Volume LXIII October 2024 No. 3
Published by the American Council of the Blind
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Scott Thornhill, Executive Director
Sharon Lovering, Editor
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Table of Contents
- Convention 2025: Traveling to Dallas, by Janet Dickelman
- Advocacy in Action: Legislative Updates from the Advocacy Team
- Advocacy, A Team Sport, by Regina Marie Brink
- High on the Olympics!, by Peggy Carpenter
- Trophies, by Ann Chiappetta
- East Bay Braille Initiative, by Prof. Vileen Shah
- Legally Blind Cape Coral Resident Conducts a Floating Fundraiser
- The Game-Changing Prospect of Artificial Intelligence: Limitless Technological Possibilities?, by Melody Holloway
- Summary of the July 5, 2024 ACB Board Meeting, by Penny Reeder
- Affiliate News
- In Memoriam: Joyce Mary Kleiber
- Here and There, edited by Cynthia G. Hawkins
- High Tech Swap Shop
- ACB Officers, ACB Board of Directors, ACB Board of Publications
- Accessing Your ACB Braille Forums
How to Submit Articles to the Forum
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Upcoming Forum Themes and Deadlines
January 2025: theme: goal-setting/AD Gala wrap-up; deadline: November 22, 2024
February 2025: theme: love; deadline: December 20, 2024
March 2025: theme: spring into action; deadline: January 24, 2025
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