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

Members of the American Council of the Blind are responsible for electing a slate of individuals who will provide leadership in our organization as officers, members of the ACB Board of Directors, and members of the ACB Board of Publications, in coming months and years. Because ACB was unable to conduct elections at our virtual convention in 2020, we will be electing all five ACB officers, five members of the ACB Board of Directors and all three elected members of the Board of Publications at this year’s ACB convention.

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:

2021 AD Awards Call for Nominations

The Audio Description Project recognizes outstanding contributions to the field of audio description through the Audio Description Awards. The call for nominations ends on Sunday, May 23, 2021, with winners announced during a plenary general session of the American Council of the Blind Conference and Convention in July 2021. To learn more about the award categories and how to submit nominations, visit: https://acb.org/2021-adp-awards-nominations.