by Janet Dickelman
The home of the 2027 American Council of the Blind Conference and Convention will be the Hyatt Regency Riverfront Hotel, located at 225 E. Coastline Dr. in Jacksonville. In-person convention dates are July 23rd through July 30th. The opening general session will be on Saturday, July 24th.
The exhibit hall will be open Sunday through Wednesday. We will have day-long tours both Fridays, July 23 and 30, with many other tours throughout convention week. Special-interest affiliates, committees and our business partners will hold sessions throughout the convention.
Traveling to Jacksonville
The Jacksonville airport (airport code JAX) is 15 miles from the hotel. The following airlines fly to JAX:
- Air Canada
- Allegiant Air
- American Air Lines
- Avelo Air
- Breeze Airways
- Delta Air Lines
- Frontier Air Lines
- JetBlue Airways
- Southwest Airlines
- Sun Country
- United Airlines
Uber or Lyft will cost around $35 from the airport to the hotel; a taxi is about $10 higher. We are working with zTrip to set up a rate for ACB as we did in 2024.
If you'd like to travel to Jacksonville by train or bus, the Greyhound station is located at 1111 W. Forsyth St., 1.2 miles from the hotel. If you plan on taking the train, Amtrak’s station is at 3570 Clifford Ln., 5.6 miles from the hotel.
Hotel Details
Room rates at the Hyatt are $119 per night (single or double), plus tax. Rates for triple are $144 (plus tax), and for quad $169, plus tax. Reservation information will be posted when it becomes available.
Hotel Amenities
The hotel has a laundromat, exercise room and an outdoor pool. All rooms have refrigerators, safes, ironing boards, and Keurig style coffee makers.
Staying in Touch
The convention announce list will be filled with information. To subscribe to the list, send a blank e-mail to HYPERLINK "mailto:Acbconvention+subscribe@acblists.org"Acbconvention+subscribe@acblists.org. If you received updates for the 2026 convention, you do not need to re-subscribe to the list.
For any convention-related questions, please contact Janet Dickelman, convention chair, at (651) 428-5059 or via e-mail, HYPERLINK "mailto:janet.dickelman@gmail.com"janet.dickelman@gmail.com.
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