Join Us for Friendsgiving

On this Thanksgiving 2020, you are not alone. Throughout the day, from 11am-9pm ET (8am-6pm PT/6am-4pm HT) friends will be on-hand to welcome you in to our community where love, friendship, and support abound. Whether for 10 minutes or 10 hours, for someone to laugh with or cry with, please join us! Each hour we have a new facilitator and host ready to greet you. No matter the conversation of the hour, you’ll know you’ll be joining a community of friends.

Connecting to Events

Below you will find a schedule of ACB's upcoming conference calls so you can stay in touch with your ACB community. To ensure the security of our calls, link, meeting ID, and password for each meeting will not be available on this page.

A101 Handmade Cloth Doll

Donated by Keri Bishop

This lovely doll is a repurposed craft item with all the fabrics cut from other items. She has a medium complexion, hand embroidered face with hazel eyes and heart shaped dimples at the tips of her smile, and hair made of brown knobby yarn. She wears a light sage green paisley printed dress, darker sage green solid color bloomers, and black denim shoes.

A102 Homemade Gluten Free Fudge Brownies

Donated by Debbie Hazelton

ACB Spotlight On Diabetes - Episode 1

The American Council of the blind, in partnership with ACB Diabetics in Action, presents the first episode in a ten part series: "Diabetes, Where We Are and Where We’re Going. In this episode, ACB’s Anthony Corona welcomes Tom Tobin and Randy Knapp, two diabetics who are blind, along with Clark Rachfal, ACB’s Director of Government Affairs & Advocacy, and Chris Gray, President of ACB Diabetics in Action.

Finding Opportunity and Equal Access for Americans Who Are Blind with Diabetes

Join ACB on November 9th at 12pm EDT on YouTube Live 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.

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.

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.

Voting Story Submissions

For Americans who are blind or have low vision, the right to vote independently has been hard fought and evolved over the last five plus decades. The fight for accessible voting is far from over, even though in many places in the country, huge advances have been achieved. ACB is actively working to secure the voting rights of people who are blind and visually impaired. This November, the ACB Voices blog is spotlighting the voting experiences of our members.

HBO Max Accessibility Enhancements 

In a landmark agreement the American Council of the Blind and the Bay State Council of the 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.

Court Decision will Dramatically Remake NYC’s Streetscape by Making Pedestrian Safety Accessible to People with Disabilities