Throughout the pandemic, ACB has heard from our members about the increasing importance of accessible health care information to the wellbeing of our community. As more health care providers communicate with their patients through electronic means, we want to ensure that the systems being used are usable and accessible to our members. To assist in our efforts to ensure that health care information systems are accessible to all patients, it would be very helpful if you could complete the short survey of questions below. Completing this brief survey will help ACB determine how to best…
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The American Council of the Blind is the nation’s leading member-driven organization for individuals who are blind and experiencing vision loss. With over 65 state and special-interest affiliates across the country, ACB is committed to increasing the security, independence, quality of life, and economic opportunity for people who are blind and low vision in the United States, and ACB stands committed to advocacy that lifts up our values.
The following legislative imperatives represent several key issues in the 117th Congress that ACB believes will help us on our road to full…
Recently we were able to add accessible improvements in our Dots and Dashes newsletter in the form of headings. We are pleased to share with you that we can now include content headings to break up content subjects in the newsletter making reading the content a more user-friendly experience. Screen reader users are now able to jump to different sections and topics directly rather than having to read through the entire copy without any accessible distinction. These improvements are a direct result of ACB’s collaboration with Constant Contact and…
Where and when can I watch the Olympic coverage with audio description on television?
“For the Olympic Winter Games, all competitions aired during primetime hours and Prime Plus, along with the Opening and Closing Ceremonies, will include live audio description on the Secondary Audio Program (SAP) channel, provided by Descriptive Video Works. …
American Council of the Blind
1703 N. Beauregard St. Suite 420
Alexandria, VA 22311
January 31, 2022
Lawrence Tabak, DDS, PhD
Acting Director
National Institutes of Health
9000 Rockville Pike
Bethesda, Maryland 20892
Dear Acting Director Lawrence Tabak:
As the President of the American Council of the Blind (ACB), we need your help. I write to you on behalf of our members and the blind and low vision community, to urge the National Institutes of Health to develop accessible testing right away.
ACB is deeply…
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Are you an ACB member who has been active in the organization on the local and/or state level and have a desire to learn more and explore opportunities associated with the national level?
Are you an ACB member who has served previously, attended a previous ACB convention and wishes to re-energize, learn more, expand your horizons with greater involvement in the organization, while strengthening ACB with your skills and abilities? Answering yes to either of the above questions makes you a candidate for this award. Read below to confirm your eligibility and necessary commitment to…
Prepare to experience an array of opportunities to learn and grow personally as you connect with other like-minded individuals. We’ll join together in Omaha, Neb. for the 61st annual ACB convention from July 1-8, 2022 and become better familiar with ACB’s wealth of inclusive convention activities. The Class of 2022 DKM First-Timers will be able to enjoy the privilege of connecting with the two previous classes of DKM First-Timers who were selected during virtual conventions.
If you are an ACB member who has never attended an in-person ACB conference and convention, and you…
The DC Leadership Meetings will be held virtually from Saturday, March 12 to Tuesday, March 15. Registration is $20 for ACB members and $30 for non-members. All ACB members will be sent a registration discount code via email on January 24th. If you are an ACB member and did not receive your code, please call the Minneapolis office at 612-332-3242 for help. Registration opens today at: …
The American Council of the Blind's Audio Description Project Audio Description Institute will be held virtually from Monday, March 21 to Friday, March 25, 2022 at 1:00pm - 5:00pm Eastern each day. Register by visiting: http://weblink.donorperfect.com/2022ADI. Visit https://acb.org/2022-ADI-agenda to view the agenda.
Audio Description (AD) makes visual images accessible for people who are blind or have low…