ALEXANDRIA, VA (JUNE 3, 2021) — The American Council of the Blind proudly announces the inaugural launch of the ACB Audio Description (AD) Awards Gala on November 18, 2021. The AD Gala will celebrate audio description through recognition of leaders in the industry and by expanding awareness of the benefits of audio description:
If you have not already registered for the 2021 Conference and Convention of the American Council of the Blind please read on for important information.
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Held Virtually Monday, August 2 to Friday, August 6, 2021 from 1:00 pm-5:00 pm Eastern each day
Audio Description (AD) makes visual images accessible for people who are blind or have low vision. Using words that are succinct, vivid, and imaginative, media describers convey the visual image from television and film that is not fully accessible to a significant segment of the population (more than 32 million Americans experience significant vision loss).
Held Virtually Monday, August 2 to Friday, August 6, 2021 from 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm Eastern each day
1:00 pm-3:00 pm: Opening Workshop
3:00 pm - 3:15 pm: Break
The American Council of the Blind (ACB) is proud to announce the winners of the 2021 BADIE Awards (Benefits of Audio Description In Education), a “Listening Is Learning” initiative of the Council’s Audio Description Project (ADP) and the Described and Captioned Media Program (DCMP).
The winners of this year’s honors (all young people who are blind) are:
ACB’s 2021 Conference and Convention registration is now open! This year’s virtual convention will be held from July 16 through July 23, 2021. For details on how to register, visit: https://acb.org/2021-convention-registration. To make sure you receive the most up to date convention information, subscribe to our convention announce list by sending a blank email to [email protected].
The American Council of the Blind’s (ACB) Scholarship Program was established in 1982. The American Council of the Blind (ACB) and the American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) have partnered together to offer educational scholarships ranging from $2,000 to $7,500 for legally blind students attending a technical college or who are an entering freshman, undergraduate or a graduate student. This program awards students with scholarships to help with post-secondary education financial needs such as tuition, fees, room and board and other additional costs associated with adaptive techno
ACB’s 2021 Conference and Convention registration is now open! You must create your new ACB account before registering for convention. Learn more by visiting www.acb.org/create-member-account-2021-convention.