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    • Board of Directors
      • 2001 ACB Board Minutes
        • July 7, 2001, Post-Convention Board Meeting Minutes
        • November 20, 2001, Board Meeting Minutes
        • November 6, 2001, Board Meeting Minutes
        • September 22 & 23, 2001, Board Meeting Minutes
      • 2002 ACB Board Minutes
        • April 30, 2002, Board Meeting Minutes
        • February 17, 2002, Board Meeting Minutes
        • JUNE 30, JULY 5, 2002, GENERAL SESSION RECORD, 41ST ANNUAL CONVENTION, HOUSTON, TEXAS
        • July 6, 2002, Post-Convention Board Meeting Minutes
        • June 29, 2002, Pre-Convention Board Meeting Minutes
        • March 17, 2002, Board Meeting Minutes
        • November 25, 2002, Board Meeting Minutes
        • September 21 & 22, 2002, Board Meeting Minutes
      • 2003 ACB Board Minutes
        • April 15, 2003, Board Meeting Minutes
        • February 11, 2003, Board Meeting Minutes
        • February 16, 2003, Board Meeting Minutes
        • February 2, 2003, Board Meeting Minutes
        • JULY 5, JULY 11, 2003, GENERAL SESSION RECORD, 42nd ANNUAL CONVENTION, PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA
        • January 16, 2003, Board Meeting Minutes
        • July 12, 2003, Post Convention Board Meeting Minutes
        • July 5, 2003, Pre-Convention Board Meeting Minutes
        • March 4, 2003, Board Meeting Minutes
        • November 25, 2003, Board Meeting Minutes
      • 2004 ACB Board Minutes
        • April 1, 2004, Board Meeting Minutes
        • April 22, 2004, Board Meeting Minutes
        • August 11, September 1, October 6 & October 12, 2004, Board Meeting Minutes
        • February 15 & 16, 2004, Board Meeting Minutes
        • JULY 3, JULY 10, 2004, GENERAL SESSION RECORD, 43rd ANNUAL CONVENTION, BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA
        • January 14, 2004, Board Meeting Minutes
        • July 10, 2004, Post-Convention Board Meeting Minutes
        • July 3, 2004, Pre-Convention Board Meeting Minutes
        • June 22, 2004, Board Meeting Minutes
      • 2005 ACB Board Minutes
        • Convention Standing Rules, Adopted July 4, 2005
        • February 14, 2005, Board Meeting Minutes
        • JULY 2 - JULY 9, 2005, GENERAL SESSION RECORD, 44th ANNUAL CONVENTION, LAS VEGAS, NEVADA
        • January 22, & 23, 2005, Board Meeting Minutes
        • July 2, 2005, Pre-Convention Board Meeting Minutes
        • July 9, 2005, Post-Convention Board Meeting Minutes
        • May 11, 2005, Board Meeting Minutes
        • November 22, 2005, Board Meeting Minutes
        • October 1 & 2, 2005, Board Meeting Minutes
      • 2006 ACB Board Minutes
        • February 20 & 21, 2006, Board Meeting Minutes
        • JULY 8 - JULY 15, 2006, GENERAL SESSION RECORD, 45th ANNUAL CONVENTION, JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA
        • July 15, 2006, Post-Convention Board Meeting Minutes
        • July 8, 2006, Pre-Convention Board Meeting Minutes
        • March 30, 2006, Board Meeting Minutes
        • March 6, 2006, Board Meeting Minutes
        • November 6, 2006, Board Meeting Minutes
        • September 23 & 24, 2006, Board Meeting Minutes
      • 2007 ACB Board Minutes
        • August 2, 2007, Board Meeting Minutes
        • JUNE 30 – JULY 7, 2007, CONVENTION RECORD, 46th ANNUAL CONVENTION, MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA
        • January 4, 2007, Board Meeting Minutes
        • July 7, 2007, Post-Convention Board Meeting Minutes
        • June 30, 2007, Pre-Convention Board Meeting Minutes
        • March 10 – 11, 2007, Board Meeting Minutes
        • May 23, 2007, Board Meeting Minutes
        • October 13, 2007, Board Meeting Minutes
        • October 29, 2007, Board Meeting Minutes
      • 2008 ACB Board Minutes
        • Convention Record of the 47th annual Convention of the American Council of the Blind
        • February 8 and 9, 2008, Board Meeting Minutes
        • January 2, 2008, Board Meeting Minutes
        • July 12, 2008, Post-convention Board Meeting Minutes
        • July 5, 2008, Pre-convention Board Meeting Minutes
        • June 4, 2008, Board Meeting Minutes
        • November 15 - 16, 2008, Board Meeting Minutes
        • October 1, 2008, Board Meeting Minutes
      • 2009 ACB Board Minutes
        • December 15, 2009, Board Meeting Minutes
        • February 20, 2009, Board Meeting Minutes
        • July 11, 2009, Board Meeting Minutes
        • July 4, 2009, Board Meeting Minutes
        • May 21, 2009, Board Meeting Minutes
        • September 12 - 13, 2009, Board Meeting Minutes
      • 2010 ACB Board Minutes
        • December 13,2010 Teleconference Meeting of the Board of Directors of the American Council of the Blind
        • February 19, 2010, Board Meeting Minutes
        • July 10, 2010, Pre-convention Board Meeting Minutes
        • July 17, 2010, Post Convention Board Meeting Minutes
        • June 9, 2010, Board Meeting Minutes
        • November 6, 2010, Board Meeting Minutes
        • September 22, 2010, Board Meeting Minutes
      • 2011 ACB Board Minutes
        • December 14, 2011 Meeting of the Board of Directors of the American Council of the Blind
        • January 11, 2011 Teleconference Meeting of the Board of Directors of the American Council of the Blind
        • Mid Year Meeting of the Board of Directors of the American Council of the Blind
        • October 1, 2011 Meeting of the Board of Directors of the American Council of the Blind
        • Post Convention Meeting of the American Council of the Blind Board of Directors
        • Pre convention Board of Directors Meeting, American Council of the Blind
        • Teleconference Meeting of the ACB Board of Directors, May 5th 2011
      • 2012 Meeting Minutes
        • December 12, 2012 Teleconference Meeting of the ACB Board of Directors
        • February 23-24, 2012 Mid Year Board Of Directors Meeting
        • July 14, 2012 Board of Directors Meeting of the American Council of the Blind
        • July 7, 2012 Pre-Convention Meeting of the Board of Directors of the American Council of the Blind
        • June 7, 2012 Teleconference Meeting of the Board of Directors of the American Council of the Blind
        • May 9, 2012 Teleconference Meeting of the Board of Directors of the American Council of the Blind
        • September 15, 2012 ACB Board of Directors Meeting Minutes
      • 2013 Meeting Minutes
        • August 21, 2013 Teleconference Meeting of the ACB Board of Directors
        • December 17, 2013 Meeting of the ACB Board of Directors Minutes
        • February 22, 2013 Mid Year ACB Board of Directors Meeting
        • January 3, 2013 Teleconference Meeting of the ACB Board of Directors
        • July 5, 2013 Pre-Convention Board of Directors Meeting
        • Minutes of the American Council of the Blind 2013 Post Convention Board of Directors Meeting
        • October 30, 2013 Meeting of the ACB Board of Directors Minutes
        • September 28, 2013 Meeting of the ACB Board of Directors Minutes
      • 2014 ACB Board of Directors Meeting Minutes
        • December 8th and 9th, 2014 ACB Board of Directors Meeting Minutes
        • February 21, 2014 ACB Board of Directors Meeting Minutes
