ACB News
The US Department of Education has announced that IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) Part B and C program funds will receive an additional $144 million dollars…
Last week, ACB sent out an announcement that Indiana had withdrawn from the Texas v. Kennedy lawsuit which aims to weaken disability rights, especially the rights of…
The American Council of the Blind’s (ACB) Scholarship Program was established in 1982. The American Council of the Blind (ACB) and the American Foundation for the Blind (AFB…
Have Your Say in ACB’s FutureACB Forward Initiative is ACB’s five-year strategic planning effort focused on listening, learning, and preparing the organization for the future.…
Today, Americans who are blind receiving Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) face an unfair “earnings cliff” — if they earn just a bit too much, their benefits are cut off…
We have received notice that on Monday, May 11, 2026, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) plans to publish an Interim Final Rule (IFR) regarding the Section 504…
Congress is considering a bill which would amend the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). This is a "notice and cure" bill which takes away a disabled person's right to sue a…
ACB is pleased to announce that Indiana has dropped out of the Texas v. Kennedy lawsuit which aims to weaken the community integration mandate of Section 504 of the…
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) may be coming out with an interim final rule (IFR) without public comment regarding Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of…
A new ADA notice and cure bill has been introduced in the House of Representatives. Representatives Calvert, Obernolte, and Correa of California and Representative Fine of Florida…