANNUAL CONVENTION, PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA
        • January 16, 2003, Board Meeting Minutes
        • July 12, 2003, Post Convention Board Meeting Minutes
        • July 5, 2003, Pre-Convention Board Meeting Minutes
        • March 4, 2003, Board Meeting Minutes
        • November 25, 2003, Board Meeting Minutes
      • 2004 ACB Board Minutes
        • April 1, 2004, Board Meeting Minutes
        • April 22, 2004, Board Meeting Minutes
        • August 11, September 1, October 6 & October 12, 2004, Board Meeting Minutes
        • February 15 & 16, 2004, Board Meeting Minutes
        • JULY 3, JULY 10, 2004, GENERAL SESSION RECORD, 43rd ANNUAL CONVENTION, BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA
        • January 14, 2004, Board Meeting Minutes
        • July 10, 2004, Post-Convention Board Meeting Minutes
        • July 3, 2004, Pre-Convention Board Meeting Minutes
        • June 22, 2004, Board Meeting Minutes
      • 2005 ACB Board Minutes
        • Convention Standing Rules, Adopted July 4, 2005
        • February 14, 2005, Board Meeting Minutes
        • JULY 2 - JULY 9, 2005, GENERAL SESSION RECORD, 44th ANNUAL CONVENTION, LAS VEGAS, NEVADA
        • January 22, & 23, 2005, Board Meeting Minutes
        • July 2, 2005, Pre-Convention Board Meeting Minutes
        • July 9, 2005, Post-Convention Board Meeting Minutes
        • May 11, 2005, Board Meeting Minutes
        • November 22, 2005, Board Meeting Minutes
        • October 1 & 2, 2005, Board Meeting Minutes
      • 2006 ACB Board Minutes
        • February 20 & 21, 2006, Board Meeting Minutes
        • JULY 8 - JULY 15, 2006, GENERAL SESSION RECORD, 45th ANNUAL CONVENTION, JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA
        • July 15, 2006, Post-Convention Board Meeting Minutes
        • July 8, 2006, Pre-Convention Board Meeting Minutes
        • March 30, 2006, Board Meeting Minutes
        • March 6, 2006, Board Meeting Minutes
        • November 6, 2006, Board Meeting Minutes
        • September 23 & 24, 2006, Board Meeting Minutes
      • 2007 ACB Board Minutes
        • August 2, 2007, Board Meeting Minutes
        • JUNE 30 – JULY 7, 2007, CONVENTION RECORD, 46th ANNUAL CONVENTION, MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA
        • January 4, 2007, Board Meeting Minutes
        • July 7, 2007, Post-Convention Board Meeting Minutes
        • June 30, 2007, Pre-Convention Board Meeting Minutes
        • March 10 – 11, 2007, Board Meeting Minutes
        • May 23, 2007, Board Meeting Minutes
        • October 13, 2007, Board Meeting Minutes
        • October 29, 2007, Board Meeting Minutes
      • 2008 ACB Board Minutes
        • Convention Record of the 47th annual Convention of the American Council of the Blind
        • February 8 and 9, 2008, Board Meeting Minutes
        • January 2, 2008, Board Meeting Minutes
        • July 12, 2008, Post-convention Board Meeting Minutes
        • July 5, 2008, Pre-convention Board Meeting Minutes
        • June 4, 2008, Board Meeting Minutes
        • November 15 - 16, 2008, Board Meeting Minutes
        • October 1, 2008, Board Meeting Minutes
      • 2009 ACB Board Minutes
        • December 15, 2009, Board Meeting Minutes
        • February 20, 2009, Board Meeting Minutes
        • July 11, 2009, Board Meeting Minutes
        • July 4, 2009, Board Meeting Minutes
        • May 21, 2009, Board Meeting Minutes
        • September 12 - 13, 2009, Board Meeting Minutes
      • 2010 ACB Board Minutes
        • December 13,2010 Teleconference Meeting of the Board of Directors of the American Council of the Blind
        • February 19, 2010, Board Meeting Minutes
        • July 10, 2010, Pre-convention Board Meeting Minutes
        • July 17, 2010, Post Convention Board Meeting Minutes
        • June 9, 2010, Board Meeting Minutes
        • November 6, 2010, Board Meeting Minutes
        • September 22, 2010, Board Meeting Minutes
      • 2011 ACB Board Minutes
        • December 14, 2011 Meeting of the Board of Directors of the American Council of the Blind
        • January 11, 2011 Teleconference Meeting of the Board of Directors of the American Council of the Blind
        • Mid Year Meeting of the Board of Directors of the American Council of the Blind
        • October 1, 2011 Meeting of the Board of Directors of the American Council of the Blind
        • Post Convention Meeting of the American Council of the Blind Board of Directors
        • Pre convention Board of Directors Meeting, American Council of the Blind
        • Teleconference Meeting of the ACB Board of Directors, May 5th 2011
      • 2012 Meeting Minutes
        • December 12, 2012 Teleconference Meeting of the ACB Board of Directors
        • February 23-24, 2012 Mid Year Board Of Directors Meeting
        • July 14, 2012 Board of Directors Meeting of the American Council of the Blind
        • July 7, 2012 Pre-Convention Meeting of the Board of Directors of the American Council of the Blind
        • June 7, 2012 Teleconference Meeting of the Board of Directors of the American Council of the Blind
        • May 9, 2012 Teleconference Meeting of the Board of Directors of the American Council of the Blind
        • September 15, 2012 ACB Board of Directors Meeting Minutes
      • 2013 Meeting Minutes
        • August 21, 2013 Teleconference Meeting of the ACB Board of Directors
        • December 17, 2013 Meeting of the ACB Board of Directors Minutes
        • February 22, 2013 Mid Year ACB Board of Directors Meeting
        • January 3, 2013 Teleconference Meeting of the ACB Board of Directors
        • July 5, 2013 Pre-Convention Board of Directors Meeting
        • Minutes of the American Council of the Blind 2013 Post Convention Board of Directors Meeting
        • October 30, 2013 Meeting of the ACB Board of Directors Minutes
        • September 28, 2013 Meeting of the ACB Board of Directors Minutes
      • 2014 ACB Board of Directors Meeting Minutes
        • December 8th and 9th, 2014 ACB Board of Directors Meeting Minutes
        • February 21, 2014 ACB Board of Directors Meeting Minutes
        • January 30, 2014 Meeting of the ACB Board of Directors Minutes
        • July 12, 2014 Pre-Convention ACB Board of Directors Meeting Minutes
        • July 19, 2014 Post-Convention ACB Board of Directors Meeting Minutes
        • June 9, 2014 ACB Board of Directors Meeting Minutes
        • November 13, 2014 ACB Board of Directors Meeting Minutes
        • October 17 and 18, 2014 ACB Board of Directors Meeting Minutes
      • 2015 ACB Board of Directors Minutes
        • December 3 and 10, 2015 Meeting of the ACB Board of Directors
        • February 21, 2015, Meeting of the ACB Board of Directors
        • July 4, 2015 Meeting of the ACB Board of Directors
        • October 30-31, 2015 Meeting of the ACB Board of Directors
      • 2016 ACB Board of Directors Minutes
        • AMERICAN COUNCIL OF THE BLIND BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING MINUTES
        • AMERICAN COUNCIL OF THE BLIND BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING MINUTES
        • American Council of the Blind Board of Directors Meeting Minutes
        • February 27, 2016 Meeting of the ACB Board of Directors
      • 2017 ACB Board of Directors Minutes
        • Meeting Minutes Aug 22, 2017
        • Meeting Minutes Feb 25, 2017
        • Meeting Minutes Jun 30, 2017
        • Meeting Minutes Nov 27, 2017
        • Meeting Minutes Oct 27, 2017
      • 2018 ACB Board of Directors Minutes
        • American Council of the Blind Board of Directors Meeting Minutes
        • Board of Directors Meeting Minutes June 29, 2018
        • Board of Directors Minutes Nov. 27-Dec. 3, 2018
        • Board of Directors Minutes Oct. 5-6, 2018
      • 2019 ACB Board of Directors Minutes
        • Meeting Minutes August 22, 2019
        • Meeting Minutes Feb. 23, 2019
        • Meeting Minutes July 5, 2019
        • Meeting Minutes Nov 11 and 18, 2019
        • Meeting Minutes: Oct. 18 and 19, 2019
      • 2020 ACB Board of Directors Minutes
        • Meeting Minutes Apr 23, 2020
        • Meeting Minutes Feb 22, 2020
        • Meeting Minutes Jan 23, 2020
        • Meeting Minutes Mar 30, 2020
      • 2021 ACB Board of Directors Minutes
      • 2022 ACB Board of Directors Minutes
      • John McCann for ACB Board of Directors
    • Board of Publications
      • 2009 Board of Publications Minutes
        • April 6, 2009, Minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Publications
        • February 20, 2009, Minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Publications
        • January 5, 2009, Minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Publications
        • July 5, 2009, Minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Publications
        • March 2, 2009, Minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Publications
        • November 2, 2009, Minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Publications
        • September 14, 2009, Minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Publications
      • 2010 Board of Publications Minutes
        • April 5, 2010, Minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Publications
        • August 2, 2010, Minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Publications
        • December 6, 2010, Minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Publications
        • February 19, 2010, Minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Publications
        • January 4, 2010, Minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Publications
        • July 11, 2010, Minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Publications
        • June 7, 2010, Minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Publications
        • March 1, 2010, Minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Publications
        • May 3, 2010, Minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Publications
        • November 1, 2010, Minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Publications
        • October 4, 2010, Minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Publications
        • September 6, 2010, Minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Publications
      • 2011 Board of Publications Minutes
        • April 4, 2011, Minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Publications
        • August 1, 2011, Minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Publications
        • December 5, 2011, Board of Publications Meeting Minutes October 3, 2011
        • February 25, 2011, Minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Publications
        • February 7, 2011, Minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Publications