        • January 30, 2014 Meeting of the ACB Board of Directors Minutes
        • July 12, 2014 Pre-Convention ACB Board of Directors Meeting Minutes
        • July 19, 2014 Post-Convention ACB Board of Directors Meeting Minutes
        • June 9, 2014 ACB Board of Directors Meeting Minutes
        • November 13, 2014 ACB Board of Directors Meeting Minutes
        • October 17 and 18, 2014 ACB Board of Directors Meeting Minutes
      • 2015 ACB Board of Directors Minutes
        • December 3 and 10, 2015 Meeting of the ACB Board of Directors
        • February 21, 2015, Meeting of the ACB Board of Directors
        • July 4, 2015 Meeting of the ACB Board of Directors
        • October 30-31, 2015 Meeting of the ACB Board of Directors
      • 2016 ACB Board of Directors Minutes
        • AMERICAN COUNCIL OF THE BLIND BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING MINUTES
        • AMERICAN COUNCIL OF THE BLIND BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING MINUTES
        • American Council of the Blind Board of Directors Meeting Minutes
        • February 27, 2016 Meeting of the ACB Board of Directors
      • 2017 ACB Board of Directors Minutes
        • Meeting Minutes Aug 22, 2017
        • Meeting Minutes Feb 25, 2017
        • Meeting Minutes Jun 30, 2017
        • Meeting Minutes Nov 27, 2017
        • Meeting Minutes Oct 27, 2017
      • 2018 ACB Board of Directors Minutes
        • American Council of the Blind Board of Directors Meeting Minutes
        • Board of Directors Meeting Minutes June 29, 2018
        • Board of Directors Minutes Nov. 27-Dec. 3, 2018
        • Board of Directors Minutes Oct. 5-6, 2018
      • 2019 ACB Board of Directors Minutes
        • Meeting Minutes August 22, 2019
        • Meeting Minutes Feb. 23, 2019
        • Meeting Minutes July 5, 2019
        • Meeting Minutes Nov 11 and 18, 2019
        • Meeting Minutes: Oct. 18 and 19, 2019
      • 2020 ACB Board of Directors Minutes
        • Meeting Minutes Apr 23, 2020
        • Meeting Minutes Feb 22, 2020
        • Meeting Minutes Jan 23, 2020
        • Meeting Minutes Mar 30, 2020
      • 2021 ACB Board of Directors Minutes
      • 2022 ACB Board of Directors Minutes
      • John McCann for ACB Board of Directors
    • Board of Publications
      • 2009 Board of Publications Minutes
        • April 6, 2009, Minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Publications
        • February 20, 2009, Minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Publications
        • January 5, 2009, Minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Publications
        • July 5, 2009, Minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Publications
        • March 2, 2009, Minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Publications
        • November 2, 2009, Minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Publications
        • September 14, 2009, Minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Publications
      • 2010 Board of Publications Minutes
        • April 5, 2010, Minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Publications
        • August 2, 2010, Minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Publications
        • December 6, 2010, Minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Publications
        • February 19, 2010, Minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Publications
        • January 4, 2010, Minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Publications
        • July 11, 2010, Minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Publications
        • June 7, 2010, Minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Publications
        • March 1, 2010, Minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Publications
        • May 3, 2010, Minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Publications
        • November 1, 2010, Minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Publications
        • October 4, 2010, Minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Publications
        • September 6, 2010, Minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Publications
      • 2011 Board of Publications Minutes
        • April 4, 2011, Minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Publications
        • August 1, 2011, Minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Publications
        • December 5, 2011, Board of Publications Meeting Minutes October 3, 2011
        • February 25, 2011, Minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Publications
        • February 7, 2011, Minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Publications
        • January 3, 2011, Minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Publications
        • July 10, 2011, Minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Publications
        • June 6, 2011, Minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Publications
        • May 2, 2011, Minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Publications
        • October 3, 2011, Minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Publications
        • September 5, 2011, Minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Publications
      • 2012 Board of Publications Meeting Minutes
        • April 2, 2012 BOARD OF PUBLICATIONS MEETING MINUTES
        • August 6, 2012 Board of Publications Meeting Minutes
        • Board of Publications Meeting Minutes
        • Board of Publications Meeting Minutes
        • Board of Publications Meeting Minutes
        • December 10, 2012 Board of Publications Meeting Minutes
        • February 24, 2012 BOARD OF PUBLICATIONS MEETING MINUTES
        • February 6, 2012 BOARD OF PUBLICATIONS MEETING MINUTES
        • January 2, 2012 BOARD OF PUBLICATIONS MEETING MINUTES
        • July 8, 2012 Board of Publications Meeting Minutes
        • May 7, 2012 Board of Publications Meeting Minutes
      • 2013 Board of Publications Meeting Minutes
        • April 1, 2013 Board of Publications Meeting Minutes
        • August 13, 2013 Board of Publications Meeting Minutes
        • December 2, 2013 Board of Publications Meeting Minutes
        • February 22, 2013 Board of Publications Meeting Minutes
        • February 4, 2013 Board of Publications Meeting Minutes
        • January 7, 2013 Board of Publications Meeting Minutes
        • May 6, 2013 Board of Publications Meeting Minutes
        • November 4, 2013 Board of Publications Meeting Minutes
        • October 7, 2013 Board of Publications Meeting Minutes
        • September 9, 2013 Board of Publications Meeting Minutes
      • 2014 Board of Publications Meeting Minutes
        • April 7, 2014 Board of Publications Meeting Minutes
        • August 4, 2014 Board of Publications Meeting Minutes
        • December 1, 2014 Board of Publications Meeting Minutes
        • February 21, 2014 Board of Publications Meeting Minutes
        • January 6, 2014 Board of Publications Meeting Minutes
        • July 13, 2014 Board of Publications Meeting Minutes
        • June 2, 2014 Board of Publications Meeting Minutes
        • November 3, 2014 Board of Publications Meeting Minutes
        • October 6, 2014 Board of Publications Meeting Minutes
        • September 8, 2014 Board of Publications Meeting Minutes
