The American Council of the Blind (ACB) is proud to announce the winners of the 2022 BADIE Awards (Benefits of Audio Description In Education), a “Listening Is Learning” initiative of the Council’s Audio Description Project (ADP) and the Described and Captioned Media Program (DCMP).
The winners of this year’s honors (all young people who are blind) are:
Held Virtually
Monday, August 8 to Friday, August 12, 2022
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm Eastern each day
Audio Description (AD) makes visual images accessible for people who are blind or have low vision. Using words that are succinct, vivid, and imaginative, media describers convey the visual image from television and film that is not fully accessible to a significant segment of the population (more than 32 million Americans experience significant vision loss).
ALEXANDRIA, VA (June 13, 2022) —The American Council of the Blind (ACB) proudly announces the 2022 Achievement Awards in Audio Description, an initiative of the Council’s Audio Description Project (ADP).
The awards will be presented on July 4 during ACB’s 61st annual conference and convention, held as a hybrid event from June 23 through July 8, 2022.
Saturday, June 18 at 7:00pm ET
Broadcast on ACB Radio Mainstream - ACB Media One
Thanks to the Bay State Council of the Blind ($250), Merrilee Hill-Kennedy ($100), Council of Citizens with Low Vision International ($100), Illinois Council of the Blind ($50) and ACB Students ($50) for their generous donations for shipping.
Donated by ACB Board Director Chris Bell
Opens Friday, June 17 at 12:00 noon ET
Closes Saturday, June 18 at 12:00 noon ET
Opening Bids Included
Contact Leslie Spoone at 407 678-4163 or email at [email protected] with your bid. Please provide your name, phone number, email, item number and bid amount.
Bids must be in $5.00 increments.
Leslie will send out Appetizer Auction information communicating the high bid on each item at 5:00pm ET, 8:00pm ET and 9:00am ET each day.
Opens Thursday, June 16 at 12:00 noon ET
Closes Friday, June 17 at 12:00 noon ET
Opening Bids Included
Recognizing the critical role that public transportation can play in promoting the physical, emotional and economic wellbeing of people who are blind or have low-vision, having a basic understanding of what public transportation includes, how it is funded, how it is evolving, and how blind and low-vision people can incorporate its use into their own lives is of critical importance for anyone who either lives as a person who is blind or has low-vision or who provides programs or services for blind/low-vision consumers.
The application on smart phones will usher in a new chapter of accessibility for public transportation that will benefit all riders of varying abilities.
The ACB National Conference & Convention will take place July 1st through the 8th at the Omaha Hilton and Convention Center, with virtual programming in the days leading up to the return of our in-person event. Visit www.ACBConvention.org to learn about traveling to Omaha and other ways you can participate in this year’s historic event.