ACB En Español: 7pm Hora del Este, 4pm Hora del Pacífico, 1pm Hora de Hawaii

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.

On behalf of ACB, I would like to thank both Jennison and Mike for sharing their time, experience, and wisdom with us. 

2021 ACB Elections

The information below outlines the voting process for all ACB members for our 2021 convention. If you have any questions, please email Koni Sims at koni.l.sims@gmail.com.

From the ACB Board of Publications

Attention ACB Candidates and All ACB Members: 

2021 DKM First Timers

This year’s DKM First Timer award winners are Kaila Allen from Mesa, Arizona and Belinda Collins from St. Pauls, North Carolina. Learn more about Kaila and Belinda by visiting: https://acb.org/2021-dkm-first-timers-announcement.  

The Durward K. McDaniel (DKM) Fund Committee proudly presents the Class of 2021 DKM First-Timers.

Each applicant met all requirements to be honored with this annual award in which we select one recipient from east of the Mississippi River and one recipient from the west.

Requirements include:

The Durward K. McDaniel (DKM) Fund Committee proudly presents the Class of 2021 ACB/JPMorgan Chase Leadership Fellows.

Each applicant met all requirements to be honored with this annual award in which 5 recipients are interviewed by the committee and selected by the ACB Executive Director and ACB President.

Requirements include: