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2021 ACB Candidates’ Page

Introduce Yourself!

The ACB Candidates’ Page is a place where you can introduce yourself, post links to your social media pages, and where you can provide responses to the questions posed by the Board of Publications.

At this year’s virtual convention, we will be electing a total of 13 people: 5 officers, 5 members of the board of directors, and 3 members of the board of publications. Questions for candidates are below. Please note: Your response to each question will be cut off at 300 words, and the BOP will not edit your responses for spelling or grammar mistakes.

To get to the individual candidates’ pages, click here: [insert link here]

Questions for Candidates

  1. Introduce yourself, indicate which position you seek, and explain why you wish to serve in this position.
  2. What do you consider to be your strongest contribution to ACB at either the national, state, special-interest affiliate or local chapter level and why?
  3. What do you consider to be the most important challenge facing ACB? How will you work to address it?

Instructions for Candidates’ Page Submissions

  1. You must be an ACB member in good standing.
  2. Submissions must be in hard-copy braille, hardcopy print, Word document, text file, or in the body of an email.
  3. Email electronic submissions to slovering@acb.org with the subject line “Candidates’ Page Submission.” Or mail print, braille and electronic submissions on a thumb drive to: American Council of the Blind, Attn: Candidates’ Page, 1703 N. Beauregard St., Suite 420, Alexandria, VA 22311.
  4. The deadline for all Candidates’ Page submissions is May 31, 2021 at 4 p.m. Eastern. Late submissions will NOT be accepted.
  5. All candidates who submit information will also be invited to produce a promotional announcement to air on ACB Radio.

This year, because we expect so many candidates, there will be two candidates’ Forums. All candidates who post information to the ACB Candidates’ Page will be invited to participate in one of two ACB Candidates’ Forums to be held June 29 and 30 at 9 p.m. Eastern (6 p.m. Pacific) via Zoom and ACB Radio. Join us at both of these sessions to meet the candidates, to ask questions and hear their responses. Please note: You must register as a candidate on the ACB Candidates’ Page in order to participate in the ACB Candidates’ Forum as a candidate.