The meeting was called to order by Chair, Denise Colley at 9:02pm EDT.
Members present: Denise Colley, Ron Brooks, Tom Mitchell, Judy Wilkinson, and Doug Powell
Ex Officio members present: Kim Charlson (President)
Absent: Nolan Crabb (PR), Bob Hachey (IOC)
Editor: Sharon Lovering was present.
Contractors: Annette Carter (Website), Larry Turnbull (Internet and ACB Radio) were present.
Guests: Carla Ruschival, Berl Colley, Ken Stewart,…
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ACB Joins all of its U.S. partner organizations in celebrating the final diplomatic step for the ratification of the Marrakesh Treaty with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in Geneva, Switzerland on February 8, 2019. ACB President Kim Charlson is a member of the Board of Directors of the Accessible Books Consortium, the WIPO entity working on implementation of the Marrakesh Treaty with the fifty member countries. She is also working with the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped/Library of Congress in planning for the implementation of the…
After some freeconferencecall.com technical difficulties, the meeting was called to order by Chair Denise Colley at 9:20 pm EDT.
Members present: Denise Colley, Ron Brooks, Tom Mitchell, Judy Wilkinson, and Doug Powell
Ex officio members present: Berl Colley, Bob Hachey and Kim Charlson
Ex officio absent: Nolan Crabb tried to get on, but was not successful.
Contractors present: Annette Carter and Larry Turnbull
Staff present:…
The meeting was called to order by Chair Denise Colley at 9:05pm EDT.
Members present: Denise Colley, Ron Brooks, Tom Mitchell, Doug Powell
Members absent: Judy Wilkinson
Ex officio members present: Berl Colley. Bob Hachey and Kim Charlson arrived after roll call.
Ex officio absent: Ron Milliman (resigned),
Staff and contractors present: Sharon Lovering, Annette Carter, Larry Turnbull
Guests: Sue Ammeter, Marcia Dresser, Kevin & Becky Frankeberger, Ken Stewart and Carla Ruschival
The agenda for the meeting…
A new international survey reveals that audio description (AD) is an important assistive technology worldwide providing access to people who are blind or have low vision to the arts and many other visually-rich events.
The new international AD survey (69 countries and the Pacific Disability Forum) finds that:
- 67% of respondents said that AD is available in the respondent’s country;
- cinema, television, live performing arts, and DVDs lead the list of the type of AD experiences available (followed by museums, the web, smartphones, in educational settings and in…
The board of publications met in person at the 53rd annual ACB conference and convention, held at the Riviera Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Members present: chair Denise Colley, Ron Brooks, Marcia Dresser, Doug Powell; ex officio member Berl Colley; ACB staff/contractors Sharon Lovering, Annette Carter (via phone). Members absent: Bob Hachey, Ron Milliman, Larry Turnbull. Tom Mitchell and Adam Ruschival also attended the meeting.
Denise convened the meeting at 10:45 AM Pacific Daylight Time. Ron moved and Marcia seconded adoption of the agenda; the motion carried.…
Members present: chair Denise Colley, Ron Brooks, Marcia Dresser, Doug Powell; ex officio members Berl Colley, Bob Hachey; ACB staff/contractors Sharon Lovering, Annette Carter, Larry Turnbull. Absent: Ron Milliman. ACB president Kim Charlson, ACB treasurer Carla Ruschival, and former BOP member Ken Stewart also participated on the call.
Chair Denise Colley convened the meeting at 9:05 PM EDT. Ron moved and Marcia seconded adoption of the agenda as revised; the motion passed. Ron moved and Doug seconded acceptance of the minutes of the midyear meeting as distributed; the…
Step Into the Leadership Spotlight
by Kenneth Semien, Sr.
For the fourth consecutive year, JPMorgan Chase will provide full access to the ACB Conference and Convention for 5 ACB members who have demonstrated leadership abilities. Get connected with previous classes of Leadership Fellows who have taken advantage of this enlightening experience while meeting other members and active leaders from around the country. By attending the 58th annual ACB Conference and Convention in Rochester, New York, as a Leadership Fellow you will be introduced to tools for…
We are pleased to announce the hiring of Clark Rachfal to be ACB’s Director of Advocacy and Governmental Affairs.
Since 2017 Clark has served as the Program Manager, Public Policy at National Industries for the Blind. In his role at NIB he was responsible for researching and promoting legislative and regulatory policies that support the NIB mission. He cultivated relationships and collaborated with policymakers, national blindness organizations, and the cross-disability community on public policy priorities. He managed the NIB Advocates for Leadership and Employment Program, …
The ACB Board of Publications met via teleconference. Members present: chair Denise Colley, Ron Brooks, Marcia Dresser; ex officio members Berl Colley, Bob Hachey; ACB staff/contractors Sharon Lovering, Annette Carter, Larry Turnbull. Members absent: Doug Powell, Ron Milliman. Several guests also participated on the call.
Ron Brooks, acting as chair this evening, convened the meeting at 9:04 PM EDT. The agenda was adopted as distributed. The February 3 and midyear meeting minutes were tabled until the May meeting.
Resignation
ACB President Kim Charlson…