All times listed are in Eastern.
Join your Community Morning Crew for the question of the day; reading of the daily schedule; and sharing time.
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.
All times listed are in Eastern.
Join your Community Morning Crew for the question of the day; reading of the daily schedule; and sharing time.
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.
All times listed are in Eastern.
Join your Community Morning Crew for the question of the day; reading of the daily schedule; and sharing time.
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.
All times listed are in Eastern.
Join your Community Morning Crew for the question of the day; reading of the daily schedule; and sharing time.
We will (1)Mute for 20 minutes to tackle personal tasks. E.g.” clean, organize, write, exercise, etc. (2)Share our progress and wins. (3)Repeat 1 and 2. Start your day off with success.
Sponsored by Living Inspired Fully Everyday
After a multitude of challenges from many advocacy groups, the January 27 memo on federal funding freezes has been rescinded. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) put out their own statement to work to walk back the significant amount of misunderstanding that has occurred over the last few days. To our understanding, at this time, impacted programs will continue as expected. However, the White House Press Secretary, Karoline Leavitt, emphasized that is was only a rescission of the memo, not the funding freeze policies.
Minutes before the funding freeze was to go into effect on Tuesday afternoon, Judge Loren L. Alikhan from the U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia issued a stay until Monday, February 3, 2025, to determine next steps on a lawsuit against the presidential directive given on Monday, January 27. A temporary restraining order was brought by the National Council on Nonprofits to prevent the freezing of federal funding for numerous federal programs.
On Monday, January 27, President Trump released a two-page memo instructing federal agencies to temporarily cease all federal financial assistance and grant programs. According to one article, this includes diversity programs. Fortunately, numerous articles state that it will not include Social Security or Medicare benefits, as well as services provided directly to individuals.
Alexandria, VA., Nov. 7th, 2024 – The 2025 American Council of the Blind (ACB) Leadership Conference will be a hybrid event. ACB’s Board Meeting, Presidents’ Meeting, Legislative Seminar, and Capitol Hill visits will take place March 14th-18th, at the Sheraton Pentagon City Hotel in Arlington, VA.
Visit our conference page for details: https://www.acb.org/2025-acb-leadership-conference
No one knows the importance of audio description (AD) better than students who rely on it to make filmed media accessible. The Benefits of Audio Description in Education (BADIE) blog and essay contest is an exciting chance for students on the blindness spectrum to share their thoughts about AD.