      • 2015 Board of Publications Meeting Minutes
        • April 6, 2015 Board of Publications Meeting Minutes
        • February 2, 2015 Board of Publications Meeting Minutes
        • July 5, 2015 Board of Publications Meeting Minutes
        • June 1, 2015 Board of Publications Meeting Minutes
        • March 2, 2015 Board of Publications Meeting Minutes
        • May 4, 2015 Board of Publications Meeting Minutes
        • November 9, 2015 Board of Publications Meeting Minutes
      • 2016 BOP Meeting Minutes
        • BOP Minutes-Apr. 4, 2016
        • BOP Minutes-Aug. 2, 2016
        • BOP Minutes-Dec. 6, 2016
        • BOP Minutes-Feb. 8, 2016
        • BOP Minutes-Jan. 4, 2016
        • BOP Minutes-July 2016
        • BOP Minutes-Jun. 6, 2016
        • BOP Minutes-Mar. 7, 2016
        • BOP Minutes-May 2, 2016
        • BOP Minutes-Nov. 1, 2016
        • BOP Minutes-Oct. 4, 2016
        • Board of Publications Meeting Minutes for September 6, 2016
      • 2017 Board of Publications Meeting Minutes
        • Meeting Minutes for April 4, 2017
        • Meeting Minutes for August 1, 2017
        • Meeting Minutes for December 5, 2017
        • Meeting Minutes for February 7, 2017
        • Meeting Minutes for January 3, 2017
        • Meeting Minutes for July 1, 2017
        • Meeting Minutes for June 6, 2017
        • Meeting Minutes for March 7, 2017
        • Meeting Minutes for November 7, 2017
        • Meeting Minutes for September 5, 2017
      • 2018 Board of Publications Meeting Minutes
        • BOP Minutes - Jun. 30, 2018
        • BOP Minutes - Apr. 3, 2018
        • BOP Minutes - Aug. 7, 2018
        • BOP Minutes - Jan. 9, 2018
        • BOP Minutes - Jun. 5, 2018
        • BOP Minutes - Mar. 7, 2018
        • BOP Minutes - May 1, 2018
        • BOP Minutes - Nov. 13, 2018
        • BOP Minutes - Oct. 9, 2018
        • BOP Minutes - Sept. 4, 2018
      • 2019 Board of Publications Meeting Minutes
        • BOP Minutes - Apr. 2, 2019
        • BOP Minutes - Aug. 13, 2019
        • BOP Minutes - Dec. 3, 2019
        • BOP Minutes - Feb. 5, 2019
        • BOP Minutes - Jan. 8, 2019
        • BOP Minutes - Jul. 6, 2019
        • BOP Minutes - Jun. 4, 2019
        • BOP Minutes - Mar. 12, 2019
        • BOP Minutes - May 7, 2019
        • BOP Minutes - Nov. 5, 2019
        • BOP Minutes - Oct. 1, 2019
        • BOP Minutes - Sept. 3, 2019
      • 2020 Board of Publications Meeting Minutes
        • BOP Minutes - Feb 4, 2020
        • BOP Minutes - Apr 7, 2020
        • BOP Minutes - Aug. 4, 2020
        • BOP Minutes - Jan. 7, 2020
        • BOP Minutes - Jun. 2, 2020
        • BOP Minutes - Mar 3, 2020
        • BOP Minutes - May 5, 2020
        • BOP Minutes - Nov 10, 2020
        • BOP Minutes - Oct. 6, 2020
        • BOP Minutes - Sept. 1, 2020
      • 2021 BOP Meeting Minutes
        • BOP Minutes - Apr 6, 2021
        • BOP Minutes - Aug 3, 2021
        • BOP Minutes - Feb 2, 2021
        • BOP Minutes - Jan 5, 2021
        • BOP Minutes - Jun 1, 2021
        • BOP Minutes - Mar 2, 2021
        • BOP Minutes - May 4, 2021
        • BOP Minutes - Nov. 2, 2021
        • BOP Minutes - Oct 12, 2021
        • BOP Minutes - Sept 7, 2021
      • 2022 BOP Meeting Minutes
        • BOP Minutes Feb 1, 2022
        • BOP Minutes - Apr 5, 2022
        • BOP Minutes - Aug 2, 2022
        • BOP Minutes - Dec 6, 2022
        • BOP Minutes - Jun 7, 2022
        • BOP Minutes - Mar 1, 2022
        • BOP Minutes - May 3, 2022
        • BOP Minutes - Nov 1, 2022
        • BOP Minutes - Nov 1, 2022
        • BOP Minutes - Oct 4, 2022
        • BOP Minutes - Sept. 6, 2022
        • Bop Minutes - Jan 4, 2022
      • 2023 BOP Meeting Minutes
        • BOP Minutes - Jan 3, 2023
      • April 14, 2008, Minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Publications
      • August 4, 2008, Minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Publications
      • BOP Editorial Policy Manual, 2015
      • Board of Publications Hosts Internet Candidates' Page
      • Board of Publications Minutes
      • Charles Hodge for ACB Board of Publications
      • December 1, 2008, Minutes of the Meeting of the Board of December 1, 2008, Minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Publications
      • January 30, 2008, Minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Publications
      • July 6, 2008, Minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Publications
      • June 2, 2008, Minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Publications
      • March 3, 2008, Minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Publications
      • Marcia Dresser for ACB Board of Publications
      • May 5, 2008, Minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Publications
      • November 3, 2008, Minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Publications
      • October 6, 2008, Minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Publications
      • September 1, 2008, Minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Publications
      • Thomas Mitchell for ACB Board of Publications
    • Committees & Task Forces
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        • Recipients of the Durward K. McDaniel First Timer and J.P. Morgan Chase Leadership Fellow Awards Speak Out
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    • History
    • ACB Resolutions
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      • Index
      • Resolution on Full Funding of Vocational Rehabilitation Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired
    • Affiliates
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        • ACB Diabetics in Action
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        • Visually Impaired Veterans of America
    • Frequently Asked Questions
  • Events
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      • AFB: Be a Better Champion for Specialized Services
      • Banks with Talking ATM Machines
      • Best Practices and Guidelines for Large Print Documents used by the Low Vision Community authored by the Council of Citizens with Low Vision International An Affiliate of the American Council of the Blind Arlington, VA
      • Best Practices for Large Print Documents
      • Braille Resources
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        • Description and History of Braille
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      • Diabetic Resources for the Blind and Visually Impaired
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      • General Resources
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      • Section 904
      • Sports, Recreational and Leisure Resources
      • Where Taxpayers With Disabilities Can Find Online Help from the IRS
      • White Cane Laws for States
    • Affiliate Resources
      • Encouraging Affiliates with Techniques to Reach More Members
      • Exploring How Affiliates Can Reach New Members
      • Fundraising for ACB Activities Including the National Convention
      • Gaining and Maintaining Membership
      • Growing a Great Convention
      • How Can We Complete Our Business During Meetings More Efficiently?
      • How Can We Reactivate Past Members and “Wow” Our Current Members to Retain Them?
