Discord, working with the American Council of the Blind, announced a comprehensive initiative to enhance Discord’s voice, video and text communication app to make it more accessible for Discord users who are blind or have other vision impairments.

Discord has worked closely with representatives of the blind community so they each could better understand the challenges and opportunities to enhance Discord’s digital platform:

The April 29, 2021, American Council of the Blind Board of Directors meeting (via Zoom) was called to order at 8:05 PM Eastern Time by President Dan Spoone.

Trott moved and Campbell seconded a motion to adopt the agenda as presented.

Approval of the February 20, 2021 Meeting Minutes: Katie Frederick

The minutes were sent out as a part of the material for the meeting. Corrections or additions were requested.

Medical Device Nonvisual Accessibility Act 

ACB Milestones

Exercise and Fitness for All Act of 2021 (S. 2504/H.R. 4756)

Reminder: Convention Survey Closes August 31

One of ACB’s legislative imperatives this year is the Disability Access to Transportation Act (DATA) (H.R. 1697/S. 2038). Among other things, this legislation will create a one-stop para transit pilot program, require the completion of the Public Rights of Way Accessibility Guidelines, provide greater funding for transportation grants, and improve the DOT complaint process.

The Tokyo Paralympic Games begin on August 24th. Below, you can find information on how to access audio description, as well as other important details about the Paralympics. For more information about the Paralympics, including a programing schedule, visit: https://tinyurl.com/6sd5pjez.  

Ahead of this Sunday’s vote, tune into ACB Media 10 to hear a reading of the proposed amendments to ACB’s constitution and bylaws addressing remote meeting and remote voting. This segment is now playing on rotation for those who are interested in hearing them read aloud. Listen your device or visit www.acbmedia.org/streams.

At the conclusion of regular business at the ACB conference and convention on July 23, 2021, it was moved, seconded, and adopted as follows:

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