        • January 3, 2011, Minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Publications
        • July 10, 2011, Minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Publications
        • June 6, 2011, Minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Publications
        • May 2, 2011, Minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Publications
        • October 3, 2011, Minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Publications
        • September 5, 2011, Minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Publications
      • 2012 Board of Publications Meeting Minutes
        • April 2, 2012 BOARD OF PUBLICATIONS MEETING MINUTES
        • August 6, 2012 Board of Publications Meeting Minutes
        • Board of Publications Meeting Minutes
        • Board of Publications Meeting Minutes
        • Board of Publications Meeting Minutes
        • December 10, 2012 Board of Publications Meeting Minutes
        • February 24, 2012 BOARD OF PUBLICATIONS MEETING MINUTES
        • February 6, 2012 BOARD OF PUBLICATIONS MEETING MINUTES
        • January 2, 2012 BOARD OF PUBLICATIONS MEETING MINUTES
        • July 8, 2012 Board of Publications Meeting Minutes
        • May 7, 2012 Board of Publications Meeting Minutes
      • 2013 Board of Publications Meeting Minutes
        • April 1, 2013 Board of Publications Meeting Minutes
        • August 13, 2013 Board of Publications Meeting Minutes
        • December 2, 2013 Board of Publications Meeting Minutes
        • February 22, 2013 Board of Publications Meeting Minutes
        • February 4, 2013 Board of Publications Meeting Minutes
        • January 7, 2013 Board of Publications Meeting Minutes
        • May 6, 2013 Board of Publications Meeting Minutes
        • November 4, 2013 Board of Publications Meeting Minutes
        • October 7, 2013 Board of Publications Meeting Minutes
        • September 9, 2013 Board of Publications Meeting Minutes
      • 2014 Board of Publications Meeting Minutes
        • April 7, 2014 Board of Publications Meeting Minutes
        • August 4, 2014 Board of Publications Meeting Minutes
        • December 1, 2014 Board of Publications Meeting Minutes
        • February 21, 2014 Board of Publications Meeting Minutes
        • January 6, 2014 Board of Publications Meeting Minutes
        • July 13, 2014 Board of Publications Meeting Minutes
        • June 2, 2014 Board of Publications Meeting Minutes
        • November 3, 2014 Board of Publications Meeting Minutes
        • October 6, 2014 Board of Publications Meeting Minutes
        • September 8, 2014 Board of Publications Meeting Minutes
      • 2015 Board of Publications Meeting Minutes
        • April 6, 2015 Board of Publications Meeting Minutes
        • February 2, 2015 Board of Publications Meeting Minutes
        • July 5, 2015 Board of Publications Meeting Minutes
        • June 1, 2015 Board of Publications Meeting Minutes
        • March 2, 2015 Board of Publications Meeting Minutes
        • May 4, 2015 Board of Publications Meeting Minutes
        • November 9, 2015 Board of Publications Meeting Minutes
      • 2016 BOP Meeting Minutes
        • BOP Minutes-Apr. 4, 2016
        • BOP Minutes-Aug. 2, 2016
        • BOP Minutes-Dec. 6, 2016
        • BOP Minutes-Feb. 8, 2016
        • BOP Minutes-Jan. 4, 2016
        • BOP Minutes-July 2016
        • BOP Minutes-Jun. 6, 2016
        • BOP Minutes-Mar. 7, 2016
        • BOP Minutes-May 2, 2016
        • BOP Minutes-Nov. 1, 2016
        • BOP Minutes-Oct. 4, 2016
        • Board of Publications Meeting Minutes for September 6, 2016
      • 2017 Board of Publications Meeting Minutes
        • Meeting Minutes for April 4, 2017
        • Meeting Minutes for August 1, 2017
        • Meeting Minutes for December 5, 2017
        • Meeting Minutes for February 7, 2017
        • Meeting Minutes for January 3, 2017
        • Meeting Minutes for July 1, 2017
        • Meeting Minutes for June 6, 2017
        • Meeting Minutes for March 7, 2017
        • Meeting Minutes for November 7, 2017
        • Meeting Minutes for September 5, 2017
      • 2018 Board of Publications Meeting Minutes
        • BOP Minutes - Jun. 30, 2018
        • BOP Minutes - Apr. 3, 2018
        • BOP Minutes - Aug. 7, 2018
        • BOP Minutes - Jan. 9, 2018
        • BOP Minutes - Jun. 5, 2018
        • BOP Minutes - Mar. 7, 2018
        • BOP Minutes - May 1, 2018
        • BOP Minutes - Nov. 13, 2018
        • BOP Minutes - Oct. 9, 2018
        • BOP Minutes - Sept. 4, 2018
      • 2019 Board of Publications Meeting Minutes
        • BOP Minutes - Apr. 2, 2019
        • BOP Minutes - Aug. 13, 2019
        • BOP Minutes - Dec. 3, 2019
        • BOP Minutes - Feb. 5, 2019
        • BOP Minutes - Jan. 8, 2019
        • BOP Minutes - Jul. 6, 2019
        • BOP Minutes - Jun. 4, 2019
        • BOP Minutes - Mar. 12, 2019
        • BOP Minutes - May 7, 2019
        • BOP Minutes - Nov. 5, 2019
        • BOP Minutes - Oct. 1, 2019
        • BOP Minutes - Sept. 3, 2019
      • 2020 Board of Publications Meeting Minutes
        • BOP Minutes - Feb 4, 2020
        • BOP Minutes - Apr 7, 2020
        • BOP Minutes - Aug. 4, 2020
        • BOP Minutes - Jan. 7, 2020
        • BOP Minutes - Jun. 2, 2020
        • BOP Minutes - Mar 3, 2020
        • BOP Minutes - May 5, 2020
        • BOP Minutes - Nov 10, 2020
        • BOP Minutes - Oct. 6, 2020
        • BOP Minutes - Sept. 1, 2020
      • 2021 BOP Meeting Minutes
        • BOP Minutes - Apr 6, 2021
        • BOP Minutes - Aug 3, 2021
        • BOP Minutes - Feb 2, 2021
        • BOP Minutes - Jan 5, 2021
        • BOP Minutes - Jun 1, 2021
        • BOP Minutes - Mar 2, 2021
        • BOP Minutes - May 4, 2021
        • BOP Minutes - Nov. 2, 2021
        • BOP Minutes - Oct 12, 2021
        • BOP Minutes - Sept 7, 2021
      • 2022 BOP Meeting Minutes
        • BOP Minutes Feb 1, 2022
        • BOP Minutes - Apr 5, 2022
        • BOP Minutes - Aug 2, 2022
        • BOP Minutes - Dec 6, 2022
        • BOP Minutes - Jun 7, 2022
        • BOP Minutes - Mar 1, 2022
        • BOP Minutes - May 3, 2022
        • BOP Minutes - Nov 1, 2022
        • BOP Minutes - Nov 1, 2022
        • BOP Minutes - Oct 4, 2022
        • BOP Minutes - Sept. 6, 2022
        • Bop Minutes - Jan 4, 2022
      • 2023 BOP Meeting Minutes
        • BOP Minutes - Apr 4, 2023
        • BOP Minutes - Aug 1, 2023
        • BOP Minutes - Feb 7, 2023
        • BOP Minutes - Jan 3, 2023
        • BOP Minutes - Jun 6, 2023
        • BOP Minutes - Mar 7, 2023
        • BOP Minutes - May 2, 2023
      • April 14, 2008, Minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Publications
      • August 4, 2008, Minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Publications
      • BOP Editorial Policy Manual, 2015
      • Board of Publications Hosts Internet Candidates' Page
      • Board of Publications Minutes
      • Charles Hodge for ACB Board of Publications
      • December 1, 2008, Minutes of the Meeting of the Board of December 1, 2008, Minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Publications
      • January 30, 2008, Minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Publications
      • July 6, 2008, Minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Publications
      • June 2, 2008, Minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Publications
      • March 3, 2008, Minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Publications
      • Marcia Dresser for ACB Board of Publications
      • May 5, 2008, Minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Publications
      • November 3, 2008, Minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Publications
      • October 6, 2008, Minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Publications
      • September 1, 2008, Minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Publications
      • Thomas Mitchell for ACB Board of Publications
    • Committees & Task Forces
      • ACB Radio Management Committee
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        • Recipients of the Durward K. McDaniel First Timer and J.P. Morgan Chase Leadership Fellow Awards Speak Out
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      • Sight and Sound Impaired Committee
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    • History
    • ACB Resolutions
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      • Index
      • Resolution on Full Funding of Vocational Rehabilitation Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired
    • Affiliates
      • Special Interest Affiliates
        • ACB Diabetics in Action
        • ACB Families
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        • ACB Students
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        • American Association of Visually Impaired Attorneys
        • American Council of Blind Lions
        • Blind Information Technology Specialists
        • Blind LGBT Pride International
        • Braille Revival League
        • Council of Citizens with Low Vision International
        • Friends In Art of ACB, Inc.
        • Guide Dog Users, Inc.
        • Independent Visually Impaired Enterprisers
        • Library Users of America
        • Randolph-Sheppard Vendors of America
        • Visually Impaired Veterans of America
    • Frequently Asked Questions
  • Events
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      • ADA Signage
      • AFB: Be a Better Champion for Specialized Services
      • Banks with Talking ATM Machines
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      • Braille Resources
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        • Braille Paper
        • Braille Writer Repair Services
        • Description and History of Braille
        • Producers of Braille Documents
      • Diabetic Resources for the Blind and Visually Impaired
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      • General Resources
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      • Homes for the Blind
      • Low Vision Resources
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      • Outreach RE Requesting Alternate Formats From SSA
      • Religious Resources
      • Resources for Older Individuals Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired
      • Resources for Parents and Teachers of Blind and Visually Impaired Children
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      • Section 904
      • Sports, Recreational and Leisure Resources
      • Where Taxpayers With Disabilities Can Find Online Help from the IRS
      • White Cane Laws for States
    • Affiliate Resources
      • Encouraging Affiliates with Techniques to Reach More Members
      • Exploring How Affiliates Can Reach New Members
