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Discord & ACB Announce Digital Accessibility Initiative
Discord, working with the American Council of the Blind, announced a comprehensive initiative to enhance Discord’s…
Discord, working with the American Council of the Blind, announced a comprehensive initiative to enhance Discord’s voice, video and text communication app to make it more…
The April 29, 2021, American Council of the Blind Board of Directors meeting (via Zoom) was called to order at 8:05 PM Eastern Time by President Dan Spoone.
Trott moved and…
Medical Device Nonvisual Accessibility Act
On July 29th, Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL-09) introduced the Medical Device Nonvisual Accessibility Act (H.R. 4853) in the…
ACB Milestones
2 milestones in 1 week! Our ACB Community celebrated hosting over 5k events! The ACB Community is an incredible support network that continues to share ideas,…
Exercise and Fitness for All Act of 2021 (S. 2504/H.R. 4756)
On July 28, Sens. Duckworth (D-IL), Casey (D-PA), Feinstein (D-CA), and Blumenthal (D-CT) introduced the Exercise and…
Reminder: Convention Survey Closes August 31
Thank you to all who participated or engaged in this year’s 2021 ACB 60th Anniversary Conference and Convention. It was…
One of ACB’s legislative imperatives this year is the Disability Access to Transportation Act (DATA) (H.R. 1697/S. 2038). Among other things, this legislation will create a one-…
The Tokyo Paralympic Games begin on August 24th. Below, you can find information on how to access audio description, as well as other important details about the Paralympics…
Ahead of this Sunday’s vote, tune into ACB Media 10 to hear a reading of the proposed amendments to ACB’s constitution and bylaws addressing remote meeting and remote voting. This…