Virginia Agrees to Provide Accessible Absentee Voting Option for Voters with Print Disabilities
The Commonwealth Agrees to Consent Decree to Include Electronic Ballot Marking beginning with the June 2021 Primary Election:
Dots and Dashes: April 16, 2021
ACB Celebrates NATAD
Create Your ACB Account to Register for Convention
We hope you will be joining us for our virtual convention in July! If you registered for the convention in the past, you logged in using your convention username and password. ACB also has several other applications used in our organization and, with each application, users needed to remember another username and password. To simplify this process, we are asking you to create a new ACB account (whether you are a member or not). You will use this log in credential going forward.
Clubhouse
Clubhouse is a free social networking app, available on iOS and Android, that provides a platform to interact with others and discuss various topics via audio in virtual chat rooms. To join you must receive an invitation from an existing user, or you may join and become a part of our ACB Club on Clubhouse by emailing community@acb.org. ACB’s presence on this app further expands the reach our community.
Dots and Dashes: April 9, 2021
For the People Act
ACB Urges Congress to Amend H.R. 1 and S. 1, Securing Access to Accessible Voting
Alexandria, VA – The American Council of the Blind calls on Congress to protect the right to vote for Americans who are blind and visually impaired by removing threatening language in the For the People Act (H.R. 1; S. 1).
“The right to a private and independent vote stands as the cornerstone of our democracy,” said ACB President Dan Spoone. “The innovation in secure electronic voting during the pandemic showed us that there are accessible solutions that allow every voice to be heard.”
Dots and Dashes: April 2, 2021
Membership Services Administrative Assistant
The American Council of the Blind is proud to announce the newest member of our team: Kolby Garrison! On April 5th, Kolby will join us as Membership Services Administrative Assistant. Learn more by visiting: https://acb.org/membership-services-assistant-announcement.
2021 Audio Description Project Award Nominations
The Audio Description Project (ADP) is a wide-ranging audio description promotion and production initiative with goals that include:
New Employee Announcement: Membership Services Administrative Assistant
The American Council of the Blind is proud to announce the newest member of our team: Kolby Garrison! On April 5th, Kolby will join us as Membership Services Administrative Assistant. She will support Cindy Hollis, Membership Services Coordinator, with implementing strategies to attract new and retain existing members through the Community Events Program.