      • Fundraising for ACB Activities Including the National Convention
      • Gaining and Maintaining Membership
      • Growing a Great Convention
      • How Can We Complete Our Business During Meetings More Efficiently?
      • How Can We Reactivate Past Members and “Wow” Our Current Members to Retain Them?
      • How to Find Blindness Related Resources and Sharing Them
      • Ideas for Affiliates and Chapters
      • Ideas to Interest Students
      • Involving Youth in ACB
      • Leadership Materials
        • Board Member's Manual for State and Special Interest Affiliates
        • Creating a Media Kit for Your ACB Affiliate or Chapter
        • Simplified Parliamentary Procedure
        • The PSA Handbook for ACB Affiliates and Chapters
        • The Press Release Handbook for ACB Affiliates and Chapters
      • Membership Incentives
      • Networking, Communication and Contact
      • Officer’s and Board Member's Manual for State and Special Interest Affiliates
      • President's Manual for State and Special Interest Affiliates
      • Reaching Blind and Visually Impaired Seniors
      • Reaching Out to Your Community to Educate and Inform People About Blindness
      • Secretary's Manual for State and Special Interest Affiliates
      • Strategies for Enhancing Membership
      • Strategies for Member Renewal and Reactivation
      • Tips for Successful Membership Recruitment and Retention
      • Tips to Retain Members
      • Treasurer's Manual for State and Special Interest Affiliates
      • Vice President's Manual for State and Special Interest Affiliates
    • Peer Support
    • Handbooks / Manuals
      • Are You a Senior Citizen Struggling with Vision Loss?
      • Are You the Parents of A Blind Child?
      • Guide to Successful College Experience
      • Pedestrian Safety
      • Pedestrian Safety Handbook
        • "Modern" Signalized Intersections
        • APS
        • Acknowledgements
        • Advocacy
        • Afterword
        • Appendix A: Letter
        • Appendix B: Template
        • Appendix C: Case Studies
        • Appendix D: Glossary
        • Crossing Where No Traffic Control
        • Drivers’ Yielding Behavior
        • Finding Crosswalk: Part 1
        • Finding Crosswalk: Part 2
        • Finding the Crosswalk
        • Mitch's Message
        • Rights-of-Way Regulations
      • Rehabilitation Issues Task Force Revised Rehabilitation White Paper
      • Whitepaper On Rehabilitation and Training
    • Products & Services
      • Accessible Cards and Gifts
      • Computer Products, Publications, Training, and Information Sources
      • Funding Assistive Technology Resources
      • Magnifying Aids - Low Vision Center
      • Technology, Software, Related Resources
      • Travel Resources
      • Useful Products for Blind and Visually Impaired Persons
    • Professional Employment Associations
  • Publications & Media
    • Live Events
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    • Braille Forum
      • 1997 Issues
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          • High Tech Swap Shop
          • Hurricane Katrina Check-In
          • IRIS Network
          • John Di Francesco
          • Legislative Seminar
          • Letters to the Editor
          • MMS "Two-for-One" Program
          • Membership Focus
          • Notes on a New Year
          • President's Message
          • Who Do You Admire?
          • Who Is Eligible for Drug Plan Costs?
      • 2006 Issues
        • BF April 2006
        • BF Feb 2006
        • BF Jul-Aug 2006
        • BF Jun 2006
        • BF Mar 2006
        • BF May 2006
        • BF Nov 2006
        • BF Oct 2006
        • BF Sept 2006
      • 2007 Issues
        • BF Apr 2007
        • BF Dec 2007
        • BF Feb 2007
        • BF Jul-Aug 2007
        • BF Jun 2007
        • BF Mar 2007
        • BF May 2007
        • BF Nov 2007
        • BF Oct 2007
        • BF Sept 2007
        • BF Winter 2007
      • 2008 Issues
        • BF Apr 2008
        • BF Aug 2008
        • BF Dec 2008
        • BF Feb 2008
        • BF Jan 2008
        • BF Jul 2008
        • BF Jun 2008
        • BF Mar 2008
        • BF May 2008
        • BF Nov 2008
        • BF Oct 2008
        • BF Sept 2008
      • 2009 Issues
        • BF Apr 2009
        • BF Aug 2009
        • BF Dec 2009
          • Class Action ACB v. SSA
          • President's Message
        • BF Feb 2009
        • BF Jan 2009
        • BF Jul 2009
        • BF Jun 2009
        • BF Mar 2009
        • BF May 2009
        • BF Nov 2009
        • BF Oct 2009
        • BF Sept 2009
      • 2010 Issues
        • BF Apr 2010
        • BF Aug 2010
        • BF Dec 2010
        • BF Feb 2010
          • AFFILIATE NEWS
          • BOARD OF PUBLICATIONS AWARDS: THIS YEAR IT COULD BE YOU!
          • HERE AND THERE Edited by Sue Lichtenfels
          • High Tech Swap Shop
          • PASSINGS
          • SECOND ANNUAL ACB WALK by Dan Dillon
          • SPOTLIGHT YOUR AFFILIATE WITH A BOP AWARD!
          • THE MMS PROGRAM MAKES IT EASIER FOR YOU TO HELP ACB by Dena Wilson
          • THE SUNNY SOUTHWEST: ACB CONFERENCE AND CONVENTION 2010 by Carla Ruschival
        • BF Jan 2010
          • HIGH TECH SWAP SHOP
          • Here and There
        • BF Jul 2010
        • BF Jun 2010
        • BF Mar 2010
        • BF May 2010
        • BF Nov 2010
        • BF Oct 2010
        • BF Sept 2010
      • 2011 Issues
        • BF Dec 2011
          • Affiliate News
          • Here and There
          • Here and There, edited by Sue Lichtenfels
          • High Tech Swap Shop
          • High Tech Swap Shop
          • In Memoriam: Lola Siren
        • The Braille Forum, April 2011
          • Affiliate News
          • Here and There, edited by Sue Lichtenfels
          • High Tech Swap Shop
        • The Braille Forum, February 2011
          • AFFILIATE NEWS
          • HERE AND THERE edited by Sue Lichtenfels
          • HIGH TECH SWAP SHOP
          • YOU CAN SHOP ANYTIME AT THE ACB STORE by Carla Ruschival
        • The Braille Forum, July-August 2011
          • Affiliate News
          • Here and There, edited by Sue Lichtenfels
          • High Tech Swap Shop
        • The Braille Forum, June 2011
          • Affiliate News: Convention Sneak Preview
        • The Braille Forum, March 2011
          • AFFILIATE NEWS
          • HERE AND THERE edited by Sue Lichtenfels
          • HIGH TECH SWAP SHOP
        • The Braille Forum, May 2011
          • Affiliate News
          • Here and There
          • High Tech Swap Shop
          • Library Users of America to Host Book Flea Market, by Peggy R. Garrett
        • The Braille Forum, October-November 2011
          • Affiliate News
          • Here and There, edited by Sue Lichtenfels
          • High Tech Swap Shop
        • The Braille Forum, September 2011
          • Affiliate News
        • The Braille Forum, january 2011
          • AFFILIATE NEWS
          • HERE AND THERE edited by Sue Lichtenfels
          • HIGH TECH SWAP SHOP
      • 2012 Issues
        • Affiliate News
        • Here and There edited by Sue Lichtenfels
        • High Tech Swap Shop
        • The Braille Forum, April 2012
          • Affiliate News
          • Here and There edited by Sue Lichtenfels
          • High Tech Swap Shop
        • The Braille Forum, December 2012
          • Affiliate News
          • Here and There
          • High Tech Swap Shop
        • The Braille Forum, February 2012
          • AFFILIATE NEWS
          • HERE AND THERE edited by Sue Lichtenfels
          • HIGH TECH SWAP SHOP
        • The Braille Forum, January 2012
          • HERE AND THERE edited by Sue Lichtenfels
          • HIGH TECH SWAP SHOP
        • The Braille Forum, July-August 2012
          • HERE AND THERE edited by Sue Lichtenfels
          • HIGH TECH SWAP SHOP
        • The Braille Forum, June 2012
          • AFFILIATE NEWS
          • BOP with 2012 Candidate's Page
          • HERE AND THERE edited by Sue Lichtenfels
          • HIGH TECH SWAP SHOP
        • The Braille Forum, March 2012
          • Affiliate News
          • High Tech Swap Shop
        • The Braille Forum, May 2012
        • The Braille Forum, October-November 2012
          • AFFILIATE NEWS
          • HERE AND THERE
          • HIGH TECH SWAP SHOP
        • The Braille Forum, September 2012
          • AFFILIATE NEWS
          • HERE AND THERE
          • HIGH TECH SWAP SHOP
      • 2013 Issues
        • ACB Braille Forum, February 2013
          • Affiliate News
          • An Update from GDUI
          • DKM First-Timer Program: A Tribute to an ACB Pioneer by Allen J. Casey
          • Here and There by Sharon Strzalkowski
          • High Tech Swap Shop
        • ACB Braille Forum, June 2013
          • Affiliate News
          • Here and There edited by Sharon Strzalkowski
          • High Tech Swap Shop
        • ACB Braille Forum, March 2013
          • Affiliate News
          • Here and There by Sharon Strzalkowski
          • High Tech Swap Shop
        • ACB Braille Forum, May 2013
          • Affiliate News
          • Here and There edited by Sharon Strzalkowski
          • High Tech Swap Shop
        • ACB Braille Forum, September 2013
          • Affiliate News
          • Here and There edited by Sharon Strzalkowski
          • High Tech Swap Shop
        • ACB E-Forum, April 2013
          • Affiliate and Committee News
          • Here and There by Sharon Strzalkowski
          • High Tech Swap Shop
        • ACB E-Forum, August 2013
          • Affiliate News
          • Here and There edited by Sharon Strzalkowski
          • High Tech Swap Shop
        • ACB E-Forum, July 2013
          • Affiliate News
          • Here and There edited by Sharon Strzalkowski
          • High Tech Swap Shop
        • Braille Forum Nov 2013
          • Affiliate News
          • Here and There edited by Sharon Strzalkowski
          • High Tech Swap Shop
        • E-Forum Dec 2013
          • Affiliate News
          • Here and There edited by Sharon Strzalkowski
          • High Tech Swap Shop
        • The ACB E-Forum, October 2013
          • Affiliate and Committee News
          • Here and There edited by Sharon Strzalkowski
          • High Tech Swap Shop
        • The Braille Forum, January 2013
          • Affiliate News
          • Here and There by Sharon Strzalkowski
          • High Tech Swap Shop
      • 2014 Issues
        • ACB E-Forum, February 2014
          • Here and There edited by Sharon Strzalkowski
          • High Tech Swap Shop
        • Affiliate News
        • BF January 2014
          • Affiliate News
          • Here and There edited by Sharon Strzalkowski
          • High Tech Swap Shop
          • Shopping for Health Care: Comparing Hospitals Can Help Consumers Make Good Decisions by Ron Pollack
