Jeff Thom
7414 Mooncrest Way
Sacramento, CA 95831
Phone (916)-995-3967
e-mail jsthom@comcast.net

• Question 1. What office are you seeking, and what are your qualifications?
   
  My name is Jeff Thom and I am seeking the office of first vice president of the American Council of the Blind.
   
  The first vice president of ACB must not only be able to perform the myriad of tasks assigned to him/ her by the president or that are part of the duties of a member of the ACB Board of Directors, but he…

Ray Campbell, Candidate for ACB Secretary
460 Raintree Ct., Unit 3K
Glen Ellyn, IL  60137
Phone: 630-258-0516
Email: ray1530@wowway.com

1. What office are you seeking, and what are your qualifications?
    
   I'm seeking the position of Secretary of the American Council of the Blind (ACB).  I am organized, competent and reliable.  I have been a member of the ACB Board of Directors for 7 years, and on two occasions, have been asked to fill in and take minutes in the absence of the…

Judy Jackson
20330 NE 20th Court
Miami, Florida 33179
jjackson193@icloud.com
940-255-9241
 

1. What office are you seeking, and what are your qualifications?
    
   My name is Judy Jackson and I am seeking the office of ACB Secretary.  I believe the core function of the office of ACB Secretary is to facilitate communication between ACB Officers, Directors, affiliate Presidents and ACB members.  In order to achieve effective communication with these groups the candidate must…

Kim Charlson
57 Grandview Avenue
Watertown, MA 02472
617-926-9198 (home)
617-972-7249 (work)
617-501-5752 (cell)
kim.charlson@perkins.org or kimcharlson@acb.org
 
Library Director, Perkins Braille & Talking Book Library
Employer: Perkins School for the Blind

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1. What office are you seeking, and what are your qualifications? I am Carla Ruschival, and I am running for a second term as Treasurer of the American Council of the Blind.
    
   I am from Louisville, Kentucky, and I have been a member of ACB since I was a teen-ager.  I bring a wide range of experience to the office of Treasurer.  I have served as Treasurer of the Kentucky Council of the Blind since 1998, Treasurer of the Kentucky School for the Blind Alumni Association since 2001, and Treasurer of ACB since 2011.  I served as a Director on the ACB Board from…

From Eric Bridges, Director of Advocacy and Governmental Affairs:  Please read the message below from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The compliance dates for emergency information and devices to play back recorded content represent a victory for the blind community as industry was seeking 3 to 5 year time frames.  ACB will also  be commenting on the further proposed rule making referenced below.

Compliance Date Set for Accessible Televised Emergency Information
Deadlines Set for Comments and Reply Comments

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For your convenience, below is a link to download the MS Word .doc format of the Pre-registration form. 

Your pre-registration is not complete until it is processed by ACB following the receipt of it or the online pre-registration form and the appropriate fees.

link to download

Are you traveling to Columbus for the 2013 ACB conference and convention? The below information should answer all your transportation questions.

Airport

Port Columbus International Airport (code CMH) is located just 10 minutes east of downtown.  Columbus is served by all major air carriers. You can also travel to Columbus by Greyhound (the bus station is 6 blocks from the hotel) or Mega Bus (which stops across the street from the Hyatt).

Train

The closest Amtrak stop is 2 hours from Columbus.

Airport shuttle

Arch Express has…

Many many thanks to our 2013 corporate sponsors. Their continued generous support of the American Council of the Blind and our conference and convention is sincerely appreciated.
 
Look for the 2013 corporate sponsors on ACB.org, in the conference and convention program and newspaper, on ACB Radio, on the convention T-shirt, and throughout the week.  Be sure to thank them personally for their generous support.
 
As we approach the 2013 conference and convention, new sponsors are signing up to lend their support, so the following list will be…