      • How to Find Blindness Related Resources and Sharing Them
      • Ideas for Affiliates and Chapters
      • Ideas to Interest Students
      • Involving Youth in ACB
      • Leadership Materials
        • Board Member's Manual for State and Special Interest Affiliates
        • Creating a Media Kit for Your ACB Affiliate or Chapter
        • Simplified Parliamentary Procedure
        • The PSA Handbook for ACB Affiliates and Chapters
        • The Press Release Handbook for ACB Affiliates and Chapters
      • Membership Incentives
      • Networking, Communication and Contact
      • Officer’s and Board Member's Manual for State and Special Interest Affiliates
      • President's Manual for State and Special Interest Affiliates
      • Reaching Blind and Visually Impaired Seniors
      • Reaching Out to Your Community to Educate and Inform People About Blindness
      • Secretary's Manual for State and Special Interest Affiliates
      • Strategies for Enhancing Membership
      • Strategies for Member Renewal and Reactivation
      • Tips for Successful Membership Recruitment and Retention
      • Tips to Retain Members
      • Treasurer's Manual for State and Special Interest Affiliates
      • Vice President's Manual for State and Special Interest Affiliates
    • Peer Support
    • Handbooks / Manuals
      • Are You a Senior Citizen Struggling with Vision Loss?
      • Are You the Parents of A Blind Child?
      • Guide to Successful College Experience
      • Pedestrian Safety
      • Pedestrian Safety Handbook
        • "Modern" Signalized Intersections
        • APS
        • Acknowledgements
        • Advocacy
        • Afterword
        • Appendix A: Letter
        • Appendix B: Template
        • Appendix C: Case Studies
        • Appendix D: Glossary
        • Crossing Where No Traffic Control
        • Drivers’ Yielding Behavior
        • Finding Crosswalk: Part 1
        • Finding Crosswalk: Part 2
        • Finding the Crosswalk
        • Mitch's Message
        • Rights-of-Way Regulations
      • Rehabilitation Issues Task Force Revised Rehabilitation White Paper
      • Whitepaper On Rehabilitation and Training
    • Products & Services
      • Accessible Cards and Gifts
      • Computer Products, Publications, Training, and Information Sources
      • Funding Assistive Technology Resources
      • Magnifying Aids - Low Vision Center
      • Technology, Software, Related Resources
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    • Professional Employment Associations
  • Publications & Media
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        • BF May 2005
        • BF Oct 2005
        • BF Sept 2005
        • BF Winter 2005
        • BF Winter 2006
          • 2006 Convention Preview
          • ACB Scholarships Available to Blind Students
          • Affiliate News
          • Fall Board Meeting Summary
          • Here and There
          • High Tech Swap Shop
          • Hurricane Katrina Check-In
          • IRIS Network
          • John Di Francesco
          • Legislative Seminar
          • Letters to the Editor
          • MMS "Two-for-One" Program
          • Membership Focus
          • Notes on a New Year
          • President's Message
          • Who Do You Admire?
          • Who Is Eligible for Drug Plan Costs?
      • 2006 Issues
        • BF April 2006
        • BF Feb 2006
        • BF Jul-Aug 2006
        • BF Jun 2006
        • BF Mar 2006
        • BF May 2006
        • BF Nov 2006
        • BF Oct 2006
        • BF Sept 2006
      • 2007 Issues
        • BF Apr 2007
        • BF Dec 2007
        • BF Feb 2007
        • BF Jul-Aug 2007
        • BF Jun 2007
        • BF Mar 2007
        • BF May 2007
        • BF Nov 2007
        • BF Oct 2007
        • BF Sept 2007
        • BF Winter 2007
      • 2008 Issues
        • BF Apr 2008
        • BF Aug 2008
        • BF Dec 2008
        • BF Feb 2008
        • BF Jan 2008
        • BF Jul 2008
        • BF Jun 2008
        • BF Mar 2008
        • BF May 2008
        • BF Nov 2008
        • BF Oct 2008
        • BF Sept 2008
      • 2009 Issues
        • BF Apr 2009
        • BF Aug 2009
        • BF Dec 2009
          • Class Action ACB v. SSA
          • President's Message
        • BF Feb 2009
        • BF Jan 2009
        • BF Jul 2009
        • BF Jun 2009
        • BF Mar 2009
        • BF May 2009
        • BF Nov 2009
        • BF Oct 2009
        • BF Sept 2009
      • 2010 Issues
        • BF Apr 2010
        • BF Aug 2010
        • BF Dec 2010
        • BF Feb 2010
          • AFFILIATE NEWS
          • BOARD OF PUBLICATIONS AWARDS: THIS YEAR IT COULD BE YOU!
          • HERE AND THERE Edited by Sue Lichtenfels
          • High Tech Swap Shop
          • PASSINGS
          • SECOND ANNUAL ACB WALK by Dan Dillon
          • SPOTLIGHT YOUR AFFILIATE WITH A BOP AWARD!
          • THE MMS PROGRAM MAKES IT EASIER FOR YOU TO HELP ACB by Dena Wilson
          • THE SUNNY SOUTHWEST: ACB CONFERENCE AND CONVENTION 2010 by Carla Ruschival
        • BF Jan 2010
          • HIGH TECH SWAP SHOP
          • Here and There
        • BF Jul 2010
        • BF Jun 2010
        • BF Mar 2010
        • BF May 2010
        • BF Nov 2010
        • BF Oct 2010
        • BF Sept 2010
      • 2011 Issues
        • BF Dec 2011
          • Affiliate News
          • Here and There
          • Here and There, edited by Sue Lichtenfels
          • High Tech Swap Shop
          • High Tech Swap Shop
          • In Memoriam: Lola Siren
        • The Braille Forum, April 2011
          • Affiliate News
          • Here and There, edited by Sue Lichtenfels
          • High Tech Swap Shop
        • The Braille Forum, February 2011
          • AFFILIATE NEWS
          • HERE AND THERE edited by Sue Lichtenfels
          • HIGH TECH SWAP SHOP
          • YOU CAN SHOP ANYTIME AT THE ACB STORE by Carla Ruschival
        • The Braille Forum, July-August 2011
          • Affiliate News
          • Here and There, edited by Sue Lichtenfels
          • High Tech Swap Shop
        • The Braille Forum, June 2011
          • Affiliate News: Convention Sneak Preview
        • The Braille Forum, March 2011
          • AFFILIATE NEWS
          • HERE AND THERE edited by Sue Lichtenfels
          • HIGH TECH SWAP SHOP
        • The Braille Forum, May 2011
          • Affiliate News
          • Here and There
          • High Tech Swap Shop
          • Library Users of America to Host Book Flea Market, by Peggy R. Garrett
        • The Braille Forum, October-November 2011
          • Affiliate News
          • Here and There, edited by Sue Lichtenfels
          • High Tech Swap Shop
        • The Braille Forum, September 2011
          • Affiliate News
        • The Braille Forum, january 2011
          • AFFILIATE NEWS
          • HERE AND THERE edited by Sue Lichtenfels
          • HIGH TECH SWAP SHOP
      • 2012 Issues
        • Affiliate News
        • Here and There edited by Sue Lichtenfels
        • High Tech Swap Shop
        • The Braille Forum, April 2012
          • Affiliate News
          • Here and There edited by Sue Lichtenfels
          • High Tech Swap Shop
