Upcoming Events

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9 am: ACB Presents The Daily Schedule

Join your Community Morning Crew for the question of the day; reading of the daily schedule, and sharing time.

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11 am: Lisa's Living Room With DJ Freshness

Come join us for hot topics, what's on your mind, show and tell, interviews, and DJ’s corner. Join our wacky Wednesday reboot.

1 pm: The Classical Music Place

Whether you're a lifelong classical music fan or just curious to learn more, join an open discussion to share, explore, and deepen your appreciation—no lectures, just conversation!

2 pm: Widows and Widowers Support Group

A time of sharing and support.

Disclaimer: The purpose of this group is for peer support only. It is not a therapy group; will not be facilitated by a health care professional; and does not purport to provide mental health services.

3 pm: Sixth Annual Community-A-Thon - Hour 1, ACB Affiliates and Committees

Join us for all or part of this ten-hour ACB Community celebration as we reflect on 2025 and welcome 2026 together! Don’t miss this festive send-off to the year with themed segments, entertainment, interactive moments, and surprises, while also having the opportunity to give back and support the community we love. This hour we'll focus on ACB Affiliates and Committees. Donate at http://bit.ly/ACBCommunity2025 or call 888-444-8320 to leave a comment and be entered into the hourly drawing with a $25 gift or more.

Visit the Community Donation Form or call 1-888-444-8320, and a volunteer will return your call. For every $25 donated, your name will be placed in our hourly drawings.

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4 pm: Sixth Annual Community-A-Thon - Hour 2, Health and Wellness

Join us for all or part of this ten-hour ACB Community celebration as we reflect on 2025 and welcome 2026 together! Don’t miss this festive send-off to the year with themed segments, entertainment, interactive moments, and surprises, while also having the opportunity to give back and support the community we love. This hour we'll focus on Health and Wellness events. Donate at http://bit.ly/ACBCommunity2025 or call 888-444-8320 to leave a comment and be entered into the hourly drawing with a $25 gift or more.

Visit the Community Donation Form or call 1-888-444-8320, and a volunteer will return your call. For every $25 donated, your name will be placed in our hourly drawings.

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5 pm: Sixth Annual Community-A-Thon - Hour 3, Learning and Languages

Join us for all or part of this ten-hour ACB Community celebration as we reflect on 2025 and welcome 2026 together! Don’t miss this festive send-off to the year with themed segments, entertainment, interactive moments, and surprises, while also having the opportunity to give back and support the community we love. This hour we'll focus on Learning and Languages. Donate at http://bit.ly/ACBCommunity2025 or call 888-444-8320 to leave a comment and be entered into the hourly drawing with a $25 gift or more.

Visit the Community Donation Form or call 1-888-444-8320, and a volunteer will return your call. For every $25 donated, your name will be placed in our hourly drawings.

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6 pm: Sixth Annual Community-A-Thon - Hour 4, Crafts, Cooking, and Recipes

Join us for all or part of this ten-hour ACB Community celebration as we reflect on 2025 and welcome 2026 together! Don’t miss this festive send-off to the year with themed segments, entertainment, interactive moments, and surprises, while also having the opportunity to give back and support the community we love. This hour we'll focus on Crafts, Cooking, and Recipes. Donate at http://bit.ly/ACBCommunity2025 or call 888-444-8320 to leave a comment and be entered into the hourly drawing with a $25 gift or more.

Visit the Community Donation Form or call 1-888-444-8320, and a volunteer will return your call. For every $25 donated, your name will be placed in our hourly drawings.

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7 pm: Sixth Annual Community-A-Thon - Hour 5, Technology

Join us for all or part of this ten-hour ACB Community celebration as we reflect on 2025 and welcome 2026 together! Don’t miss this festive send-off to the year with themed segments, entertainment, interactive moments, and surprises, while also having the opportunity to give back and support the community we love. This hour we'll focus on Technology events. Donate at http://bit.ly/ACBCommunity2025 or call 888-444-8320 to leave a comment and be entered into the hourly drawing with a $25 gift or more.

Visit the Community Donation Form or call 1-888-444-8320, and a volunteer will return your call. For every $25 donated, your name will be placed in our hourly drawings.

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8 pm: Sixth Annual Community-A-Thon - Hour 6, Social

Join us for all or part of this ten-hour ACB Community celebration as we reflect on 2025 and welcome 2026 together! Don’t miss this festive send-off to the year with themed segments, entertainment, interactive moments, and surprises, while also having the opportunity to give back and support the community we love. This hour we'll focus on Social events. Donate at http://bit.ly/ACBCommunity2025 or call 888-444-8320 to leave a comment and be entered into the hourly drawing with a $25 gift or more.

Visit the Community Donation Form or call 1-888-444-8320, and a volunteer will return your call. For every $25 donated, your name will be placed in our hourly drawings.

