“Dots and Dashes” is a short newsletter featuring a variety of topics and ACB stories. This issue features information about ACB’s leadership meetings, the membership focus call, information about ACB’s scholarships, some information about RSVA’s Sagebrush Conference, and much more.

ACB Leadership Meetings

The American Council of the Blind annual president’s meeting and legislative seminar will take place from Saturday, February 23, 2019 to Tuesday, February 26, 2019 in Alexandria, Va. 

The registration deadline is February 15th,…

For Immediate Release

Contact: Joel Snyder
Director, Audio Description Project
jsnyder@acb.org - (202) 467-5083

American Council of the Blind’s Audio Description Project

Announces the 2019 “BADIE”* Awards

* Benefits of Audio Description in Education

WASHINGTON, January 22, 2019 -  The American Council of the Blind (ACB) is proud to announce the winners of the 2019 BADIE Awards (the Benefits of Audio…

We are excited to welcome ACB members to the Legislative Seminar in February. There are several issues that blind and visually impaired Americans continue to experience in 2019. Attendees will have the opportunity to discuss these issues with their representatives and senators. To make an appointment with your representative, call the Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121. Interestingly, all of the major issues flagged this year touch in some way the continuing growth of technology in our society. The issues show both the positive benefits of accessible technology and the negative…

Happy new year! January is named for the Latin word for door (ianua), since it’s the door to a new year and an opening to new beginnings. I hope you all had a safe, happy and healthy holiday season. I’d like to take this time to go back through that door and review 2018.

In January, airlines were reviewing and tightening their service animal policies after a woman tried to board a flight with an emotional support peacock at Newark International Airport. ACB worked with Delta Air Lines, among others, to revise their guidelines and relax many of the stringent policies for individuals…

• December
• November
• October
• September
• August
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Members present: chair Denise Colley, Ron Brooks, Marcia Dresser, Doug Powell; ex officio member Berl Colley; ACB staff/contractors Sharon Lovering, Annette Carter, Larry Turnbull. Members absent: Bob Hachey, Ron Milliman.
 
Judy Jackson tendered her resignation from the Board of Publications, effective Sunday, December 1, 2013.
 
Chair Denise Colley called the meeting to order at 9:05 PM EST. Ron moved and Marcia seconded adoption of the agenda as distributed; the motion passed. Ron moved and Doug seconded approval of the minutes with one correction; the motion…

Happy new year! “Dots and Dashes” is a short newsletter featuring a variety of topics and ACB stories. This issue features information on World Braille Day, a request for assistance from Netflix users, the latest Advocacy Update, information on ACB’s scholarships, NIB’s Virtual Career Fair, and much more.

UN General Assembly Affirms World Braille Day

To read the full release online, visit…

The ACB Board of Publications met via teleconference on Monday, November 4. Members present: chair Denise Colley, Ron Brooks, Judy Jackson, Doug Powell; ex officio members Berl Colley, Bob Hachey; ACB staff/contractors Sharon Lovering, Annette Carter. Members absent: Marcia Dresser, Ron Milliman, Larry Turnbull.
 
Chair Denise Colley convened the meeting at 9:05 PM EST. Bob moved and Ron seconded adoption of the agenda as distributed; the motion carried. Ron moved and Doug seconded approval of the October meeting minutes; the motion was adopted.

Editor’s Report…

The BOP met via teleconference. Members present: chair Denise Coley, Ron Brooks, Marcia Dresser, Judy Jackson, Doug Powell; ex officio members Berl Colley, Bob Hachey, Ron Milliman; ACB staff/contractors Sharon Lovering, Annette Carter, Larry Turnbull. Several guests also participated on the call.
 
Chair Denise Colley convened the meeting at 9:05 PM EDT. Ron B. moved and Marcia seconded adoption of the agenda, with a slight change in the order of topics. The motion carried. Ron B. moved and Doug seconded approval of the September minutes with one addition (stating the…

Members present: chair Denise Colley, Ron Brooks, Marcia Dresser, Judy Jackson, Doug Powell; ex officio members Berl Colley, Bob Hachey, Ron Milliman; ACB staff/contractors Annette Carter, Sharon Lovering. Several guests also participated on the call.
 
Denise convened the meeting at 9:05 PM EDT. The meeting agenda was adopted as distributed, and the August minutes were approved with two corrections.

Editor's Report

Today was Sharon's first day back at the ACB office following an illness; she is working on making the CD copies and getting the…