Rochester, New York (July 7, 2019) – The American Council of the Blind (ACB), a leader in national, state, local and international advocacy efforts for blind Americans, and OrCam Technologies, the world’s most advanced wearable AI-driven artificial vision innovator for people who are blind or have low vision, jointly announced a cooperative agreement at the…
Want to help ACB capture highlights and memories of the 2019 conference and convention and leverage access to the many forms of accessible technology? ACB wants to know what attendees hear and see in Rochester. Throughout the week, we encourage you to take pictures with friends, record sound bites of events, or capture video of anything you want to share. Email your files to ACBConventionMedia@gmail.com with a brief description of the content. Names of the people in the audio, photographs, or video are greatly appreciated. Aira is offering…
Beginning July 4 through July 15, ACB's Alexandria and Minneapolis offices will be closed. All staff will be attending the ACB National Conference & Convention in Rochester, NY. To learn more about this year's convention, please visit: https://acbconvention.org/
2019 is a pivotal year for ACB because we will be holding elections for officers, and with several officers leaving the Board, there will be change. Get to know this year's candidates by listening to the Candidates Forum recording: …
2019 is a pivotal year for the ACB because we will be holding elections for officers, and with several officers leaving the Board, there will be change.
During the next several weeks, you will have several opportunities to get to know those candidates who have announced their candidacy to serve as an Officer of the ACB. One is the ACB Candidates page which is posted at …
“Dots and Dashes” is a short newsletter featuring a variety of topics and ACB stories. This issue features breaking news about the Medicare Demonstration of Coverage for Low Vision Devices Act being introduced, as well as articles about today’s Facebook Live broadcast, the convention agenda on NFB-Newsline, advocacy updates, the Special Education Task Force’s podcast on cortical visual impairment, Cisco receiving the FCC Chairman’s Award, and the introduction to the Mueller Report being available in BRF.
“Dots and Dashes” is a short newsletter featuring a variety of topics and ACB stories. This issue features articles on the candidates’ forum, Facebook Live from Guide Dogs for the Blind, advocacy updates, changes at NLS, and how to find the Mueller report on BARD.
Get to know the candidates for office this year. ACB’s Candidates’ Forum will be held Wednesday, June 19th, at 9 p.m. Eastern/6 p.m. Pacific. The forum will be live streamed on Live Event. You can access ACB Radio online at www.…
The American Council of the Blind (ACB) is proud to announce a special promotion with our partner Aira – starting today, May 21, 2019. Take advantage of this limited-time offer while you can!
If you haven’t heard of Aira before, Aira connects people who are blind or have low vision to highly-trained, professional agents. This link will take you to their website: www.aira.io.
For a limited time only, between May 21 - May 31, any ACB member can purchase one month of Aira’s Intro Plan for just $29, and Aira will cover the cost of the…
Select the link from the list below for the BOP meeting minutes you would like to read.
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The Aira Team is looking forward to meeting you at Rochester, The Flower City. To match this year’s convention location, known as the entrepreneurial center of gardening excellence, we’ve got a lot in bloom for all Aira events at the 2019 ACB National Conference and Convention. We’re donating to ACB Affiliates with your help, enabling free Aira Access at all convention areas, hosting an exclusive party, providing special promotions at our booth, and more!
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