Smart Tech: Making a Difference
Comcast Newsmakers Video link: https://comcastnewsmakers.com/Videos/2018/10/4/Smart-Tech-Making-a-Difference
Comcast Newsmakers Video link: https://comcastnewsmakers.com/Videos/2018/10/4/Smart-Tech-Making-a-Difference
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Anthony Stephens, Director of Advocacy & Governmental Affairs
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Link to Article: https://aira.io/wegmans
Link to Video: https://youtu.be/nBGp1qRz_AI
Rebecca Bridges, an ACB member and wife of ACB Executive Director Eric Bridges, is featured in this video.
The 2019 American Council of the Blind Conference and Convention will be held in Rochester, N.Y. from Friday July 5th through Friday, July 12th.
Opening general session will be Saturday evening, July 6th. Daily general sessions will be held Sunday through Wednesday mornings, and our final general session, which will include officer elections, will be Thursday the 11th.
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Contact: Joel Snyder, Director, Audio Description Project
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WASHINGTON, July 10, 2018 - The American Council of the Blind (ACB) proudly announces the 2018 Achievement Awards in Audio Description, an initiative of the Council’s Audio Description Project (ADP).
At the opening session of the 57 annual Conference and Convention, ACB presented Sharon Lovering with an award for her 25 years of service to the organization.
ST. LOUIS, June 30, 2018 — The American Council of the Blind presented Anirudh Koul, Senior Data Scientist, and his team at Microsoft with the James R. Olsen Distinguished Award for their Seeing AI application, which has significantly enhanced the independence and quality of life for Americans who are blind or visually impaired. This award is given to individuals or organizations that have made important contributions which have advanced opportunities for the blind community.
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Anthony Stephens, Director of Advocacy & Governmental Affairs
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ST. LOUIS, June 29, 2018 — The American Council of the Blind commends the United States Senate on the eve of ACB’s 57th national convention after the Senate passed through unanimous consent the Marrakesh Treaty Implementation Act (S. 2559). Their action ratifies through the “Advice and Consent of the Senate this landmark treaty agreed upon by the World Intellectual Property Organization in 2013.”