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9 pm: Sixth Annual Community-A-Thon - Hour 7, Spiritual and Peer Support

Join us for all or part of this ten-hour ACB Community celebration as we reflect on 2025 and welcome 2026 together! Don’t miss this festive send-off to the year with themed segments, entertainment, interactive moments, and surprises, while also having the opportunity to give back and support the community we love. This hour we'll focus on Spiritual and Peer Support events. Donate at http://bit.ly/ACBCommunity2025 or call 888-444-8320 to leave a comment and be entered into the hourly drawing with a $25 gift or more.

Visit the Community Donation Form or call 1-888-444-8320, and a volunteer will return your call. For every $25 donated, your name will be placed in our hourly drawings.

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10 pm: Sixth Annual Community-A-Thon - Hour 8, Book Groups and Topic-Driven

Join us for all or part of this ten-hour ACB Community celebration as we reflect on 2025 and welcome 2026 together! Don’t miss this festive send-off to the year with themed segments, entertainment, interactive moments, and surprises, while also having the opportunity to give back and support the community we love. This hour we'll focus on Book Groups and Topic-Driven events. Donate at http://bit.ly/ACBCommunity2025 or call 888-444-8320 to leave a comment and be entered into the hourly drawing with a $25 gift or more.

Visit the Community Donation Form or call 1-888-444-8320, and a volunteer will return your call. For every $25 donated, your name will be placed in our hourly drawings.

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11 pm: Sixth Annual Community-A-Thon - Hour 9, Music

Join us for all or part of this ten-hour ACB Community celebration as we reflect on 2025 and welcome 2026 together! Don’t miss this festive send-off to the year with themed segments, entertainment, interactive moments, and surprises, while also having the opportunity to give back and support the community we love. This hour we'll focus on Music. Donate at http://bit.ly/ACBCommunity2025 or call 888-444-8320 to leave a comment and be entered into the hourly drawing with a $25 gift or more.

Visit the Community Donation Form or call 1-888-444-8320, and a volunteer will return your call. For every $25 donated, your name will be placed in our hourly drawings.

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12 am: Sixth Annual Community-A-Thon - Hour 10, Fun and Games

Join us for the final hour of this ten-hour ACB Community celebration as we reflect on 2025 and welcome 2026 together! Don’t miss this festive send-off to the year with themed segments, entertainment, interactive moments, and surprises, while also having the opportunity to give back and support the community we love. This hour we'll focus on Fun and Games. Donate at http://bit.ly/ACBCommunity2025 or call 888-444-8320 to leave a comment and be entered into the hourly drawing with a $25 gift or more.

Visit the Community Donation Form or call 1-888-444-8320, and a volunteer will return your call. For every $25 donated, your name will be placed in our hourly drawings.

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9 am: ACB Presents The Daily Schedule

Join your Community Morning Crew for the question of the day; reading of the daily schedule, and sharing time.

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11 am: Let's Talk Together

We will talk together in small groups. Breakouts are fun and we learn more about each other.

Note: This event is using breakouts. Everyone must identify themselves to participate.

11 am: Turning Pages: Book Brunch

Join MOe as we work to turn the pages of our financial lives. This week we will be continuing with Part 2 of the book "No New Things: A Radically Simple 30-Day Guide to Saving Money, The Planet, and Your Sanity" DB128723. We will be starting the challenge Jan 1.

Sponsored by Money Matters With MOe

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2 pm: Seeds of Intention: A New Year’s Day Workshop

Join Coach Kaila to shift from heavy Resolutions to aligned Intentions. We will dive into the science of why resolutions fail, enjoy a guided meditation to find your “Word of the Year,” and learn multi-sensory tools to anchor that word in your daily life.

Sponsored by Creative guidance LLC

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4 pm: The Sight and Hearing Loss Experience

Dealing with both sight and hearing loss makes life interesting. Join the discussion when Jael talks about tips and tricks for managing it, both frustrating as well as funny moments. Interpreters welcome.

Sponsored by VIP Coaching In The Dark

5 pm: Beginning Spanish

If you have always wanted to learn Spanish but don't know where to start, this group is for you. We will start with easy phrases and sentences and try to make them as relevant and interesting as possible. We will include some pronunciation practice and perhaps other exercises. Come and enjoy learning this beautiful language, which has almost a half a billion native speakers!

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7 pm: Book Match

One of Shannon’s greatest joys is connecting books with people who love them. Tell her about your reading preferences (formats, genres, favorite authors) etc. and she will do her best to supply book recommendations you'll love.

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8 pm: 12-Step Recovery Meeting

For anyone needing the support of a 12-step meeting designed to reflect the unique perspectives of those who are blind or visually impaired.

Disclaimer: The purpose of this group is for peer support only. It is not a therapy group; will not be facilitated by a health care professional; and does not purport to provide mental health services.

9 pm: Thursday Night Cap

Join Diane for an hour of lively conversation.

All times are listed in Eastern.

9 am: ACB Presents The Daily Schedule

Join your Community Morning Crew for the question of the day; reading of the daily schedule, and sharing time.

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11 am: Alison's Community Cafe

Celebrate the end of the week with Alison and your fellow community members with some lively chatter and fun. Meet new people, or re-acquaint with old friends.