        • Braille Forum, July 2014
          • Affiliate News
          • Here and There, edited by Sharon Strzalkowski
          • High Tech Swap Shop
        • Braille Forum, March 2014
          • ACB Braille Forum, March 2014 downloads
          • ACB Leadership Institute 2014
          • ACB's Legislative Priorities for 2014, by Melanie Brunson
          • Affiliate News
          • Board of Publications Awards Your Excellence in 2014
          • Come to Vegas and Hit the Jackpot!
          • Community Outreach Challenge, by Tristen Breitenfeldt
          • Conducting Business with Social Security: What You Should Know and How You Can Help, by Len Burns
          • DKM First-Timer Selection Nears
          • Here and There, edited by Sharon Strzalkowski
          • High Tech Swap Shop
          • How to Get the Most Out of Rehab, Part III: Available Services, by Doug Powell
          • In Memoriam: Buddy Spivey, Dec. 31, 1941-Jan. 9, 2014
          • Las Vegas: Deal Us In!, by Janet Dickelman
          • Membership Focus: Creative Ways to Meet, Especially in Rural Areas, compiled by Ardis Bazyn
          • President's Message: Be Sure You Are Protected!, by Kim Charlson
          • Summary of the Fall 2013 ACB Board Meeting, by Denise Colley
        • Braille Forum, Sept 2014
          • Affiliate News
          • Here and There, edited by Sharon Strzalkowski
          • High Tech Swap Shop
        • Here and There edited by Sharon Strzalkowski
        • Here and There, edited by Sharon Strzalkowski
        • High Tech Swap Shop
        • High Tech Swap Shop
        • Snowflakes and Birthday Cake: It’s Holiday Auction Time, by Carla Ruschival
        • The ACB Braille Forum, May 2014
          • Affiliate News
          • Here and There edited by Sharon Strzalkowski
          • High Tech Swap Shop
        • The ACB Braille Forum, November 2014
        • The ACB Braille Forum, November 2014 downloads
        • The ACB E-Forum, April 2014
          • Affiliate News
          • Here and There edited by Sharon Strzalkowski
          • High Tech Swap Shop
        • The ACB E-Forum, August 2014
          • Affiliate News
          • Here and There edited by Sharon Strzalkowski
          • High Tech Swap Shop
          • Your Options for Medicare Supplemental Coverage by Ron Pollack
        • The ACB E-Forum, December 2014
          • Affiliate News
          • Here and There, edited by Sharon Strzalkowski
          • High Tech Swap Shop
        • The ACB E-Forum, June 2014
        • The ACB E-Forum, October 2014
          • Affiliate News
          • Here and There edited by Sharon Strzalkowski
          • High Tech Swap Shop
      • 2015 Issues
        • Braille Forum January 2015
          • Accessing the ACB Forum and E-Forum: Let Me Count the Ways, by Judy Wilkinson
          • Affiliate News
          • Here and There, edited by Sharon Strzalkowski
          • High Tech Swap Shop
        • Braille Forum July 2015
          • Affiliate News
          • Here and There, edited by Sharon Strzalkowski
          • High Tech Swap Shop
        • Braille Forum March 2015
          • A Telecommuting Job Could Be Just What You Are Looking For, by Dr. Ronald E. Milliman
          • ACB’s Stars Will Shine Bright in Dallas, by Janet Dickelman
          • Acknowledgement
          • Affiliate News
          • Best Audio Holiday Season Ever, by Susan Glass
          • Board of Publications Again Awards Your Excellence in Media and Writing in 2015
          • Call for Nominees for 2015 ACB Awards!, by Chelle Hart & Chip Hailey
          • Come to the Lone Star Loot Auction!
          • Here and There, edited by Sharon Strzalkowski
          • Last Call: The DKM Train Is Leaving the Station, by Allen Casey
          • Let the Stars Shine Bright on the ACB Brenda Dillon Memorial Walk, by Donna Brown
          • President’s Message: More on Accessible Prescription Labels, by Kim Charlson
          • Tax Tips from the IRS, by Melanie Brunson
          • The Importance of Grassroots, by Kathy Brockman
        • Braille Forum May 2015
          • Affiliate News
          • Convention Week Sneak Preview, by Janet Dickelman
          • Here and There, edited by Sharon Strzalkowski
          • High Tech Swap Shop
        • Braille Forum November 2015
          • Affiliate News
          • Here and There, edited by Sharon Strzalkowski
          • High Tech Swap Shop
        • Braille Forum September 2015
          • Affiliate News
          • Here and There, edited by Sharon Strzalkowski
          • High Tech Swap Shop
        • E-Forum April 2015
          • Affiliate News
          • Here and There, edited by Sharon Strzalkowski
          • High Tech Swap Shop
        • E-Forum August 2015
          • Affiliate News
          • Here and There
          • High Tech Swap Shop
        • E-Forum December 2015
          • Affiliate and Committee News
          • Here and There, edited by Sharon Strzalkowski
          • High Tech Swap Shop
        • E-Forum June 2015
          • Affiliate News
          • Here and There edited by Sharon Strzalkowski
          • High Tech Swap Shop
        • E-Forum October 2015
          • Here and There, edited by Sharon Strzalkowski
        • E-Forum, February 2015
          • Affiliate News
          • Here and There, edited by Sharon Strzalkowski
          • High Tech Swap Shop
      • 2016 Issues
        • BF January 2016
          • Affiliate News
          • Here and There, edited by Sharon Strzalkowski
          • High Tech Swap Shop
        • BF July 2016
          • Affiliate News
          • Here and There
          • High Tech Swap Shop
        • BF March 2016
          • Affiliate News
          • Here and There, edited by Sharon Strzalkowski
          • High Tech Swap Shop
        • BF May 2016
          • Affiliate and Committee News
          • Here and There, edited by Sharon Strzalkowski
          • High Tech Swap Shop
        • BF November 2016
          • Affiliate and Committee News
          • Here and There, edited by Sharon Strzalkowski
          • High Tech Swap Shop
        • BF September 2016
          • Affiliate News
          • High Tech Swap Shop
        • EF April 2016
          • Affiliate News
          • Here and There, edited by Sharon Strzalkowski
          • High Tech Swap Shop
        • EF August 2016
          • Affiliate News
          • Here and There, edited by Sharon Strzalkowski
          • High Tech Swap Shop
        • EF December 2016
          • ACB Fall Board Meeting Report, by Ron Brooks
          • Affiliate and Committee News
          • Here and There, edited by Sharon Strzalkowski
          • High Tech Swap Shop
        • EF February 2016
          • Affiliate News
          • Here and There, edited by Sharon Strzalkowski
          • High Tech Swap Shop
        • EF June 2016
          • Affiliate News
          • Here and There, edited by Sharon Strzalkowski
          • High Tech Swap Shop
        • EF October 2016
          • Affiliate News
          • Here and There, edited by Sharon Strzalkowski
          • High Tech Swap Shop
      • 2017 Issues
        • Affiliate News
        • Braille Forum January 2017
          • Affiliate News
            • Affiliate News
          • Here and There edited by Sharon Strzalkowski
          • High Tech Swap Shop
        • Braille Forum March 2017
          • ACB Commends Access Board on 508 Refresh
          • Affiliate News
          • Awards Committee Seeks Nominees for 2017 ACB Awards
          • Celebrate the Life and Legacy of Durward K. McDaniel Support the DKM FirstTimer Program
          • Easy Fund Raiser for Your Affiliate
          • Helpful Hints for Attending the Convention
          • Here and There
          • High Tech Swap Shop
          • Holiday Auction Thank Yous
          • Ida Schwerzel A Century of Memories Part 2
          • In Memoriam: Otis H. Stephens Jr. Sept. 20, 1936-Dec. 2, 2016
          • Presidents Message Planning for the Future
          • Readers Remembrances of Otis Stephens
          • Spotlight On ACB Students
        • Braille Forum September 2017
        • December 2017
          • Here and There
        • E-Forum June 2017
          • Affiliate and Committee News
          • Here and There
          • High Tech Swap Shop
        • Here and There
        • Here and There
        • High Tech Swap Shop
        • High Tech Swap Shop
        • November 2017
          • Affiliate News
          • Here and There
          • High Tech Swap Shop
        • October 2017
        • The ACB Braille Forum July 2017
        • The ACB Braille Forum May 2017
          • Affiliate News
          • Here and There
          • High Tech Swap Shop
        • The ACB E-Forum April 2017
          • Here and There
          • High Tech Swap Shop
        • The ACB E-Forum August 2017
          • Affiliate News
          • Here and There
          • High Tech Swap Shop
        • The ACB E-Forum February 2017
          • Here and There
          • High Tech Swap Shop
      • 2018 Issues
        • ACB Braille Forum Feb 2018
          • ACB E-Forum February 2018 Downloads
          • Affiliate News
          • Here and There
        • ACB Braille Forum Jan 2018
          • Affiliate News
          • High Tech Swap Shop
        • ACB Braille Forum July 2018
          • Here and There
          • High Tech Swap Shop
          • Passings
        • ACB Braille Forum March 2018
          • Affiliate News
        • ACB Braille Forum May 2018
          • Affiliate News
          • Here and There
        • ACB Braille Forum Nov 2018
        • ACB Braille Forum Sept 2018
        • ACB E-Forum April 2018
          • Affiliate News
          • Here and There
          • High Tech Swap Shop
        • ACB E-Forum Aug 2018
          • Here and There
        • ACB E-Forum Dec 2018
          • High Tech Swap Shop
          • Hot Toys for Holiday Gift-Giving
        • ACB E-Forum June 2018
          • Affiliate News
          • Here and There
        • ACB E-Forum Oct 2018
      • 2019 Issues
        • ACB E-Forum Aug 2019
        • ACB E-Forum Feb 2019
          • High Tech Swap Shop
        • ACB E-Forum Jun 2019
        • Braille Forum Jan 2019
          • High Tech Swap Shop
        • Braille Forum July 2019
        • Braille Forum Mar 2019
          • High Tech Swap Shop
        • Braille Forum May 2019
          • President’s Message
        • Braille Forum Nov-2019
        • Braille Forum Sept 2019
        • E-Forum Apr 2019
          • High Tech Swap Shop
        • E-Forum Dec 2019
        • E-Forum Oct 2019
          • Rochester Convention Celebrated
      • 2020 Issues
        • BF Jan 2020
          • President’s Message
        • BF July 2020
          • Affiliate and Committee News
          • Belonging in ACB
          • Commentary
