by Eric Bridges

Happy new year! I trust you all had a safe, happy and healthy holiday season. Let’s take a look back at all the amazing things that happened in 2019.

At the start of 2019, ACB was looking to hire a new director of advocacy and governmental affairs. And we found one – Clark Rachfal. He was then serving as the Program Manager, Public Policy at National Industries for the Blind. In that role, he was responsible for researching and promoting legislative and regulatory policies that support NIB’s mission. He cultivated relationships and collaborated…

“Dots and Dashes” is a short newsletter featuring a variety of topics and ACB stories. This issue features information about ACB Radio’s new managing director and technical managing director, the latest Advocacy Update podcasts, the World Blind Union’s employment survey, a casting call for Apple TV+’s show “SEE,” Social Security scams and how to report them, and Getty Images and Verizon award $40,000 in prizes.

This is the last issue of “Dots and Dashes” that you will receive until after the holidays. The ACB national office will be closed December 24^th and will…

Are you missing out on the action in movies? Do you wonder what’s so special about a famous painting or national monument? Are you frustrated when there’s no information about visual details during important live events? The American Council of the Blind (ACB) and its Audio Description Project (ADP) aim to bring more meaning and enjoyment to entertainment, cultural, and educational experiences for blind and visually impaired people. The key is Audio Description.

Audio Description—live or as a voiceover narrative—makes visual imagery accessible to people who are blind or visually…

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“Dots and Dashes” is a short newsletter featuring a variety of topics and ACB stories. This issue features information about ACB’s open forum on the annual legislative seminar, the Audio Description Institute, ACB’s agreement with OrCam, the latest Advocacy Update podcasts, and Disability:IN’s leadership program.

The ACB national office will be closed Thursday and Friday, November 28-29. Staff will resume normal office hours on Monday, December 2^nd. We wish you all a safe and happy Thanksgiving.

ACB Hosts Open Forum on Legislative Seminar…

ACB's Audio Description Project
Sixteenth Audio Description Institute

February 22 - 24, 2020 - (Saturday through Monday)
In Conjunction with ACB's 2020 DC Leadership Meeting

Holiday Inn & Suites Alexandria (Virginia)
Alexandria, VA 22314
(703) 548-6300

Audio Description (AD) makes visual images accessible for people who are blind or are visually impaired.  Using words that are succinct, vivid, and imaginative, media describers convey the visual image from television and film…

The American Council of the Blind (ACB) and OrCam Technologies have committed to a cooperative agreement that will help empower blind and low vision Americans to achieve increased independence.

OrCam’s devices are the world’s most advanced wearable assistive device that instantly reads text, recognizes faces, identifies products and much more. It is a wearable artificial vision technology that is activated by an intuitive pointing gesture or simply by…

The 2020 ACB scholarship application is now open!

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. Over $55,000 in scholarships are awarded to students each year. To be eligible, you need to be legally blind, maintain a 3.0 GPA, and be involved in your school/local community.

As a scholarship winner, you will experience firsthand ACB’s national conference and convention in July, where you will meet other…

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Listed below are the items up for bid in this year's ACB Radio Holiday Auction. Items are numbered, and will appear in this order during the auction. One item will be up for bid at a time; advance bidding on items is not permitted.

Access complete auction information, including rules, date and time, how to listen and how to call and bid by visiting this link.

Thanks for supporting the 2019 ACB Radio Holiday Auction.

1. Poinsettia Basket…