Letter to Ms. Barbara Millicent Roberts, Willows, WI

July 30, 2024

Dear Blind Barbie:

Alexandria, Va., July 20, 2024 - The American Council of the Blind (ACB) announces that the 2024 Audio Description People’s Choice Award finalist vote is open through August 4th. The winners will be revealed during the 2024 ACB Audio Description Awards Gala, which will take place virtually on November 14th at 7:30 p.m. ET. 

Alexandria, Va., July 10, 2024 - The Audio Description Project (ADP) is pleased to announce the 2024 winners of the ADP Awards. The awards honor people and organizations that make outstanding contributions to the quality, availability, and understanding of audio description. This year’s winners span entertainment, education, and information and recognize achievement in digital access and live delivery of AD across a range of platforms and venues. The ADP applauds the dedication to and advancement of inclusion exhibited by the award recipients.

July is Disability Pride Month, an annual recognition honoring the history, achievements, and experiences of the disability community. Disability Pride Month is celebrated in July to mark the anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)—the landmark legislation that broke down barriers to inclusion in society.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The American Council of the Blind (ACB) is excited to announce that registration for this year’s National Conference and Convention is now open through June 17th. ACB’s Convention is a hybrid event, with the in-person portion taking place July 5th-12th at the Hyatt Regency Riverfront Hotel in Jacksonville, FL.

Alexandria, Va., May 16, 2024 – Today ACB celebrates Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD), an international day to raise awareness of the importance of digital access and inclusion for people with disabilities. ACB continues to advocate for advancements in digital accessibility across all industries and levels of government, including:

Alexandria, Va., May 4, 2024 – The American Council of the Blind (ACB) announces that the Audio Description People’s Choice Award opens for nominations on May 4, 2024. The winners will be revealed during the 2024 ACB Audio Description Awards Gala, which will take place virtually on Thursday, November 14th, at 7:30 PM Eastern Time.

The American Council of the Blind (ACB) and athenahealth, Inc., a leading provider of network-enabled software and services for medical groups and health systems nationwide, are collaborating to design and build more inclusive and accessible experiences for blind and visually impaired patients as part of the company’s broader digital accessibility commitments. The collaboration expands athenahealth’s approach to accessibility around its patient-facing applications to be more inclusive for millions of patients.

The Audio Description Project (ADP) and the Described and Captioned Media Program (DCMP) are proud to announce the winners of the 2024 BADIE awards. Celebrating the Benefits of Audio Description In Education, the contest invites students who are blind or have low vision to watch an audio described (AD) video and write an essay evaluating the quality and usefulness of the AD.

This year’s winners are:

Grand Prize
Lyla Duffy, Washington
Review of I Am Ruby Bridges