Applications for the 2026 - 2027 school year are OPEN and are available for online submission from Saturday, November 1, 2025 to Saturday, February 14, 2026 11:59 pm (CST). 

PARA PUBLICACIÓN INMEDIATA
Contacto: Tabitha Kenlon
Teléfono: 202-467-5081
Email: tkenlon@acb.org

“Los Oscares de la Accesibilidad”: La Gala de Premios de Audiodescripción 2025 regresa el 13 de noviembre para celebrar la innovación, la inclusión y la creatividad en los medios.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 
 Contact: Tabitha Kenlon 
 Phone: 202-467-5081 
 Email: tkenlon@acb.org

ACB’s 2025 Audio Description Awards Gala Celebrates Innovation, Inclusion, and Creativity in Media 

As a result of the ongoing government shutdown, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits were going to lose funding on Saturday, November 1. Several states sued the federal government to ensure ongoing funding for the program. A judge ruled that the executive branch was to use contingency funding to ensure that such services were not eliminated during this ongoing shutdown. However, some experts speculate that such contingency funds are still insufficient to pay for all needed SNAP services.

Tell Congress: Support the CONNECT for Health Act of 2025!

Access to healthcare shouldn’t depend on where you live. The CONNECT for Health Act of 2025 would permanently expand access to telehealth services for Medicare beneficiaries, ensuring people can receive care from their homes and other convenient locations.

This bipartisan bill would:

✅ Remove outdated geographic restrictions on telehealth

✅ Allow federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics to serve as distant sites

ACB was proud to speak out against the recent actions taken by the Department of Education. Please visit the link below to read a statement made by the cross-disability community condemning the actions taken on Friday.

https://autismsociety.org/department-of-education-rif-statement/

Recognizing White Cane Safety Day: Celebrating Independence and Accessibility

October 15, 2025

Today, Americans who are blind receiving Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) face an unfair “earnings cliff” — if they earn just a bit too much, their benefits are cut off completely. This system discourages people from working and limits economic independence.

The Blind Americans Return to Work Act would replace the cliff with a fair, gradual reduction in benefits. This model would empower people who are blind to pursue meaningful employment without fear of losing all support.

On Friday, October 10, hundreds of employees under the U.S. Department of Education were laid off. Specifically, programs that enforce the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and other civil rights were impacted. One number reported was the firing of 466 Department employees; almost all employees of the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services (OSERS) were let go, leaving only a few head staff members. Included in the firings were staff of the Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA). RSA oversees state vocational rehabilitation services (VR).