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Congress Must Protect the Civil Rights of Students with Disabilities

On Friday, March 20, the American Council of the Blind and the American Foundation for the Blind sent a joint letter to Congress opposing language included in the...

ACB's COVID-19 Response

The American Council of the Blind is closely monitoring information about the COVID-19 virus and its impact. After much thoughtful consideration, ACB has decided to..., Downloadable links: Final Letter: Immigrant Exclusion from COVID 3.0 Health and Economic Relief COVID-19 Package Medications Access Letter Transportation Access and...

Upcoming ACB Community Events by Conference Call

At a time when our country is in a state of social distancing, your ACB family has opportunities for you to connect with others from the comfort of your home. Below you will...

Major IT Infrastructure Upgrade to ACB Server Taking Place

ACB is undertaking a major infrastructure update of our server platform and we expect an outage of 72 hours to complete this project. The update will take place Friday, March 20,...

OrCam Discount for ACB Members

We hope you are having a great start to the new year! Back in July 2019, ACB and OrCam began a cooperation to raise awareness of OrCam’s assistive technology among ACB members in...

ACB’s Audio Description Project Announces the 2020 “BADIE” Award Winners

BADIE: Benefits of Audio Description In Education For Immediate Release - Contact: Joel Snyder, Director, Audio Description Project jsnyder@acb.org - (202) 467-5083...