        • The Braille Forum, December 2012
          • Affiliate News
          • Here and There
          • High Tech Swap Shop
        • The Braille Forum, February 2012
          • AFFILIATE NEWS
          • HERE AND THERE edited by Sue Lichtenfels
          • HIGH TECH SWAP SHOP
        • The Braille Forum, January 2012
          • HERE AND THERE edited by Sue Lichtenfels
          • HIGH TECH SWAP SHOP
        • The Braille Forum, July-August 2012
          • HERE AND THERE edited by Sue Lichtenfels
          • HIGH TECH SWAP SHOP
        • The Braille Forum, June 2012
          • AFFILIATE NEWS
          • BOP with 2012 Candidate's Page
          • HERE AND THERE edited by Sue Lichtenfels
          • HIGH TECH SWAP SHOP
        • The Braille Forum, March 2012
          • Affiliate News
          • High Tech Swap Shop
        • The Braille Forum, May 2012
        • The Braille Forum, October-November 2012
          • AFFILIATE NEWS
          • HERE AND THERE
          • HIGH TECH SWAP SHOP
        • The Braille Forum, September 2012
          • AFFILIATE NEWS
          • HERE AND THERE
          • HIGH TECH SWAP SHOP
      • 2013 Issues
        • ACB Braille Forum, February 2013
          • Affiliate News
          • An Update from GDUI
          • DKM First-Timer Program: A Tribute to an ACB Pioneer by Allen J. Casey
          • Here and There by Sharon Strzalkowski
          • High Tech Swap Shop
        • ACB Braille Forum, June 2013
          • Affiliate News
          • Here and There edited by Sharon Strzalkowski
          • High Tech Swap Shop
        • ACB Braille Forum, March 2013
          • Affiliate News
          • Here and There by Sharon Strzalkowski
          • High Tech Swap Shop
        • ACB Braille Forum, May 2013
          • Affiliate News
          • Here and There edited by Sharon Strzalkowski
          • High Tech Swap Shop
        • ACB Braille Forum, September 2013
          • Affiliate News
          • Here and There edited by Sharon Strzalkowski
          • High Tech Swap Shop
        • ACB E-Forum, April 2013
          • Affiliate and Committee News
          • Here and There by Sharon Strzalkowski
          • High Tech Swap Shop
        • ACB E-Forum, August 2013
          • Affiliate News
          • Here and There edited by Sharon Strzalkowski
          • High Tech Swap Shop
        • ACB E-Forum, July 2013
          • Affiliate News
          • Here and There edited by Sharon Strzalkowski
          • High Tech Swap Shop
        • Braille Forum Nov 2013
          • Affiliate News
          • Here and There edited by Sharon Strzalkowski
          • High Tech Swap Shop
        • E-Forum Dec 2013
          • Affiliate News
          • Here and There edited by Sharon Strzalkowski
          • High Tech Swap Shop
        • The ACB E-Forum, October 2013
          • Affiliate and Committee News
          • Here and There edited by Sharon Strzalkowski
          • High Tech Swap Shop
        • The Braille Forum, January 2013
          • Affiliate News
          • Here and There by Sharon Strzalkowski
          • High Tech Swap Shop
      • 2014 Issues
        • ACB E-Forum, February 2014
          • Here and There edited by Sharon Strzalkowski
          • High Tech Swap Shop
        • Affiliate News
        • BF January 2014
          • Affiliate News
          • Here and There edited by Sharon Strzalkowski
          • High Tech Swap Shop
          • Shopping for Health Care: Comparing Hospitals Can Help Consumers Make Good Decisions by Ron Pollack
        • Braille Forum, July 2014
          • Affiliate News
          • Here and There, edited by Sharon Strzalkowski
          • High Tech Swap Shop
        • Braille Forum, March 2014
          • ACB Braille Forum, March 2014 downloads
          • ACB Leadership Institute 2014
          • ACB's Legislative Priorities for 2014, by Melanie Brunson
          • Affiliate News
          • Board of Publications Awards Your Excellence in 2014
          • Come to Vegas and Hit the Jackpot!
          • Community Outreach Challenge, by Tristen Breitenfeldt
          • Conducting Business with Social Security: What You Should Know and How You Can Help, by Len Burns
          • DKM First-Timer Selection Nears
          • Here and There, edited by Sharon Strzalkowski
          • High Tech Swap Shop
          • How to Get the Most Out of Rehab, Part III: Available Services, by Doug Powell
          • In Memoriam: Buddy Spivey, Dec. 31, 1941-Jan. 9, 2014
          • Las Vegas: Deal Us In!, by Janet Dickelman
          • Membership Focus: Creative Ways to Meet, Especially in Rural Areas, compiled by Ardis Bazyn
          • President's Message: Be Sure You Are Protected!, by Kim Charlson
          • Summary of the Fall 2013 ACB Board Meeting, by Denise Colley
        • Braille Forum, Sept 2014
          • Affiliate News
          • Here and There, edited by Sharon Strzalkowski
          • High Tech Swap Shop
        • Here and There edited by Sharon Strzalkowski
        • Here and There, edited by Sharon Strzalkowski
        • High Tech Swap Shop
        • High Tech Swap Shop
        • Snowflakes and Birthday Cake: It’s Holiday Auction Time, by Carla Ruschival
        • The ACB Braille Forum, May 2014
          • Affiliate News
          • Here and There edited by Sharon Strzalkowski
          • High Tech Swap Shop
        • The ACB Braille Forum, November 2014
        • The ACB Braille Forum, November 2014 downloads
        • The ACB E-Forum, April 2014
          • Affiliate News
          • Here and There edited by Sharon Strzalkowski
          • High Tech Swap Shop
        • The ACB E-Forum, August 2014
          • Affiliate News
          • Here and There edited by Sharon Strzalkowski
          • High Tech Swap Shop
          • Your Options for Medicare Supplemental Coverage by Ron Pollack
        • The ACB E-Forum, December 2014
          • Affiliate News
          • Here and There, edited by Sharon Strzalkowski
          • High Tech Swap Shop
        • The ACB E-Forum, June 2014
        • The ACB E-Forum, October 2014
          • Affiliate News
          • Here and There edited by Sharon Strzalkowski
          • High Tech Swap Shop
      • 2015 Issues
        • Braille Forum January 2015
          • Accessing the ACB Forum and E-Forum: Let Me Count the Ways, by Judy Wilkinson
          • Affiliate News
          • Here and There, edited by Sharon Strzalkowski
          • High Tech Swap Shop
        • Braille Forum July 2015
          • Affiliate News
          • Here and There, edited by Sharon Strzalkowski
          • High Tech Swap Shop
        • Braille Forum March 2015
          • A Telecommuting Job Could Be Just What You Are Looking For, by Dr. Ronald E. Milliman
          • ACB’s Stars Will Shine Bright in Dallas, by Janet Dickelman
          • Acknowledgement
          • Affiliate News
          • Best Audio Holiday Season Ever, by Susan Glass
          • Board of Publications Again Awards Your Excellence in Media and Writing in 2015
          • Call for Nominees for 2015 ACB Awards!, by Chelle Hart & Chip Hailey
          • Come to the Lone Star Loot Auction!