          • Here and There
          • High Tech Swap Shop
          • How to Access Virtual Convention
          • In Memoriam: Camille Caffarelli
          • Mouse Assisting Inclusive Technology
          • President’s Message: First Virtual Convention
          • Summary of Board of Dir. Meeting, April 23, 2020
          • The ADA at 30
          • The Only Moment
          • Tuesday Topics
        • BF Mar 2020
        • BF May 2020
          • President’s Message
        • BF Nov 2020
          • 2020 Resolutions Summary
          • Affiliate News
          • Here and There
          • Honesty
          • In Memoriam: Charlie Crawford
          • Include in Affiliate
          • Lies
          • MMS Future
          • Notice
          • Plans for 2021
          • President’s Message
          • Readers Remember
          • Revision to DKM
        • BF Sept 2020
          • 2020 Awards Winners
          • ACB 2020 Convention Thank-Yous
          • ACB 2020 Virtual Convention: That’s a Wrap!
          • ACB Membership Seminar
          • Here and There
          • Holiday Auction
          • In Memoriam: Berl Lynn Colley
          • Letter to the Editor
          • President’s Message: Finally Baseball!
          • Ski for Light 2021
          • Thank You
          • To Mobility and Beyond
          • Walked Virtual Path to Future
        • EF Apr 2020
        • EF Aug 2020
          • Affiliate and Committee News
          • Beginning Again
          • Book Review
          • COVID-19 Will Be Beat
          • COVID-19 and Blindness
          • Cavemen
          • Diaphragmatic Breathing
          • Here and There
          • High Tech Swap Shop
          • Kindness of Neighbors
          • Pick a Peck
          • President’s Message
          • Virus or Victim
          • ‘End of Oct.’ Review
        • EF Dec 2020
          • Affiliate News
          • Apply to DKM First-Timers Award
          • BADIE
          • Board Meetings Summary
          • Celebrating CVAA
          • Chaplain’s Corner
          • Flexibility
          • Going Virtual Again
          • Here and There
          • Mini Mall Holiday
          • President’s Message
          • Qualifying for SSD
          • Retaining Members
          • Safe Cooking
          • Senator Markey Celebrates
        • EF Feb 2020
        • EF June 2020
          • ACB Easy Chair Auction
          • ACB –Path to Future
          • Affiliate and Committee News
          • Backyard Wedding
          • Book Review
          • Continuing Education
          • Conventions
          • Here and There
          • High Tech Swap Shop
          • MMS Going Virtual!
          • Memories of Lynn Hedl
          • Mini Mall Headlines
          • Passings
          • Performing Marriage Ceremonies
          • President’s Message
          • Walking up a Storm
          • Ways to Listen
          • Wine and Song
          • Wine and Song
        • EF Oct 2020
          • ADA Turns 30
          • ADA at Thirty
          • Affiliate News
          • DARE2TRI
          • Here and There
          • High Tech Swap Shop
          • Involving Special-Interest Affiliates
          • Jeanne Sanders
          • Mini Mall Mega News
          • Passings
          • Perseverance in Martial Arts
          • Pre-Convention Board Meeting
          • President’s Message
          • Swimming Blind & Free
          • Triathlon Dare2tri
          • Vision Loss, Therapy, Weightlifting
      • 2021 Issues
        • BF Jan 2021
          • Apply to 2021 ACB/JPMorgan Chase Leadership Fellow
          • BOP to Award Excellence
          • Become a 2021 Recipient of DKM Award
          • Call for 2021 ACB Awards Nominees
          • Convention Dates
          • Help Revive Braille!
          • Here and There
          • In Memoriam: Larry Turnbull
          • Joys of Learning Braille
          • Mother Was a Braille Transcriber
          • Passings
          • President’s Message
          • That Stupid School!
        • BF Jul 2021
          • Accessing the Virtual Convention
          • Beyond
          • Continuing Ed
          • Don’t Forget MMS
          • Here and There
          • It’s Not Too Late
          • Learning
          • Let’s Go Fishing!
          • Meeting Summary
          • Mini Mall Minute
          • President’s Message
        • BF Mar 2021
          • Angels Memorial Program
          • Continuing Ed in 2021
          • Expanding Recruiting
          • Guide Dog If Low Vision?
          • Guide Dog Magnified
          • Here and There
          • Low Vision Story Bites
          • President’s Message
          • Summary - Nov 2020 Board Mtg.
          • Two Big Announcements!
          • Welcome to CCLVI
        • BF May 2021
          • Affiliate - Committee News
          • Book Review
          • Continuing Ed
          • Diamond Jubilee Auction
          • Get Moving Together
          • Here and There
          • In Memoriam
          • Mini Mall Headlines
          • President’s Message
          • Registration Q&A
          • Start a Chapter
          • Verizon Media Announces
          • Victor Reader Tip
          • Voting at Convention
          • Welcome New Employees
          • Your Vote Counts
        • BF Nov 2021
          • A Visit
          • Affiliate News
          • Brief Overview
          • Button Box?
          • Fun Facts about Nebraska
          • Greatest Fears
          • Here and There
          • Here and There
          • High Tech Swap Shop
          • Holiday Shopping at Mini Mall
          • Karaoke Helps
          • Passings
          • President’s Message
          • Vision Loss Thoughts
        • BF Sept 2021
          • 2021 Convention
          • Affiliate News
          • Audio Description Achievement Awards
          • Here and There
          • High Tech Swap Shop
          • Isolation to Inspiration
          • President’s Message
          • This Year’s Award Winners
          • Wrapping Up
        • EF Apr 2021
          • 13th Annual ADP Awards
          • 2021 Talking Book Narrator
          • 421 for ‘21
          • A Place at Table
          • Affiliate News
          • Connected in New Mexico
          • Heart of a Legacy
          • Here and There
          • High Tech Swap Shop
          • In Memoriam: Doc Bradley
          • Learning and Leading
          • Man Made Difference 
          • New Members Portal
          • People of Color
          • President’s Message
          • Smoke Signal
          • What Color Is the Dream?
          • What is IDC?
        • EF Aug 2021
          • Affiliate News
          • Blindness in United Arab Emirates
          • Bosnia and Herzegovina
          • Describing Diversity
          • Erasmus
          • Eye on USA
          • Furry Lifesaver
          • Get Moving Together
          • Here and There
          • High Tech Swap Shop
          • India
          • Passings
          • President’s Message
          • World Turned Inside Out
        • EF Dec 2021
          • 2021 Resolutions
          • Board Meeting Summaries
          • Christmas Wishes
          • Convention 2022 Preview
          • Here and There
          • Looking
          • Mother of Fundraisers
          • Notice of Proposed Settlement
          • Passings
          • President’s Message
          • Team Up
          • The New Year
        • EF Feb 2021
          • 2020 Convention Info
          • About ADP Website
          • Apply to 2021 Recipient of DKM Award
          • Audio Description Commercials
          • Audio Description Project
          • Audio Description Snobbery
          • Audio Description What it Means
          • Charlie Crawford on Wall of Angels
          • God’s Audio Description
          • Here and There
          • High Tech Swap Shop
          • In Memoriam: James Megivern
          • Paradigm Shift
          • President’s Message
        • EF Jun 2021
          • Affiliate News
          • Continuing Ed News
          • Convention Preview
          • Enjoy the Perks
          • Feb Board Meeting
          • Get Exercise
          • Get Up Get Moving
          • Here and There
          • High Tech Swap Shop
          • Massage
          • Never Give Up
          • President’s Message
          • Review of Spark
          • The New $20
          • The Room
        • EF Oct 2021
          • Accessing Transit Services
          • Affiliate News
          • Here and There
          • Here and There
          • Letter to Dept of Trans
          • Moving Forward
          • Nearly Roadkill
          • On to Omaha
          • President’s Message
          • Reach People
          • Summary July 2021 Board Meeting
          • What About Paratransit?
          • Why Restructure?
      • 2022 Issues
        • BF Jan 2022
          • 10-9-21 Board Mtg Summary
          • ACB Diabetics in Action
          • Announcing 2022 Tours
          • BOP Awards Excellence
          • Blind LGBT Welcomes You
          • Braille Link to Literacy
          • Call for Nominees
          • Call for Nominees
          • Come One, Come All
          • Guide Dog Users
          • Happy New Year
          • IVIE
          • Not Your Father’s …
          • President’s Message
          • Reach Higher
          • Salutes Award Winners
          • Where Impaired Thrive
        • BF Jul 2022
          • Accessing ACB Info
          • Blind student
          • Here and There
          • High Tech Swap Shop
          • Learning Better Leader
          • Passings
          • Pregnant Nun
          • President’s Message
          • Public Transportation
          • Recipes
          • Thank You
          • Tips for Convention
          • Wild Figs
          • Writers reimagine roles
        • BF Mar 2022
          • Affiliate News
          • Board Makes Virtual
          • Boxes
          • Dance with Cancer
          • Gifts of Mentorship
          • Here and There
          • High Tech Swap Shop
          • In Memoriam: Bill Spoone
          • Learn Hours
          • MMS March Madness
          • Motherhood
          • New Spin
          • Passings
          • President’s Message
          • Removal
          • Time to Plan
          • Walk Here
        • BF May 2022
          • Accessibility for Some
          • Affiliate News
          • Convention Registration
          • Extra, Extra
          • Fix Computer Problems
          • Here and There
          • High Tech Swap Shop
          • Initials Mean More
          • Kindness Taught Me
          • Notice of Proposed Settlement
          • President’s Message: Crisis
          • Volunteer at Omaha
          • Walking Everywhere
        • BF Nov 2022
          • ACBDA President’s Message
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  2. July 3, 2020 Board of Directors Meeting Minutes

