Volume LXI April 2023 No. 10
Published by the American Council of the Blind
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© 2023 American Council of the Blind
Eric Bridges, Executive Director
Sharon Lovering, Editor
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Table of Contents
- President’s Message: Thank You, Eric Bridges!, by Dan Spoone
- Convention Snippets, by Janet Dickelman
- 2023 ACB Candidate Process, by Katie Frederick
- Stepping Out with ACB in 2023, by Katie Frederick
- Summary of the January 31, 2023 ACB Board Meeting, by Penny Reeder
- My Vision for Diversity in ACB, by Yasmin Campbell
- Diversity: A Multi-Faceted Concept, by Lynne Koral
- ACB, A More Perfect Union?, by Sandra Sermons
- Vision for Diversity within ACB, by Linda Samulski
- Let ACB Lead the Way, by Mary Haroyan
- Bridges, by Regina Marie Brink
- Diversity in ACB, What It Needs to Look Like, by Ray Campbell
- Working Toward a More Inclusive ACB, by Cheryl Cumings
- In This Community, Thanks and Love Are Enough, by Patty L. Fletcher
- Here and There, edited by Cynthia Hawkins
- High Tech Swap Shop
- ACB Officers, ACB Board of Directors, ACB Board of Publications
- Accessing Your ACB Braille and E-Forums
Upcoming Forum Themes and Deadlines
June 2023: Convention; deadline: April 24, 2023
July 2023: theme TBA; deadline: May 26, 2023
August 2023: theme TBA; deadline: June 23, 2023
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