          • Here and There, edited by Sharon Strzalkowski
          • Last Call: The DKM Train Is Leaving the Station, by Allen Casey
          • Let the Stars Shine Bright on the ACB Brenda Dillon Memorial Walk, by Donna Brown
          • President’s Message: More on Accessible Prescription Labels, by Kim Charlson
          • Tax Tips from the IRS, by Melanie Brunson
          • The Importance of Grassroots, by Kathy Brockman
        • Braille Forum May 2015
          • Affiliate News
          • Convention Week Sneak Preview, by Janet Dickelman
          • Here and There, edited by Sharon Strzalkowski
          • High Tech Swap Shop
        • Braille Forum November 2015
          • Affiliate News
          • Here and There, edited by Sharon Strzalkowski
          • High Tech Swap Shop
        • Braille Forum September 2015
          • Affiliate News
          • Here and There, edited by Sharon Strzalkowski
          • High Tech Swap Shop
        • E-Forum April 2015
          • Affiliate News
          • Here and There, edited by Sharon Strzalkowski
          • High Tech Swap Shop
        • E-Forum August 2015
          • Affiliate News
          • Here and There
          • High Tech Swap Shop
        • E-Forum December 2015
          • Affiliate and Committee News
          • Here and There, edited by Sharon Strzalkowski
          • High Tech Swap Shop
        • E-Forum June 2015
          • Affiliate News
          • Here and There edited by Sharon Strzalkowski
          • High Tech Swap Shop
        • E-Forum October 2015
          • Here and There, edited by Sharon Strzalkowski
        • E-Forum, February 2015
          • Affiliate News
          • Here and There, edited by Sharon Strzalkowski
          • High Tech Swap Shop
      • 2016 Issues
        • BF January 2016
          • Affiliate News
          • Here and There, edited by Sharon Strzalkowski
          • High Tech Swap Shop
        • BF July 2016
          • Affiliate News
          • Here and There
          • High Tech Swap Shop
        • BF March 2016
          • Affiliate News
          • Here and There, edited by Sharon Strzalkowski
          • High Tech Swap Shop
        • BF May 2016
          • Affiliate and Committee News
          • Here and There, edited by Sharon Strzalkowski
          • High Tech Swap Shop
        • BF November 2016
          • Affiliate and Committee News
          • Here and There, edited by Sharon Strzalkowski
          • High Tech Swap Shop
        • BF September 2016
          • Affiliate News
          • High Tech Swap Shop
        • EF April 2016
          • Affiliate News
          • Here and There, edited by Sharon Strzalkowski
          • High Tech Swap Shop
        • EF August 2016
          • Affiliate News
          • Here and There, edited by Sharon Strzalkowski
          • High Tech Swap Shop
        • EF December 2016
          • ACB Fall Board Meeting Report, by Ron Brooks
          • Affiliate and Committee News
          • Here and There, edited by Sharon Strzalkowski
          • High Tech Swap Shop
        • EF February 2016
          • Affiliate News
          • Here and There, edited by Sharon Strzalkowski
          • High Tech Swap Shop
        • EF June 2016
          • Affiliate News
          • Here and There, edited by Sharon Strzalkowski
          • High Tech Swap Shop
        • EF October 2016
          • Affiliate News
          • Here and There, edited by Sharon Strzalkowski
          • High Tech Swap Shop
      • 2017 Issues
        • Affiliate News
        • Braille Forum January 2017
          • Affiliate News
            • Affiliate News
          • Here and There edited by Sharon Strzalkowski
          • High Tech Swap Shop
        • Braille Forum March 2017
          • ACB Commends Access Board on 508 Refresh
          • Affiliate News
          • Awards Committee Seeks Nominees for 2017 ACB Awards
          • Celebrate the Life and Legacy of Durward K. McDaniel Support the DKM FirstTimer Program
          • Easy Fund Raiser for Your Affiliate
          • Helpful Hints for Attending the Convention
          • Here and There
          • High Tech Swap Shop
          • Holiday Auction Thank Yous
          • Ida Schwerzel A Century of Memories Part 2
          • In Memoriam: Otis H. Stephens Jr. Sept. 20, 1936-Dec. 2, 2016
          • Presidents Message Planning for the Future
          • Readers Remembrances of Otis Stephens
          • Spotlight On ACB Students
        • Braille Forum September 2017
        • December 2017
          • Here and There
        • E-Forum June 2017
          • Affiliate and Committee News
          • Here and There
          • High Tech Swap Shop
        • Here and There
        • Here and There
        • High Tech Swap Shop
        • High Tech Swap Shop
        • November 2017
          • Affiliate News
          • Here and There
          • High Tech Swap Shop
        • October 2017
        • The ACB Braille Forum July 2017
        • The ACB Braille Forum May 2017
          • Affiliate News
          • Here and There
          • High Tech Swap Shop
        • The ACB E-Forum April 2017
          • Here and There
          • High Tech Swap Shop
        • The ACB E-Forum August 2017
          • Affiliate News
          • Here and There
          • High Tech Swap Shop
        • The ACB E-Forum February 2017
          • Here and There
          • High Tech Swap Shop
      • 2018 Issues
        • ACB Braille Forum Feb 2018
          • ACB E-Forum February 2018 Downloads
          • Affiliate News
          • Here and There
        • ACB Braille Forum Jan 2018
          • Affiliate News
          • High Tech Swap Shop
        • ACB Braille Forum July 2018
          • Here and There
          • High Tech Swap Shop
          • Passings
        • ACB Braille Forum March 2018
          • Affiliate News
        • ACB Braille Forum May 2018
          • Affiliate News
          • Here and There
        • ACB Braille Forum Nov 2018
        • ACB Braille Forum Sept 2018
        • ACB E-Forum April 2018
          • Affiliate News
          • Here and There
          • High Tech Swap Shop
        • ACB E-Forum Aug 2018
          • Here and There
        • ACB E-Forum Dec 2018
          • High Tech Swap Shop
          • Hot Toys for Holiday Gift-Giving
        • ACB E-Forum June 2018
          • Affiliate News
          • Here and There
        • ACB E-Forum Oct 2018
      • 2019 Issues
        • ACB E-Forum Aug 2019
        • ACB E-Forum Feb 2019
          • High Tech Swap Shop
        • ACB E-Forum Jun 2019
        • Braille Forum Jan 2019
          • High Tech Swap Shop
        • Braille Forum July 2019
        • Braille Forum Mar 2019
          • High Tech Swap Shop
        • Braille Forum May 2019
          • President’s Message
        • Braille Forum Nov-2019
        • Braille Forum Sept 2019
        • E-Forum Apr 2019
          • High Tech Swap Shop
        • E-Forum Dec 2019
        • E-Forum Oct 2019
          • Rochester Convention Celebrated
      • 2020 Issues
        • BF Jan 2020
          • President’s Message
        • BF July 2020
          • Affiliate and Committee News
          • Belonging in ACB
          • Commentary
          • Here and There
          • High Tech Swap Shop
          • How to Access Virtual Convention
          • In Memoriam: Camille Caffarelli
          • Mouse Assisting Inclusive Technology
          • President’s Message: First Virtual Convention
          • Summary of Board of Dir. Meeting, April 23, 2020
          • The ADA at 30
          • The Only Moment
          • Tuesday Topics
        • BF Mar 2020
        • BF May 2020
          • President’s Message
        • BF Nov 2020
          • 2020 Resolutions Summary
          • Affiliate News
          • Here and There
          • Honesty
          • In Memoriam: Charlie Crawford
          • Include in Affiliate
          • Lies
          • MMS Future
          • Notice
          • Plans for 2021
          • President’s Message
          • Readers Remember
          • Revision to DKM
        • BF Sept 2020
          • 2020 Awards Winners
          • ACB 2020 Convention Thank-Yous
          • ACB 2020 Virtual Convention: That’s a Wrap!
