Volume LXIV September 2025 No. 2
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
- Advocacy in Action, by Claire Stanley
- 2025 Conference and Convention Wrap-Up, by Janet Dickelman
- Introducing the Scholarship Class of 2025-26!!, by Denise Colley
- Introducing This Year’s DKM First-Timers and JPMorganChase Leadership Fellows, by Zelda Gebhard
- The Unexpected Gift, by Annie Chiappetta
- Thank You from the Auction Committee!, by Leslie Spoone
- My First Convention, and Then Some, by Jean Mann
- In Memoriam: Denise Marie Colley, January 24, 1952 – July 10, 2025
- Readers Remember Denise Colley
- More Than an Extra Point: A Dream Come True, by Lenny McHugh
- Paratransit: Bridging the Gap for Accessible Transportation, by Anastasia Saridakis
- Affiliate News
- Here and There, edited by Cynthia G. Hawkins
- ACB Officers, ACB Board of Directors, ACB Board of Publications
- Accessing Your ACB Braille Forums
How to Submit Articles to the Forum
If you wish to submit an article to “The ACB Braille Forum,” please send it via email to slovering@acb.org as part of the message, or attached as a Word or ASCII text file. Articles should be between 500 and 800 words. Language should be family friendly. Longer articles may be divided into two or more parts.
Upcoming Forum Themes and Deadlines
November-December 2025: theme: wins for winter; deadline: September 22, 2025
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