12 pm: Mindful Movement in a Chair

Join a yoga class designed for guide dog handlers and white cane users, focusing on gentle movements for hips, back, shoulders, and hands. Practice while seated, with clear instructions and guided relaxation.

2 pm: Free To Be Me – Books and Entertainment

A place to talk books and entertainment—podcasts, films, theater, TV, and more. Pop some mid-day popcorn and join the fun! This week, we’re going to catch up after the holidays, share reading goals for the coming year, and talk about all things entertainment. Whether you drop in for five minutes or stay the whole time, it’s sure to be a wonderful visit with friends.

Sponsored by Patty's Worlds Publishing

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3 pm: Judy and Lucy's Music Memories

Come in and talk with us about music, our favorite subject! What is our topic for this week? Well, you just never know what memory lane Judy and Lucy will lead you down, you'll have to come and find out!

4 pm: Blindness and More

This is for people who have more than one disability.

Disclaimer: The purpose of this group is for peer support only. It is not a therapy group; will not be facilitated by a health care professional; and does not purport to provide mental health services.

5 pm: In Perspective

Featuring a discussion about that Department of State font change.

Sponsored by Branco Events

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6 pm: Laying the Groundwork: Planning Events in ACB Community

This session introduces the building blocks behind ACB Community events, from shaping an idea to understanding how an event evolves over time. It’s designed for planners who want a clearer, more confident starting point before moving forward.

Sponsored by ACB Community

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9 pm: It's Play Time

Meka and Cindy welcome you to join in for another fun Friday night filled with games and laughter.

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9 pm: "You were made for greatness"- Catholic Bible study

Do you long for happiness, purpose, and adventure? Do you feel empty, confused, or unsatisfied with the world? If you answer yes to any of these questions then join us! Come as you are and meet the only one who can satisfy all the longings of your heart.

All times are listed in Eastern.

9 am: ACB Presents The Daily Schedule

Join your Community Morning Crew for the question of the day; reading of the daily schedule, and sharing time.

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10 am: Old School Saturdays

Come one come all, as we share old school moments from largest to smallest.

11 am: ASK Bits

Join us to explore today’s tech across Windows, Android, iOS, and Mac, along with screen readers and helpful assistive tools. Bring your questions and connect with our BITS team for tips, tricks, and real-world advice to help make your tech work for you.

Sponsored by BITS

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11 am: Monthly Review - Better Living, Better Life

If you're the person who wants to come to the call during the week or have missed the call for whatever reason. This is the time for you to come and hear and discuss what was talked about in the previous calls.

Disclaimer: The purpose of this group is for peer support only. It is not a therapy group; will not be facilitated by a health care professional; and does not purport to provide mental health services.

11 am: Saturday Morning Trivia

Play Saturday morning trivia with Danette and your fellow Community members. Some of these are pretty easy. Some will break your brain. Fun and laughter will be plentiful.

12 pm: Blindness Prematurity Call

When did you become blind?

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1 pm: ACB Government Employees Open Chat

This call is open to current and former local, state, and federal government employees and contractors who are concerned about their status or looking for resources to assist them with next steps, related to the current administration's nonstop flurry of activity concerning the federal government. Families and friends of this group are also welcome.

To encourage the sharing of thoughts, views, and concerns of the participants, only first names will be used and the call will not be podcasted.

Sponsored by ACB Government Employees

1 pm: Friendship Circle

Take your connection to the next level! Participate in smaller gatherings of three to five people in friendship circles and will do them as many times as we can in one hour.

Note: This event is using breakouts. Everyone must identify themselves to participate.

2 pm: Cajun Debate

This call is to debate various topics, such as, canes versus guide-dogs, bus transport versus car transport, and things like that.

2 pm: Demand Our Access

Jonathan will be covering effective communication under Title II of the ADA. Once again, he would appreciate your participation as some scenarios will be designed to assist you in your advocacy efforts.

Sponsored by Demand Our Access

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3 pm: Personal Finance and Investments

Discussion of personal finance, debt management, and assorted investment techniques. Bring any questions you may have!

4 pm: Tar Heel Tailgate

Your virtual tailgate party is back! Join Bel for games, gab, and good vibes. Tailgating has never been this easy (or this funny). No ticket required!

6 pm: Basic iPhone Class

Whether you're new to the iPhone or have used one for years, come join us with your questions or problems. We will try to help you use your phone more effectively and efficiently.

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6 pm: Weekend Braille Together

Join us to celebrate a new year by sharing your successes from 2025. We'll look back on all the dots deciphered and the progress everyone made in their braille skills. Then we'll look ahead at our plans and braille goals for 2026!

Sponsored by Braille Together

8 pm: Community Karaoke

Meka and Cindy invite you for another night of karaoke with your community friends. Performances are all pre-recorded. Those wishing to perform should email community@acb.org to be included in the weekly communication.

Note: Please remain muted throughout the evening with only a brief unmuting to provide verbal applause at the end of each performance. Hosts will mute as needed and remove repeat offenders if necessary.

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