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.

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:

Sunday, November 28 at 7:00pm EST

Streamed on ACB Media 6

Thanks to the Bay State Council of the Blind ($250) and Terry Pacheco VISAbilities Show ($100) for their generous donations for shipping.

Segment One - Cindy Hollis and Meka White

101 My Little Ballerina, Ashton-Drake Galleries with Certificate of Authenticity

Donated by Melissa Dubose

Nov. 18, 2021 — The American Council of the Blind would like to thank all those who participated in the 2021 Audio Description Awards Gala that premiered on November 18^th  on www.AdAwardsGala.org and on NBC’s Peacock TV, and will be available until December 31, 2021.

“We are thrilled with the level of commitment and support that the industry has shown for this event and for the continued expansion of accessible media for our community,” said ACB’s Executive Director, Eric Bridges.