The American Council of the Blind is the nation’s leading member-driven organization for individuals who are blind and experiencing vision loss. With over 65 state and special-interest affiliates across the country, ACB is committed to increasing the security, independence, quality of life, and economic opportunity for people who are blind and low vision in the United States, and ACB stands committed to advocacy that lifts up our values.
Recently we were able to add accessible improvements in our Dots and Dashes newsletter in the form of headings. We are pleased to share with you that we can now include content headings to break up content subjects in the newsletter making reading the content a more user-friendly experience. Screen reader users are now able to jump to different sections and topics directly rather than having to read through the entire copy without any accessible distinction.
American Council of the Blind
1703 N. Beauregard St. Suite 420
Alexandria, VA 22311
January 31, 2022
Lawrence Tabak, DDS, PhD
Acting Director
National Institutes of Health
9000 Rockville Pike
Bethesda, Maryland 20892
Dear Acting Director Lawrence Tabak:
As the President of the American Council of the Blind (ACB), we need your help. I write to you on behalf of our members and the blind and low vision community, to urge the National Institutes of Health to develop accessible testing right away.
Are you an ACB member who has been active in the organization on the local and/or state level and have a desire to learn more and explore opportunities associated with the national level?
Prepare to experience an array of opportunities to learn and grow personally as you connect with other like-minded individuals. We’ll join together in Omaha, Neb. for the 61st annual ACB convention from July 1-8, 2022 and become better familiar with ACB’s wealth of inclusive convention activities. The Class of 2022 DKM First-Timers will be able to enjoy the privilege of connecting with the two previous classes of DKM First-Timers who were selected during virtual conventions.
The DC Leadership Meetings will be held virtually from Saturday, March 12 to Tuesday, March 15. Registration is $20 for ACB members and $30 for non-members. All ACB members will be sent a registration discount code via email on January 24th. If you are an ACB member and did not receive your code, please call the Minneapolis office at 612-332-3242 for help.
The American Council of the Blind's Audio Description Project Audio Description Institute will be held virtually from Monday, March 21 to Friday, March 25, 2022 at 1:00pm - 5:00pm Eastern each day. Register by visiting: http://weblink.donorperfect.com/2022ADI. Visit https://acb.org/2022-ADI-agenda to view the agenda.
Title: BLINDSIDED
2 hour pilot, 8 episode guarantee
BLINDSIDED is a crime drama following police detective, Emma Bardovi, who is having to relearn how to do her job after an accident causes her to lose her vision.
Shooting Locations: Vancouver and Los Angeles
Today, ACB President Dan Spoone sent a letter to the Biden-Harris Administration to request immediate action be taken for accessible rapid testing options for our community. This is as direct result of the challenges raised by our ACB Members and the inaccessibility of current testing options.
American Council of the Blind
1703 N. Beauregard St. Suite 420
Alexandria, VA 22311
January 21, 2022
Kimberly Knackstedt
Director of Disability Policy
Whitehouse Domestic Policy Council
Dear Dr. Kimberly Knackstedt: