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On Thursday, December 11, the U.S. State Department adopted a new official font to be used for all official department documents. The Biden administration adopted the Calibri font…
Letter to the Editor by Claire Stanley, published in the Washington Post on December 15, 2025. For most people in D.C., hailing a ride is a mundane act. You tap a few buttons…
Join ACB for our annual 2026 D.C Leadership Conference! Attendees will participate in educational sessions, engage with keynote speakers from the disability community, and meet…
Over the years, Congress has introduced bills generally referred to as ADA notification bills. These bills have called for the creation of a policy where a business would have a…
A proposed settlement has been reached that would resolve the class action lawsuit Douglass v. Husqvarna Professional Products, Inc., Case No. 2:25-cv-00771 (W.D. Pa.). The…
On November 21, the District Court in the state of Rhode Island issued a permanent injunction in the case of IMLS v. Trump. Previously, President Trump took steps to dismantle the…
In light of the rapid and ongoing changes to the Department of Education, the American Council of the Blind, in coalition with other blindness organizations, has reached out to…
On the afternoon of Tuesday, November 18, the Secretary of Education, Linda McMahon, held a White House press briefing to discuss new changes to the Department of Education. A…
On November 5, 2025, the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging held a hearing concerning the Older Americans Act, a bill that still needs to be reauthorized. The hearing examined…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Contact: Tabitha Kenlon  Phone: 202-467-5081  Email: tkenlon@acb.org   ACB’s 2025 Audio Description Awards Gala…