The application on smart phones will usher in a new chapter of accessibility for public transportation that will benefit all riders of varying abilities.

New system to be available for June primary election

The ACB National Conference & Convention will take place July 1st through the 8th at the Omaha Hilton and Convention Center, with virtual programming in the days leading up to the return of our in-person event. Visit www.ACBConvention.org to learn about traveling to Omaha and other ways you can participate in this year’s historic event. 

Registration is now open for the 2022 ACB Brenda Dillon Memorial Walk. Sign up now as an individual or team, or join an already existing team. Proceeds support ACB national along with state and special interest affiliates. We’ll walk our way to the opening session of the 61st annual ACB Conference and Convention on July 3rd at 6pm CT, and there will be virtual walks across the country that evening as well.

Join blind musicians from around the world on April 16th, 2022, at 2 p.m. Eastern time for a very special benefit concert for those who are blind impacted by the conflict in Ukraine.

The American Council of the Blind is proud to be a broadcast partner for the WBU global benefit concert “We’re With You,” which provides direct assistance for those in Ukraine who are blind and visually impaired. 

Contact: Anthony Stephens, astephens@acb.org, 202.559.2045
 

The agenda for the 2022 ACB Leadership Conference is now available on the Leadership Conference page. Read below for more conference highlights.

There’s still time to register for the 2022 ACB Virtual Leadership Conference, March 12th - 15th. The legislative imperatives are also on the 2022 Legislative Seminar page. These background documents are intended to educate stakeholders on ACB’s key legislative priorities for the year. Downloadable versions of the imperative backgrounders are also available in .docx Word and .brf braille formats.

You can now find detailed information about ACB’s 2022 Legislative Imperatives and our 2022 DC Leadership Meetings around the clock, 24/7 on ACB Media 2. To listen on Alexa “ask ACB Media to play 2”, or visit https://www.acbmedia.org/home/streams/media2/to access ACB Media 2 online. This information is also available via podcast:

A partir de éste año, el American Council of the Blind le ofrecerá a nuestros miembros y a la comunidad contenido de ACB en Español para las Reuniones de Liderazgo de D.C. entre el 12 – 15 de Marzo. ACB usará éste año como un piloto para examiner la traducción y el uso del Español para ciertos materiales, auspiciar un segmento en vivo, y seleccionar contenido que se considere relevante para un formato de podcast bilingüe.
 
Éste piloto incluirá: