American Council of the Blind Awards Sharon Lovering for 25 Years of Service
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.
Microsoft Receives ACB’s James R. Olsen Distinguished Service Award
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.
U.S. Senate Advances Marrakesh Treaty
For Immediate Release
Contact:
Anthony Stephens, Director of Advocacy & Governmental Affairs
astephens@acb.org
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.”
2018 Conference and Convention Program
The 57th ACB Conference and Convention will take place Friday, June 29, 2018 to Friday, July 6, 2018, at the Union Station Hotel, 1820 Market Street, St Louis, Missouri, 63103. To learn more visit: https://acbconvention.org/
Attend Aira Talk at the Annual Conference and Convention
Learn about exciting Aira updates, and about how the Aira and ACB partnership continues to grow at the ACB's upcoming 57th Annual Conference and Convention. Make sure you’re at the talks to hear all the exciting announcements! Get more information.
Meet the 2018 Candidates for the ACB Board of Directors and Board of Publications
Welcome! Do you want to know more about the candidates running for positions on the ACB Board of Directors and the Board of Publications?
Below you will find the links to the pages of each of the 3 Board of Directors candidates and the 2 Board of Publications candidates. The candidates answer the questions posed by the Board of Publications.