July 3, 2020 Board of Directors Meeting Minutes

The July 3, 2020 ACB Conference and Convention Board of Directors Meeting was called to order at 10:02 AM Eastern Time by President Dan Spoone.

In the absence of the secretary, who was excused, the call of the roll was conducted by Second Vice President Ray Campbell, and the following Board members were present: Dan Spoone, Mark Richert, Ray Campbell, David Trott, Kim Charlson, Jeff Bishop, Donna Brown, Sara Conrad, Dan Dillon, Katie Frederick, Jim Kracht, Doug Powell, Pat Sheehan, Michael Talley and Jeff Thom. Board of Publications Member Deb Cook Lewis was present representing that body.

Board members absent: Denise Colley (excused).

Staff present: Eric Bridges, ACB Executive Director, Clark Rachfal, ACB Director of Advocacy and Governmental Affairs, Tony Stephens, Director of Development, Claire Stanley, ACB Advocacy and Outreach Specialist, Kelly Gasque, ACB Executive Assistant and Media Design Specialist, Sharon Lovering, ACB Braille Forum/EForum Editor, Cindy Hollis, ACB Membership Services Coordinator, and Nancy Marks-Becker, ACB Chief Financial Officer.

Contractors present: Debbie Hazelton, ACB Radio Managing Director, and Jo lyn Bailey-Page, ACB Grant Writer.

Guests present: Janet Dickelman, ACB Conference and Convention Coordinator.

Approval of Agenda - Dan Spoone President

President Spoone reviewed the agenda. Powell moved and Charlson seconded adoption of the agenda as amended to add an Item G under the Consent Agenda to include the Development Report which had inadvertently been omitted, and an item 4 under the Advocacy Report to include some additional advocacy items presented by Claire Stanley. The motion carried.

Review and Approval of the April 23, 2020 telephonic ACB Board of Directors meeting minutes - Ray Campbell, second vice president

Trott moved and Powell seconded a motion to approve the April 23, 2020 meeting minutes. The motion carried.

Mission Moment

Dan Spoone and Eric Bridges

This Mission Moment focused on the opportunity to thank our ACB Radio Team, Convention Committee, ACB staff and our countless volunteers. There have been a number of people who have really worked and gone above and beyond the call of duty to put together our 59th annual Conference and Convention, which this year is a virtual convention. Eric Bridget thanked all of the ACB staff and ACB Radio Management Team for all of their hard work. Dan thanked Deb Cook Lewis and Cindy Hollis for all of the hours spent getting the zoom facilitators trained. We will be having 108 breakout sessions throughout this convention and each one requires a webinar zoom facilitator.

Convention Update

Janet Dickelman, Convention Committee Chair

Janet reminded everyone listening that, if they’ve registered, they will receive an email every evening from ACB with all the sessions and their zoom links and ACB Radio streams for the following day. She also reminded everyone that on our acbconvention.org website one can find links to the entire convention schedule for the week, all the exhibitors, all the tours, the convention program, the ACB Radio schedule. People can still register if they haven’t yet done so.

We were able to cancel the 2020 contract with Schaumburg, Illinois, and we have signed a contract with them to hold our 2023 Conference and Convention there. The fall board meeting is still scheduled for the weekend of November 13-14, in Phoenix, Arizona, unless the decision is made to move it to a virtual board meeting, and the 2021 National Conference and Convention is still scheduled for July 23-30, 2021 in Phoenix. The 2021 fall board meeting is scheduled for October 9-10, 2021, in Omaha, Nebraska, and the 2022 ACB Conference and Convention is scheduled for July 1-8.

The Board then entered into a discussion about the fall board meeting, and whether or not to hold it on site, virtually, or a combination of the two. Powell moved and Frederick seconded a motion that we hold the fall 2020 ACB Board of Directors meeting virtually. The motion carried.

Jim Kracht brought up concerns he had received about the issue that at least three companies were left off the exhibitor list in the convention program, and he felt that their placement in the program and on the exhibitor list is crucial to their success in a virtual climate. As a result, he felt that ACB should entertain a refund policy that would give them some or all of their $1500 vendor fees back. Some discussion ensued that expressed the opinion that we should leave this issue in the hands of the convention committee and staff, allowing them to make such decisions on a case-by-case basis.

It was then moved by Kracht and seconded by Conrad that the convention committee look at the circumstances surrounding what happened with respect to the error in the convention program and convention exhibitor list and consider appropriate actions to assist those vendors who were affected. The motion failed with one yes vote by Kracht.

Dan and Janet went through convention week and talked about all of the prerecorded and on air zoom coverage that we will have, to include general sessions, breakout sessions, exhibitor broadcasts, audio described tours, the reading of the daily newspaper, the auction, and the welcome show each morning, the connection show immediately following general session, a video prime time broadcast, and a wrap-up show each evening following the prime time broadcast.

Board of Publications (BOP) Report

Deb Cook Lewis, BOP Chair

Deb highlighted the various items the BOP is involved with during the convention. Not only is the BOP responsible for the convention newspaper, but committee members, along with other volunteers, will be reading it each morning. Paul Edwards will be leading a discussion session on accessing some of the various communication resources of ACB. On the Friday of convention the BOP will be facilitating a convention wrap-up to get peoples’ thoughts about their convention experience, and this will take place right before the banquet.

The BOP continues to work with the themed editions of the ACB Braille Forum. They also recently conducted a forum on the Forum where they got some great and helpful feedback and they will continue to implement some of those suggestions.

Consent Agenda 

Dan Spoone

All of the staff reports were sent out and put into the Board dropbox for reading and review prior to this Board meeting.

It was moved by Trott and seconded by Campbell to approve the reports and the consent agenda. The motion carried.

President’s Report

Dan Spoone

EOS Organizational Methodology Training: This Entrepreneurial Operating System is the methodology that we approved the funding for at our April board meeting. This came about from a JPMorgan/Chase grant to start putting together some training for our leadership. The name of the methodology under EOS is called Traction. There are six areas of Traction. The first is the Vision Traction Organizer which is your vision and strategic planning efforts. The second session of Traction is understanding your people (membership), how well your staff is meeting your five ACB Core values, evaluating your staff by those core values, and realizing that having the right people in the right seats is the first step to running a good organization. The third section is data and starting to think of metrics and a score card type of analysis that can be done on a weekly basis to understand how your key programs and services are performing for your organization. This will allow us to evaluate the performance of all of our steering committees. The fourth area is issue resolution; giving your leadership the ability to identify issues that are coming before your organization, discussing them and documenting them, and assigning the action items needed to solve them. The fifth section is defining your key processes inside your organization, documenting those, creating your AS IS Flows and your To Be Flows, and working to over time streamline your organizational key processes. This will result in the ability to improve them, remove unneeded steps in the process, and improve your overall efficiency. The sixth section is the feedback Traction loop. As you continue to move through this process you continue to set your vision, your five-year plan, three-year targets, and your one-year action items, and keeping all of this current.

ACB has contracted with Lee Nasehi, a member of ACB’s Advisory Board and CEO of VisionServe Alliance, and a certified Traction Methodology trainer and implementer. The Core Leadership Team has met for three working sessions. This Core Leadership Team consists of the ACB president and immediate past president, executive director, membership services coordinator, chief financial officer, director of advocacy and governmental affairs, and director of development. The committee has done the set-up of our organizational accountability chart and have established weekly Level 10 meetings. At these meetings the committee goes through the highlights of the week, analyzes their score card, talks through their to do list, and then spends the majority of the meeting to focus on any issues that have come before the organization. They are using a website called Ninety which allows them to document our different processes and action items and accomplishments lists and track our progress. Each quarter committee members set the key objectives for their particular program that they want to accomplish within the next ninety days. the accomplishments for the quarter that just ended in June were preparing for the ACB virtual convention, replatforming our server, the creation and management of our community calls, working through the development processes associated with Covid-19 and the financial impacts that it was going to have on the organization, and the establishment and launch of a more streamlined communications plan and process.

Statement of Solidarity: Very quickly ACB got a lot of feedback from the membership encouraging the organization to take a position and communicate something publicly to not only our membership but also to our partners and associates in the blind and visually impaired communities with respect to changes in our environment that were happening with the George Floyd situation and the activity that spun within our organization and the community at large. Dan thanked all those who worked together very rapidly to put together a Statement of Solidarity for ACB. He also challenged the Board to take a look at and to think a little more intentionally about diversification within the Board itself, our committee chairs and our affiliate leadership.

Ad Hoc committee to Review Resolutions process: Dan reported that he has asked Second Vice President, Ray Campbell to chair an ad hoc committee to examine our resolutions processes. Mark Richert agreed to co-chair this committee. Ray stated that it would be his goal for this ad hoc committee to look at the process for submission of resolutions, how they are codified and put together, and how they are presented to the convention floor. It is his goal to have a draft plan to the Board for discussion and review at the fall Board meeting.

It was moved by Campbell and seconded by Conrad to approve the president’s report. The motion carried.

ACB Staff Reports

Eric Bridges, Executive Director

Replatforming ACB Server Environment: The challenges we have been through with regard to ACB’s digital assets have been varied and many. acbradio.org, acb.org, and brailleauthority.org are all now housed in Microsoft Azure. We have been working with the Louisville Web Group to ensure that this process happened in a manner that protected all of our data as it was moved, and along the way Microsoft provided some advice and guidance as well. Eric thanked Jeff Bishop for all his efforts since the illness of Larry Turnbull to help ACB think about how we might be able to do this. He also thanked Jason Kastanguay, our Technical Managing Director for ACB Radio for all his help along the way. Through all of this we’re still under budget, having spent roughly $15,000 so far this year in server-related expenses. There will be a bill coming for June that will likely be significant, but a lot of the work was done in April and May. All of this is going to allow us to begin to make some awaited changes that are necessary to optimize what we can do, especially with ACB Radio. During the convention we have been able to expand our core as well as our gigs so that we can ensure that with the increased traffic over acb.org and acbradio.org we are able to adequately manage it. After the convention is over, we will be able to go back to a more normal state, which is still going to be more than we currently need.

