Dots and Dashes: November 6, 2020
Finding Opportunity and Equal Access for Americans Who Are Blind with Diabetes
Finding Opportunity and Equal Access for Americans Who Are Blind with Diabetes
Join ACB on November 9th at 12pm EDT as we recognize National Diabetes Awareness Month. This live event will be the first part of a ten-part series, Diabetes: Where We Are and Where We’re Going. Diabetes has rapidly become one of the leading causes of blindness in the United States. Learn about the challenges to health management and opportunities on the horizon as several members of ACB’s Diabetics in Action affiliate share their stories and discuss what barriers stand in the way of independence.
Send ACB Your Voting Stories
ACB and our state affiliates, are eager to collect as much information as possible concerning your voting experience surrounding the 2020 General Election. This information includes more than just what happened on November 3, if you decided to vote in person that day. Rather, we want to know your entire experience from when you registered to vote to when you received an absentee ballot in the mail to when you went to the polling site. In other words, please share any voting-related facts with us.
Dots and Dashes: October 30, 2020
Voting Story Submissions
Dots and Dashes: October 23, 2020
HBO Max Accessibility Enhancements
Federal Court Rules NYC Discriminates Against Blind and Low Vision Pedestrians by Failing to Make Crosswalk Signals Accessible to Them
Court Decision will Dramatically Remake NYC’s Streetscape by Making Pedestrian Safety Accessible to People with Disabilities
Accessibility Enhancements on the Horizon for HBO Max Customers Who are Blind
October 19, 2020 - In a landmark agreement, advocates for people who are blind have obtained WarnerMedia’s pledge to increase the accessibility of HBO Max—the much-anticipated online streaming platform that was launched earlier this year. Among other commitments, the agreement provides that WarnerMedia will provide audio description on at least 1,500 hours of new and existing programming on HBO Max by the end of March 2021, increasing to 3,000 hours by the end of March 2022, and doubling again to at least 6,000 hours in total by the end of March 2023.
Dots and Dashes: October 16, 2020
2021 ACB Convention
The Importance of Inclusion on White Cane Safety Day
WASHINGTON (October 15, 2020) — On the 56th commemoration of White Cane Safety Day, the American Council of the Blind (ACB) applauds all those who have advocated for independence through their work to promote the public visibility and equality of people who are blind and visually impaired by lifting up awareness to the meaning and purpose of the white cane.