          • ACB Membership Seminar
          • Here and There
          • Holiday Auction
          • In Memoriam: Berl Lynn Colley
          • Letter to the Editor
          • President’s Message: Finally Baseball!
          • Ski for Light 2021
          • Thank You
          • To Mobility and Beyond
          • Walked Virtual Path to Future
        • EF Apr 2020
        • EF Aug 2020
          • Affiliate and Committee News
          • Beginning Again
          • Book Review
          • COVID-19 Will Be Beat
          • COVID-19 and Blindness
          • Cavemen
          • Diaphragmatic Breathing
          • Here and There
          • High Tech Swap Shop
          • Kindness of Neighbors
          • Pick a Peck
          • President’s Message
          • Virus or Victim
          • ‘End of Oct.’ Review
        • EF Dec 2020
          • Affiliate News
          • Apply to DKM First-Timers Award
          • BADIE
          • Board Meetings Summary
          • Celebrating CVAA
          • Chaplain’s Corner
          • Flexibility
          • Going Virtual Again
          • Here and There
          • Mini Mall Holiday
          • President’s Message
          • Qualifying for SSD
          • Retaining Members
          • Safe Cooking
          • Senator Markey Celebrates
        • EF Feb 2020
        • EF June 2020
          • ACB Easy Chair Auction
          • ACB –Path to Future
          • Affiliate and Committee News
          • Backyard Wedding
          • Book Review
          • Continuing Education
          • Conventions
          • Here and There
          • High Tech Swap Shop
          • MMS Going Virtual!
          • Memories of Lynn Hedl
          • Mini Mall Headlines
          • Passings
          • Performing Marriage Ceremonies
          • President’s Message
          • Walking up a Storm
          • Ways to Listen
          • Wine and Song
          • Wine and Song
        • EF Oct 2020
          • ADA Turns 30
          • ADA at Thirty
          • Affiliate News
          • DARE2TRI
          • Here and There
          • High Tech Swap Shop
          • Involving Special-Interest Affiliates
          • Jeanne Sanders
          • Mini Mall Mega News
          • Passings
          • Perseverance in Martial Arts
          • Pre-Convention Board Meeting
          • President’s Message
          • Swimming Blind & Free
          • Triathlon Dare2tri
          • Vision Loss, Therapy, Weightlifting
      • 2021 Issues
        • BF Jan 2021
          • Apply to 2021 ACB/JPMorgan Chase Leadership Fellow
          • BOP to Award Excellence
          • Become a 2021 Recipient of DKM Award
          • Call for 2021 ACB Awards Nominees
          • Convention Dates
          • Help Revive Braille!
          • Here and There
          • In Memoriam: Larry Turnbull
          • Joys of Learning Braille
          • Mother Was a Braille Transcriber
          • Passings
          • President’s Message
          • That Stupid School!
        • BF Jul 2021
          • Accessing the Virtual Convention
          • Beyond
          • Continuing Ed
          • Don’t Forget MMS
          • Here and There
          • It’s Not Too Late
          • Learning
          • Let’s Go Fishing!
          • Meeting Summary
          • Mini Mall Minute
          • President’s Message
        • BF Mar 2021
          • Angels Memorial Program
          • Continuing Ed in 2021
          • Expanding Recruiting
          • Guide Dog If Low Vision?
          • Guide Dog Magnified
          • Here and There
          • Low Vision Story Bites
          • President’s Message
          • Summary - Nov 2020 Board Mtg.
          • Two Big Announcements!
          • Welcome to CCLVI
        • BF May 2021
          • Affiliate - Committee News
          • Book Review
          • Continuing Ed
          • Diamond Jubilee Auction
          • Get Moving Together
          • Here and There
          • In Memoriam
          • Mini Mall Headlines
          • President’s Message
          • Registration Q&A
          • Start a Chapter
          • Verizon Media Announces
          • Victor Reader Tip
          • Voting at Convention
          • Welcome New Employees
          • Your Vote Counts
        • BF Nov 2021
          • A Visit
          • Affiliate News
          • Brief Overview
          • Button Box?
          • Fun Facts about Nebraska
          • Greatest Fears
          • Here and There
          • Here and There
          • High Tech Swap Shop
          • Holiday Shopping at Mini Mall
          • Karaoke Helps
          • Passings
          • President’s Message
          • Vision Loss Thoughts
        • BF Sept 2021
          • 2021 Convention
          • Affiliate News
          • Audio Description Achievement Awards
          • Here and There
          • High Tech Swap Shop
          • Isolation to Inspiration
          • President’s Message
          • This Year’s Award Winners
          • Wrapping Up
        • EF Apr 2021
          • 13th Annual ADP Awards
          • 2021 Talking Book Narrator
          • 421 for ‘21
          • A Place at Table
          • Affiliate News
          • Connected in New Mexico
          • Heart of a Legacy
          • Here and There
          • High Tech Swap Shop
          • In Memoriam: Doc Bradley
          • Learning and Leading
          • Man Made Difference 
          • New Members Portal
          • People of Color
          • President’s Message
          • Smoke Signal
          • What Color Is the Dream?
          • What is IDC?
