Are you coming to convention? Do you like helping out where needed? The Marcia Nigro Dresser Communication Center is now seeking volunteers to help collate and staple papers, take ads and announcements, and staff the room. Sharon Lovering is the operations manager. She is seeking volunteers to fill two-hour shifts throughout the day (8-10 a.m., 10 a.m.-noon, noon-2 p.m., and 2-4 p.m.). The communication center will be open Thursday, July 23 through Wednesday, July 29, and be taken down Thursday, July 30; it will open daily at 8 a.m. and close to the public at 5 p.m. To sign up for a shift, contact Sharon at the ACB national office, 1-800-424-8666, or via email, slovering@acb.org.
This year’s convention newspaper will be called “The Gateway Gazette.” If it rings a bell, that’s because we used the name the last time we were in St. Louis. It will run from Friday through Wednesday in braille and large print. Announcements and other items intended for publication must be in the center’s hands by 2 p.m. each day. Announcements should be 75 words or less. By a directive from the board of publications, ads will be allowed to run for three days maximum – no exceptions. If you wish to advertise in the newspaper, please contact Sharon Lovering at the email address above.
Newspaper announcements are black and white text only; no color, and no photos. Announcements run a maximum of 3 days; 75-word limit per announcement. Special discounts and advance announcement rates for individuals and affiliates. Sorry, no ads will be accepted for food sales on hotel property.
Newspaper Announcement Pricing
- 3 days announcement (reserved prior to conference): individuals, ACB affiliates and blind representatives of multi-level marketing companies, $50; exhibitors - $100; all others - $125; or
- 3 days announcement (purchased on-site): individuals, ACB affiliates and blind representatives of multi-level marketing companies, $60; exhibitors - $110; all others - $140
Submit announcements electronically by June 13, 2026. Email to slovering@acb.org, in PDF, Word, text, or .jpeg.
During the late afternoons and evenings, we need people to help burst, collate and staple the braille papers. Thanks to HumanWare, we will have several braille embossers this year. Are you a braille reader? Are you good at separating braille copies from each other, separating the pages, collating and stapling? Drop by and see if the communication center needs help.
If you have signed up for home delivery of “The Gateway Gazette,” drop by the information desk and give them your name, room number, and format preference once you arrive. This will ensure that you don’t miss an issue. Hold onto your Friday issue; it will include all the phone numbers and room changes, plus last-minute updates.
If your committee or affiliate needs something brailled, we will be able to do that. Make certain to label your thumb drive before bringing it down to the communication center, and tell us how many copies you will need, by what time, as well as how we can reach you (email address, cell phone, etc.). Save yourself a trip back to your hotel room by making sure that your document(s) are on the drive before you come down. Want to beat the crowds? Bring your items down in the morning before the general session to help us fit them in.
This is an election year, and as such, a reminder about Board of Publications policy is due. The convention newspaper and other convention-related publications will not include campaign statements for candidates running for ACB national office, nor may the resources of the communication center be used to reproduce campaign statements intended to promote any candidate for office. The convention newspaper and other convention-related publications will not accept paid advertisements from candidates regarding their candidacy.