American Council of the Blind
53rd Annual Conference and Convention
Riviera Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, NV
July 11 - 19, 2014
ACB - The Real Deal
The American Council of the Blind has a great opportunity for students who are legally blind to earn a scholarship, whether you are going to a technical college, an entering freshman, undergraduate or a graduate student. The 2018 scholarship application is now open! To learn more, visit: http://acb.org/scholarship
The American Council of the Blind’s annual midyear meeting and legislative seminar will take place from Saturday, February 24, 2018 to Tuesday, February 27th, 2018 in Alexandria, Virginia. To find out more, visit: http://acb.org/2018-midyear
The American Council of the Blind (ACB) presented oral arguments on the morning of October 19th before the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. To access the audio recording of this, please visit: http://acb.org/currency-case-audio
The American Council of the Blind’s Audio Description Project (ACB-ADP) and the Described and Captioned Media Program (DCMP) are co-sponsoring an exciting opportunity for blind and visually impaired young people, in four categories from ages 7 to 21: the Benefits of Audio Description in Education (BADIE) contest. To read more, visit: http://acb.org/BADIE-contest
Social security disability thresholds for the blind will go from $1,950/month in 2017 to $1,970/month in 2018. To learn more, visit: http://acb.org/2018-social-security-increase
As the only repository of all audio described titles on DVD and the three video streaming services (Amazon, iTunes, and Netflix), the Audio Description Project decided to create a new index of ALL the titles. This new "Master" index will allow you to look up any movie or TV series to see if it is available anywhere for purchase or with a subscription. At the moment, there are 1426 described videos available, 567 of which are duplicated in more than one service. Access the list by clicking on the following link: http://www.acb.org/adp/…
Over the course of the past weeks, ACB members from all across the country have asked how they could help our fellow blind individuals negatively affected by Hurricane Harvey. Now our concern also extends to those from our community living in the path of Hurricane Irma. To find out how you can help, please visit: http://acb.org/disaster-relief-fund.
American Council of the Blind
53rd Annual Conference and Convention
Riviera Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, NV
July 11 - 19, 2014
ACB - The Real Deal
ACB - The Real Deal
2014 Conference and Convention
Friday, July 11, 2014 – Saturday, July 19, 2014
Workshops and Seminars are currently being planned; information will be posted as it becomes available.