Volume LXII November 2023 No. 5
Published by the American Council of the Blind
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Dan Spoone, Interim Executive Director
Sharon Lovering, Editor
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This issue of “The ACB Braille Forum” Is Dedicated to the Memory of Oral O. Miller
April 7, 1933 — August 6, 2023
Table of Contents
- In Memoriam: Oral O. Miller, April 7, 1933 - August 6, 2023
- Oral O. Miller: Friend … Advocate … Sportsman, by Charles D. “Chuck” Goldman
- Readers’ Memories of Oral O. Miller
- Looking Ahead to Jacksonville, by Janet Dickelman
- Summary of the August ACB Board of Directors Meeting, by Penny Reeder
- Summary of 2023 Resolutions
- Raise Your Awareness — and Tune in for the Annual Audio Description Awards Gala!, by Tabitha Kenlon
- Benefits of Audio Description in Education (BADIE) Essay Contest Winners
- Audio Description on the Hill: Why the CVTA Matters, by Tabitha Kenlon
- Audio Description in the Federal Government, For the People, by Patrick Sheehan
- Audio Description at Every Performance, by Joel Snyder, Ph.D.
- Recap of 2023 Audio Description Project Awards, by Jeff Thom
- Affiliate News
- Here and There, edited by Cynthia G. Hawkins
- High Tech Swap Shop
- Thanksgiving, by Anthony Corona
- How to Submit Articles to the Forum
- ACB Officers, ACB Board of Directors, ACB Board of Publications
- Accessing Your ACB Braille and E-Forums
Upcoming Forum Themes and Deadlines
January 2024: braille/reflections on 2023/goal-setting for the new year; deadline: November 20, 2023
February 2024: accessible voting, civil rights and black history; deadline: December 22, 2023
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