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The U.S. Department of Energy has placed a 60-day postponement on the Direct Final Rule for building Section 504. This Direct Final Rule would remove accessibility requirements…
The 2025 Audio Description People’s Choice Award finalist voting round is being held July 6-20. The winners will be revealed during the 2025 ACB Audio Description…
On July 1, the Senate passed its version of the reconciliation package. After a long-night of debate, the bill passed with the narrowest of margins; a tie was broken by Vice…
The Senate recently reintroduced the Older Americans Reauthorization Act. The reauthorization was slotted to go through in the last Congressional session, but never made it all…
On Wednesday, June 18, the Senate reintroduced the Older Americans Reauthorization Act. The OAA was last reauthorized in 2020. Congress had worked to reauthorize it in the last…
As many know, Congress is in the process of passing a reconciliation bill that includes potential cuts to Medicaid services. ACB previously reported that the House had finished…
Two bills have been introduced to provide early vision tests to young children in hopes of diagnosing vision disabilities earlier in life. Children could then receive needed…
On Thursday, June 12, 2025, the Supreme Court put out a unanimous opinion on an education-related case that the disability rights community is now excited about.The case was…
ACB is excited to share our inaugural action alert through our new subscription to Speak4. Through this new program, we are making it easy for you all to reach out to Congress to…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact:Scott ThornhillExecutive Director202-467-5081sthornhill@acb.orgThe American Council of the Blind Announces 2025 Scholarship RecipientsAlexandria, Va…