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:

On this episode of the ACB Advocacy Update, Clark speaks with Steven Ewell, Executive Director, Consumer Technology Association (CTA) Foundation, and Matt Ater, Vice President, Vispero, about the accessible tech innovations at the 2022 Consumer Electronics Show (CES). ACB attended CES as a guest of the CTA Foundation as part of the organization’s tenth year inviting accessibility leaders to CES.

On Sunday, January 16th, the American Council of the Blind Board of Directors unanimously voted for the 2022 DC Leadership Meetings to be held virtually on March 12th – March 15th.

Details to come:

Here’s a way to celebrate all we’ve done in 2021 as part of our community. This twelve hour event will include: a focus on different events each hour, entertainment, opportunity to give back to ACB, prizes, fun, fun, and more fun. This is an event you won’t want to miss. Ring in 2022 with your friends in our ACB community!

The Elf on the Shelf® and Elf Pets® have fast become holiday mainstays, appearing in a wide variety of popular books, toys, and videos, and loved by children of all ages all around the world. Audio description is an added soundtrack that describes visual images for the benefit of people who are blind or have low vision.

The American Council of the Blind and our affiliate Guide Dog Users Inc. have received multiple complaints from members that rideshare drivers are refusing service to blind and low vision passengers and claiming that they were not wearing a mask to avoid disciplinary action. If you believe this has happened to you, please share your experience with ACB by answering this short survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ZBSM6WC.

Paramount is seeking actors who are blind or visually impaired to play the supporting role of Suzy for the film Need My Eyes.

The character Suzy is female, 11-14 years old to play 12 years old, open ethnicity. Suzy has a close friendship to her older sister Ash, who babysits her and orchestrates fun games of hide-and-seek while their parents are out of town. Having been blind since she was born, she inspires her sister Ash to sign up for an app called See For Me that helps blind individuals complete tasks.

Spoken Rx is the first in-app prescription reader to be developed by a national retail pharmacy

Day One - Friday, November 26

201 Silver and Gold Toned 3 Necklace Set

Donated by Leslie Charlson

Necklace 1:

This 10-inch silver ball and bead chain features a clear glass ball filled with delicate white blossoms and capped with a silver tone topper.

Necklace 2:

This 9-inch gold serpentine chain features a silver and gold toned ball of lacy flower filigree with a silver clasp. Inside the ball is a lovely purple chime.

Necklace 3: