New system to be available for June primary election

Springfield, Illinois (May 31, 2022): The Illinois State Board of Elections (SBE) announces the launch of a remote accessible vote-by-mail system for the June 2022 primary election. This secure system will allow blind, deafblind, and some other voters with disabilities to vote-by-mail – privately and independently – just as all other Illinois voters can.  It allows them to securely receive and mark their ballots electronically at home, instead of forcing them to rely on help from others or travel to vote at polling places,…

The ACB National Conference & Convention will take place July 1st through the 8th at the Omaha Hilton and Convention Center, with virtual programming in the days leading up to the return of our in-person event. Visit www.ACBConvention.org to learn about traveling to Omaha and other ways you can participate in this year’s historic event. 

Registration is now open for the 2022 ACB Brenda Dillon Memorial Walk. Sign up now as an individual or team, or join an already existing team. Proceeds support ACB national along with state and special interest affiliates. We’ll walk our way to the opening session of the 61st annual ACB Conference and Convention on July 3rd at 6pm CT, and there will be virtual walks across the country that evening as well. So, let’s all walk together wherever we may be as we raise awareness on the importance walking plays toward living a…

Join blind musicians from around the world on April 16th, 2022, at 2 p.m. Eastern time for a very special benefit concert for those who are blind impacted by the conflict in Ukraine.

The American Council of the Blind is proud to be a broadcast partner for the WBU global benefit concert “We’re With You,” which provides direct assistance for those in Ukraine who are blind and visually impaired. 

The atrocities in Ukraine have turned life upside down for millions across the impacted region. The stories we have heard from those who are blind and visually impaired are extremely…

Contact: Anthony Stephens, astephens@acb.org, 202.559.2045
 
ALEXANDRIA, VA (MAR. 24, 2022) — The American Council of the Blind (ACB) congratulates the CBS Television Network for significantly increasing the amount of programming it makes available on CBS with Audio Description (AD). In keeping with its ongoing commitment to accessibility, CBS recently added AD to seven primetime series: Bull, Ghosts, United States of Al, S.W.A.T., Good Sam, Magnum P.I, and Undercover Boss. With these additions, CBS now offers AD with…

The agenda for the 2022 ACB Leadership Conference is now available on the Leadership Conference page. Read below for more conference highlights.

During the presidents’ meeting, you’ll get to meet the members of ACB’s Advisory Board as well as learn about the expansion of the Monthly Monetary Support Program, the launch of ACB’s mentorship program, discuss how to make the membership certification process better, get some marketing and communications tips on how to promote your affiliate, and how to create a…

There’s still time to register for the 2022 ACB Virtual Leadership Conference, March 12th - 15th. The legislative imperatives are also on the 2022 Legislative Seminar page. These background documents are intended to educate stakeholders on ACB’s key legislative priorities for the year. Downloadable versions of the imperative backgrounders are also available in .docx Word and .brf braille formats. For…

You can now find detailed information about ACB’s 2022 Legislative Imperatives and our 2022 DC Leadership Meetings around the clock, 24/7 on ACB Media 2. To listen on Alexa “ask ACB Media to play 2”, or visit https://www.acbmedia.org/home/streams/media2/to access ACB Media 2 online. This information is also available via podcast:

• 2022 Leadership Training Digest featuring Legislative Imperatives: …

A partir de éste año, el American Council of the Blind le ofrecerá a nuestros miembros y a la comunidad contenido de ACB en Español para las Reuniones de Liderazgo de D.C. entre el 12 – 15 de Marzo. ACB usará éste año como un piloto para examiner la traducción y el uso del Español para ciertos materiales, auspiciar un segmento en vivo, y seleccionar contenido que se considere relevante para un formato de podcast bilingüe.
 
Éste piloto incluirá:

• Forma de registración bilingue (Español/Ingles): …

New this year the American Council of the Blind will provide our members and community Spanish language ACB content for the DC Leadership Meeting March 12-15th. 

ACB will use this year as a pilot experience to test the translation and Spanish use for certain materials, host a live segment, and by selecting relevant content for podcasting capabilities bilingually. 
This pilot will include:

• A bilingual registration form (English and Spanish): https://tinyurl.…