Eric then handed things over to Jeff Bishop who reported that, with even the use of the resources that we’re using during the convention, we have cut the monthly bill we are paying in half. Microsoft has donated $3500 of Azure credit that we are still using, so currently, no money is being spent out of our actual budget yet. We are running 32 gigabytes of Ram and very fast SSD drives in Azure Cloud with eight very high-performance processor cores. We have improved the web resources we have by over 200%. This puts us in a good place to be able to innovate and move forward in the future.

Alexandria Office Buildout: Eric reported that the lease has been signed for an additional three years of office space at our current Alexandria location, and we were able to work out with our landlord the creation of some additional space within the current confines of the four walls of our office suite. In early June the construction project ensued, and it took about four days to complete the construction of a new office that formerly was a storage space just outside of the conference room. Down the hall there is a room that Sharon and Claire share with cubicles. They changed the location of the door into that room to allow for another cubicle to be set up along with a small one that was already there. They have acquired room for two additional staff at some point in the future. This cost us no additional funding due to the negotiation with the landlord. Painting and carpet cleaning were also done.

ACB Advisory Board: The Advisory Board is one of the organizational high level projects (rocks) that were identified by the EOS Leadership Team for which Eric is responsible for. As the Leadership Team began to work through this EOS training it became apparent that they needed to look to engage the Advisory Board in discussions regarding what we are doing with EOS and how they might be able to help advise and guide the work that ACB and the Leadership Team will be doing late into next year. There is going to be a daylong meeting with the Advisory Board, on October 23, to get their input.

In other areas, in late May Eric was honored to be a panelist on part of a keynote panel for the Microsoft Abilities Summit which was held virtually. Normally, this is a two-day in-person conference held at their headquarters to talk about what they are doing with regard to their own employees with disabilities and dealing with digital accessibility. They had over 6800 individuals’ worldwide sign up. The keynote panel is now available on YouTube. It was about a twenty-minute presentation to talk about where we’ve been, where we are, and where we’re going. Eric said what he brought to that discussion was ACB’s long history with Microsoft, some of the challenging parts and those where there was significant conflict to begin with, to where we are today, which is a much better place, as well as to where we want to go in the future. He told them that all he wants is access to everything that the sighted community has, and 'that we are willing and are working with Microsoft to help make that happen through artificial intelligence, augmented reality, and other aspects of daily life that we still don’t have complete access to.

Kim asked Eric if he thought there would be value in getting permission from Microsoft to use the audio portion of the panel presentation to use as a podcast on the advocacy podcast stream. He will check with them.

Anthony Carona has been brought on as a project intern and he is working closely with Tony Stephens and Kelly Gasque. He has a background in journalism, and worked for the Associated Press, in New York City, manning the entertainment desk. He has begun to work with Tony on a lot of our communications.

Advocacy Update – Clark Rachfal, Director of Advocacy and Governmental Affairs

Accessible Vote By Mail: Covid has brought about quite a few opportunities, and what is being seen nationwide is a lot of enthusiasm around voting rights and voting access, not only from ACB’s members, but from the broader disability community, the civil rights community and state and local governments making policy changes to their current voting systems to meet the needs of their constituents. The national office has liaisoned at varying levels with over twenty state affiliates and ACB members. This has taken the form of information sharing, the filing of ADA complaints, and the national office taking part in, and advising on legal action. There are still several states where action is pending. For a national policy in the voting arena, in mid-April ACB led a Congressional sign-on letter that went to all members of Congress House and Senate leadership, pushing for additional funding for voting accessibility, especially as states pivot to vote by mail with paper ballots. We want to make sure that states have a catalogue of accessible voting options. ACB was joined by seventy-five national, state and local organizations from the cross disability community and the civil rights community that co-signed on that letter. Over thirty state and special interest ACB affiliates also joined on that letter. Clark and Claire have also been providing comments to the Election Assistance Commission and taking part on some of their informational webinars about accessible voting.

One of the high-level projects for the Advocacy and Governmental Affairs Team is to create a voting toolkit for the ACB website. They want to make sure that people have access to general information about the laws that pertain to voting, as well as links to resources, and have a one stop shop to information about the work that ACB is currently doing. Clark said they are a little behind on this, but they do have the content almost ready to go, and he hopes to have a different report by the Advocacy Bootcamp coming up at the convention.

Procter and Gamble Partnership: Back in March Clark attended the CSUN Conference where he made contact with representatives from Procter and Gamble, and learned more about the work they are doing with tactile features on some of their product lines to include their Herbal Essence products and the audio description for their commercials. They were also involved in the One World event and helping to get audio description for that, which was streamed live, and coordinating through Be My Eyes to work with their volunteers to learn more about the performers, costumes and everything going on with that event.

ACB is also working with Procter and Gamble to deliver care packages during Covid19 to blind individuals around the country, due to the complications that have arisen around Covid and social distancing. They have about a hundred different brands in their portfolio including cleaning supplies and personal care products, and those are the products that are in short supply and/or are difficult to find on delivery or online purchasing services because they are in such high demand. In coordination with Procter and Gamble, ACB is also working with NIB and VisionServe Alliance to get these products delivered, kitted and distributed out of six of their partner organizations around the country, as well as ACB members and affiliates to identify people in need and get them these care packages.

Along with building relationships with these six key cities, we see this as an opportunity to build a relationship with Procter and Gamble and entering into conversation with them about how we can get ACB members more engaged with their product testing and design of their packaging. We see this as an opportunity not only to help the blind community, but also to grow a relationship with and influence a worldwide conglomerate with many different product lines and brands.

Matt Hanley helped us through structured negotiation with the company Patrion. This is a platform for online communities and content creators. A lot of podcasters and visual artists use it to display their products and earn revenue. People who are artistic in nature can become members and have an audience subscribe. There have been challenges to using the website and more significant challenges on the backend creator side. This is now a platform that is going to be more accessible for people to enjoy and for artists to make money online.

ACB for some time has been working in the accessible exercise and fitness equipment arena. Peloton Interactive, known for their bikes and treadmills, and their streaming online video classes have now added the Google Talk Back screen reader to all Peloton bikes that can be activated via the menus. They also have a new accessibility page on their website, bringing voice to their diversity and inclusion commitment across accessibility as well.

Information and Referral and Peer Support Steering Committee Update – Claire Stanley

Claire reported that, with regard to the information and referral component, the steering committee has put together a list of twenty of the most frequently asked questions the ACB office receives and highlighted them as the issues people experience on a regular basis. They are putting together information and resources so any staff person answering the phone will have answers right at their fingertips without more effectively and efficiently having to first research for answers.

The peer support component is taking this a step further and identifying ACB members in different geographic regions with expertise in specific areas such as parenting, k-12 or higher education,, etc., and connecting them with those with questions or issues in those areas who can serve as a resource. They are also trying to find a cohesive and comprehensive way to store this information in a way that will allow for easy access.

2020 Resolutions Process: Clark reported that the ACB staff worked with leadership and the chairs of the Resolutions Committee to develop a process so that resolutions can still be brought to the Board. Resolutions can be sent to [email protected] or to the Resolutions Committee co-chairs through the end of convention. The Resolutions Committee will then send resolutions to the staff with a pass or do not pass. The staff will then work with the Resolutions Committee and leadership to provide a preliminary ranking, and they will then go to the Board prior to the August board meeting for debate, final ranking and majority vote.

Website and Social Media Updates – Kelly Gasque

Kelly said that ACB has really had to utilize our public awareness communication methods during this time because everyone has been working remotely. Immediately after the office closures we developed a Covid19 response page on the ACB website. This page had a wealth of different resources, updates about office closures, the status of the convention, advice for affiliates with scheduled in-person events, educational and zoom resources, links to accessible statistics and graphics, and the many different advocacy letters that we put out in response to Congress and others just highlighting all of the issues we were working on. Constant Contact has allowed us to send out timely announcements and important information about Covid19, as well as advocacy initiatives and our server upgrades. A video was created just to send out a message of hope to our members.

We wanted to expand some of our communication channels because of the importance of meeting people where they are in terms of obtaining information. Along with all of our standard methods of communication ACB joined Be My Eyes as a specialized help partner to provide information about blindness and ACB.

Along with the advent of the community calls has been the creation of an ACB community Facebook group which has really fostered positive discussion and sense of family that we have.

Our Facebook Live has been a great way for people to get familiar with our staff members and members on the Board. It has also been a great tool in utilizing communication during the pandemic because we’ve been able to use zoom as a webinar platform to push video live over Facebook and over YouTube.

There was a recent update to ACB Link which is an alternative for people to join in and listen to the convention through the ACB Radio channels. There are a number of ways people can listen to the convention remotely without having to even be registered, and these are all listed on the website.

Kelly said that looking forward we have a communications intern in Anthony Corona, who has been involved in working on a lot of different social media aspects and has helped out in moderating the ACB Community group. In addition, we are working with a communications consultant who has been painstakingly organizing information to help us prioritize our communication needs and she is getting a good understanding of who ACB is. We will be moving forward with her working on a communications plan. ACB will be launching a blog which Tony Stephens and Anthony Carona are working on establishing, which will be another way to communicate to our members, community members, and our corporate sponsors.

Resource Development – Tony Stephens

ACB has been very fortunate to have the support on both the financial and resource development side of people who are continuing to help sustain the organization. The convention has exceeded all expectations on the resource development side, since it is a key time of the year to help raise funds. The walk is going very well. Our corporate partners have stepped up and we are now at about $258,000 in sponsorships. While the convention will have some costs, they are much less so we are netting well there. The ACB Braille Forum raffle has done extremely well. We are focusing on MMS as well, and we are going to have MMS Monday as well as membership Monday during convention.

We have been fortunate in securing support through the federal Payroll Protection Program for our thrift stores which is a major source of revenue for us. After convention there is going to be a major ramp-up of our annual campaign at the end of the year. We will be working on increasing not only the donations, but also the relationships and the contacts of people we can bring into the organization and help cultivate to be donors in the future. We want to focus on how we can increase the level of stewardship that we have. Tony is going to be looking at doing more video social media engagement ways to continue the relationship with our donors and significantly at online engagement as well as our direct mail campaign. We have already seen signs that online giving and engagement can provide a very solid return on our investment for the amount of energy we put in.

We want to make sure that people who are giving to the organization realize they are getting a value in return. If it is a corporate sponsor, then the commitment is to make sure that every penny they donate to ACB is going to some good cause so that if it is possible that they get money back. Our partners in the private sector need to be getting as much value out of being a partner with ACB as we get out of them. A big part of the communication plan is how we talk about and sell our value.

In response to a question about our grant’s status Tony shared that he and Jo Lyn have worked extensively to do an audit of who we’ve been requesting money from and need to hone in on targeting some strong foundations. They have been working on revising our whole grant pipeline and starting to look at some larger foundations that are focusing more now on disability inclusion issues because of Covid. Part of the communications plan is identifying the ways we talk about the organization through our narrative because that is very critical when trying to sell ourselves to some of the larger foundations to get the support needed to get us to some new strategic goals in terms of revenue.

Member Services – Cindy Hollis

Community Chats: In the second half of March when the Community Events began, thirteen were held. In April we held eighty-eight events, one hundred sixty in May, and two hundred twenty-three in June. These Community Events have been a keyway to embrace, engage and empower, and not with the people we would normally be doing that with. We are identifying new volunteers, new members and new leaders. Our special interest affiliates and ACB committees have recognized the power and opportunity they have to share what they are doing and are about by facilitating events. People have wanted to stay connected outside the calls which resulted in the ACB Community Facebook group. In the first five days we hit five hundred people who joined. We are now at seven hundred one.

POSSE: In May the POSSE lost one of its members due to her passing away. However, Cindy has had a couple of volunteers from the Community calls step forward so the group is rebuilding. Their level of work will be ramping up again after convention. She views anyone who is doing anything to do with these calls is really a part of the POSSE because they are providing outreach through sharing, support and engagement.

Cindy encouraged any Board member who is not currently on the ACB Community Events email list to do so at [email protected]. She also encouraged Board members to join the ACB Community Facebook group.

Chief Financial Officer – Nancy Becker

Minnesota Office Move to Suite 155: ACB signed a new five-year lease and will be moving to new office space across the parking lot from where they are now. It has more office space then they currently have, and the space is being used more efficiently. They will have another office space and a mini lunchroom. The new address will be 6200 Shinglecreek Parkway, Suite 155.

2019 Audit: The 2019 ACB audit was conducted at the end of March. This year the audit was conducted remotely, and we needed to provide the requested documents via email. ACB once again received a clean audit which is the best report we could have received. They also completed our 990 and the 990 disclosure is on the ACB website on the About Us page under Organizational Documents.

Investment Portfolio: This year the stock market has been very volatile. The worldwide pandemic has affected the economy which has affected the market. The unemployment rate is at about 11% as of this date, and the overall stock market is down, year to date, anywhere from 3-1/2 to 14%. ACB’s three investment accounts have also had unrealized losses and they are down, year to date, anywhere from 2 to 4-1/2%. This year so far, Nancy has withdrawn $115,000 from the reserve account and she does not anticipate needing any additional funds any time soon. Right now the reserve account has about 1.5 million dollars in it.

Payroll Protection Program (PPP) Loan: The Payroll Protection loans we applied for in April, and received, have been used for payroll costs for both ACB staff and for the thrift store employees, while they were temporarily closed or at reduced hours. Funds are also being used to pay rent and utilities. This fall ACB will be applying to have these loans forgiven, and with the federal government extending the eligible period these funds can be used for after the loan was received, Nancy said she believes the full amount of our loans will be forgiven.

ACB ES Thrift Store update: At the end of March both of ACB’s thrift stores temporarily closed because of the Carona Virus orders by both of the cities where they are located. They opened up again on May 1 with limited hours. Both stores finished in May with a net profit and Nancy anticipates June will be the same. On Wednesday, July 1, she learned that one of the employees at the Lubbock store tested positive, so out of concern for these employees we have temporarily closed that store for fourteen days. Nancy said she does anticipate that sales will continue to be lower than what was budgeted for the remainder of the year, but she believes they are performing better than other retail stores.

Projection for 2020: At the end of May ACB’s net loss was about $529,600. This includes the $17,00 contribution from the thrift stores and the unrealized net losses on our investments of $237,000. The projected net loss for 2020 is anticipated to be about $650,000. ACB anticipated the thrift stores would contribute about $389,000 and it is now being anticipated that their contribution will be down about $250,000. This does include the anticipated loan that will be forgiven. Expenses are anticipated to be about $58,000 below budget, and this will help decrease the amount of our net loss. Convention sponsorships are less than what they have been in the past, but many of our anticipated convention expenses will not be incurred either. We are anticipating that ACB will have a net profit of about $205,500 from the convention which is only about $11,000 below budget.

Ray asked about the reason for the significant drop in email subscriptions to the Braille Forum. Dan replied that for a number of years ACB had a separate email list for the Forum email subscriptions than we had in Donor Perfect. This past year the decision was made to sync up the email addresses in Donor Perfect with those on the separate master list. This resulted in a weeding out of multiple email addresses for one person and people who were deceased but still on the list.

Campbell moved and Powell seconded a motion for approval of the staff reports. The motion carried.

Financial Narrative for 2020: David Trott ACB Treasurer

David reviewed the ACB financial statement through May 31, 2020. ACB’s deficit from Operations through May 31 is $445,045 compared to a budget deficit of $194,471. Revenue is $366,292, expenses are $811,337 and when the unrealized loss of $237,404 is included from the investments, the deficit before convention is $682,449.

Through May revenue is $366,292 compared to a budget of $613,407.

Overall operational expenses are very close to budget. Actual expenses are $811,337 compared to budget of $807,878.

Campbell moved and Charlson seconded acceptance of the financial narrative report.

The motion carried.

NELDS Distribution for the Florida Council of the Blind

Jeff Thom, Advocacy Services Committee Chair

The Florida Council of the Blind has been very active in seeking to ensure private, independent, accessible remote voting. They finally determined that they would need to get involved in litigation and had to obligate themselves to as much as $15,000 in expenses. Jim Kracht came to the Advocacy Services Committee on behalf of the Florida Council requesting any kind of funding assistance for them to help in their litigation. The Advocacy Services Committee initially reviewed the request and recommended a $7,000 allocation from the Legal Services Fund that ACB has. However, after review of the trust document it has been determined that the maximum that could be expended for this year is $5,600. A recommendation is being brought to the Board to approve the maximum allocation of $5,600 be provided to the Florida Council of the Blind for their litigation, and if this litigation moves into next year, and more funds are necessary, this could be revisited at that time.

Thom moved and Charlson seconded a motion to approve an allocation of $5,600 to the Florida Council of the Blind for the litigation. The motion carried.

David brought up the issue that part of the agreement when the ACB Board agreed to be the steward of the NELDS fund was to raise money for it. The need for these funds may grow, and he asked President Spoone to appoint a committee to explore ways to specifically raise money for this fund. President Spoone said that one thing we could do is to refer this issue to Tony and Jo Lyn for any kind of development or grant writing opportunities in this area, and also bring it to the attention of the Resource Development Committee as something they can advocate for with ACB membership. All were in agreement.

ACB Radio Report

Debbie Hazelton, Managing Director

The ACB Radio production team Has grown and is now up to about fifteen members. Since April they have had people not only return to ACB Radio, but those there have cranked up the intensity of their commitment. More high-level production equipment has been purchased by production team members and this has greatly improved the end product. The files dropbox has been increased. The community calls are adding to the listener count and shows that ACB Radio is doing that add to the value or ability of for listeners to participate are added to the community calls calendar. ACB Radio Café and ACB Interactive merged and we now have the new Community channel.

ACB Radio is on a growth surge with a lot of new people wanting to do new programs. They are still working to clear off the server of a lot of old data, update their dropbox for broadcasters to have fresh new information, have more people trained in zoom, webinar, and to become streamers. They also need an automated way to get their broadcast schedule out, perhaps even daily.

It was moved by Campbell and seconded by Brown to approve the ACB Radio report. The motion carried.

RDC Report

Dan Dillon, RDC Chair

Dan talked about how uplifting this Board meeting has been because of all of the programs and activities that ACB is involved in, but reminded everyone that these things do take money. He talked about the ease of signing up for or increasing contributions to the MMS Program. The MMS Program now has a phone number and email address. Call 202-743-0755 or email [email protected].

The appetizer auction raised a little over $2500. The mini mall has a new phone number going into convention which is 877-969-mall (6255). The mini mall community calls have provided a real boost to sales, when usually in May and June it has a real down time. This year, leading into the convention, not counting registration but just regular orders through the phone numbers and website, the mall has raised over $6,000 in presales before the convention. The hope with registration and the extended items on the registration shopping cart, is that we would get seventy-five orders for the mini mall out of the registration process. However, Dan said that when he spoke with Carla Ruschival the previous day the mini mall had received over three hundred registrants who had purchased items. The mini mall will be up and running all eight days of convention and their promos will be on all the Connection shows.

Nancy said that the Minneapolis office would be open from 9am to 5pm Eastern time, Monday through Thursday during convention week, so people can call to make a walk donation, need help registering for the walk, or want to buy a raffle ticket.

It was moved by Trott and seconded by Brown to approve the Resource Development Committee report. The motion carried.

Audio Description Project

Kim Charlson, Steering Committee Co-Chair

The 2019 ADP annual report was included in the Board meeting documents that were sent out. ADP convention activities begin with the viewing of Parasite, Oscar Award winning Picture of the Year for 2020 on the first night of convention. It is a film that uses two audio describers; one to read the subtitles and one to describe the action. Kim went through convention week highlighting all of the ADP activities which will culminate Friday evening when Roy Samuelson who is a well-known audio description narrator for movies and television will be our banquet speaker.

The Committee is working with Clark because there are legislative activities with the Federal Communications Commission, an NPRM out for comments right now recognizing the name change officially by the FCC from video description to audio description. There is also the change expanding the communities covered by audio description for services from sixty areas up to ten additional areas each year for the next four years. As we all know, the National Broadcasting Association isn’t in favor of this, so we’ve had to really do some strategizing and advocating even harder to make sure that our position about why audio description is so important and why this expansion is important as well.

There being no further business Trott moved and Frederick seconded a motion to adjourn. The motion carried. The meeting adjourned at 3:59PM Eastern time.

Denise Colley

Secretary

Date submitted: 10/9/2020

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