        • EF Aug 2021
          • Affiliate News
          • Blindness in United Arab Emirates
          • Bosnia and Herzegovina
          • Describing Diversity
          • Erasmus
          • Eye on USA
          • Furry Lifesaver
          • Get Moving Together
          • Here and There
          • High Tech Swap Shop
          • India
          • Passings
          • President’s Message
          • World Turned Inside Out
        • EF Dec 2021
          • 2021 Resolutions
          • Board Meeting Summaries
          • Christmas Wishes
          • Convention 2022 Preview
          • Here and There
          • Looking
          • Mother of Fundraisers
          • Notice of Proposed Settlement
          • Passings
          • President’s Message
          • Team Up
          • The New Year
        • EF Feb 2021
          • 2020 Convention Info
          • About ADP Website
          • Apply to 2021 Recipient of DKM Award
          • Audio Description Commercials
          • Audio Description Project
          • Audio Description Snobbery
          • Audio Description What it Means
          • Charlie Crawford on Wall of Angels
          • God’s Audio Description
          • Here and There
          • High Tech Swap Shop
          • In Memoriam: James Megivern
          • Paradigm Shift
          • President’s Message
        • EF Jun 2021
          • Affiliate News
          • Continuing Ed News
          • Convention Preview
          • Enjoy the Perks
          • Feb Board Meeting
          • Get Exercise
          • Get Up Get Moving
          • Here and There
          • High Tech Swap Shop
          • Massage
          • Never Give Up
          • President’s Message
          • Review of Spark
          • The New $20
          • The Room
        • EF Oct 2021
          • Accessing Transit Services
          • Affiliate News
          • Here and There
          • Here and There
          • Letter to Dept of Trans
          • Moving Forward
          • Nearly Roadkill
          • On to Omaha
          • President’s Message
          • Reach People
          • Summary July 2021 Board Meeting
          • What About Paratransit?
          • Why Restructure?
      • 2022 Issues
        • BF Jan 2022
          • 10-9-21 Board Mtg Summary
          • ACB Diabetics in Action
          • Announcing 2022 Tours
          • BOP Awards Excellence
          • Blind LGBT Welcomes You
          • Braille Link to Literacy
          • Call for Nominees
          • Call for Nominees
          • Come One, Come All
          • Guide Dog Users
          • Happy New Year
          • IVIE
          • Not Your Father’s …
          • President’s Message
          • Reach Higher
          • Salutes Award Winners
          • Where Impaired Thrive
        • BF Jul 2022
          • Accessing ACB Info
          • Blind student
          • Here and There
          • High Tech Swap Shop
          • Learning Better Leader
          • Passings
          • Pregnant Nun
          • President’s Message
          • Public Transportation
          • Recipes
          • Thank You
          • Tips for Convention
          • Wild Figs
          • Writers reimagine roles
        • BF Mar 2022
          • Affiliate News
          • Board Makes Virtual
          • Boxes
          • Dance with Cancer
          • Gifts of Mentorship
          • Here and There
          • High Tech Swap Shop
          • In Memoriam: Bill Spoone
          • Learn Hours
          • MMS March Madness
          • Motherhood
          • New Spin
          • Passings
          • President’s Message
          • Removal
          • Time to Plan
          • Walk Here
        • BF May 2022
          • Accessibility for Some
          • Affiliate News
          • Convention Registration
          • Extra, Extra
          • Fix Computer Problems
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2009 Resolutions

TABLE OF CONTENTS

  • Summary of 2009 Resolutions
  • Resolution 2009-01 - Quiet Cars (H.R. 734 and S. 841)
  • Resolution 2009-04 - Regarding iPhones
  • Resolution 2009-05 - Insulin Pumps
  • Resolution 2009-06 - Health Care Reform
  • Resolution 2009-07 - Vehicle Donation
  • Resolution 2009-08 - Shared Spaces
  • Resolution 2009-09 - Video Accessibility and H.R. 3101
  • Resolution 2009-11 - Native Instruments
  • Resolution 2009-13 - National Parks
  • Resolution 2009-14 - Distance Learning
  • Resolution 2009-15 - Department of Justice
  • Resolution 2009-16 - Regarding the Kindle 2 Reader
  • Resolution 2009-19 - Closures of Schools for the Blind
  • Resolution 2009-20 - Talking Books
  • Resolution 2009-21 - Teacher Preparation
  • Resolution 2009-22 - Commendation of the Hotel
  • Resolution 2009-23 - Commendation of Florida Council of the Blind
  • Resolution 2009-24 -  Commendation Volunteers

Summary of 2009 Resolutions 

Note: This publication reflects only those resolutions which were adopted by the convention. Resolutions which were referred to other ACB entities for further consideration, tabled or withdrawn are not included in this document.

Resolution 2009-01 instructs ACB to urge Congress and the President of the United States to promptly enact H.R. 734 and S. 841, the Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act of 2009. It also instructs the officers, directors, and staff to contact their representatives as a matter of priority so as to advance the passage of this crucial legislation, and directs the affiliates and members of ACB to add their efforts to this critical endeavor immediately.

Resolution 2009-04 directs this organization to convey to Apple our appreciation of the work that has made the release of an accessible iPhone possible, and instructs ACB to work to provide the Apple Corporation with feedback concerning what works well and what does not work well in the current model and will work to help improve each subsequent release.

Resolution 2009-05 directs ACB to urge all manufacturers of insulin pumps to immediately develop and produce accessible (talking and tactile) insulin pumps. It also urges the manufacturers to seek input from ACB and its affiliate, Diabetics in Action, to assist them with this process.

Resolution 2009-06 directs ACB to call on Congress to incorporate language to eliminate the foregoing list of health care disparities in its proposed health care reform legislation, and states that a copy of this resolution shall be sent to the President of the United States, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and each member of the United States Congress.

Resolution 2009-07 expresses ACB's strong support of H.R. 571, sponsored by Rep. William Delahunt (D-MA), and will use its best efforts to secure its passage, and urges its affiliates to work for its passage.

Resolution 2009-08 instructs ACB officers, directors and staff to petition the U.S. Access Board for research to be undertaken into how people can wayfind successfully through a shared space with the removal of traffic separation elements and to integrate the findings into the upcoming Public Rights-of-Way Accessibility Guidelines, andencourages affiliates of ACB and their local chapters, when working with local authorities, to remind these authorities of their obligation under the Americans with Disabilities Act not to create town centers and streets that have barriers to the free and independent movement of disabled people, and to recognize the importance of providing a ‘safe space’ for pedestrians in all street environments. It also calls upon all traffic planning entities to issue clear guidance to their designers, engineers and planners that, until issues concerning the safety of blind, visually impaired, and other disabled pedestrians can be resolved, the removal of clear lines of demarcation between pedestrian ways and vehicle ways is not to be permitted. And it directs the Environmental Access Committee to develop a white paper expressing concerns about the use of the shared space concept, and incorporates research findings referred to in this resolution.

Resolution 2009-09 expresses ACB's committment to the enactment of comprehensive federal telecommunications and video programming legislation meeting the needs of people with disabilities, especially the unique needs of people who are blind or visually impaired. To be truly comprehensive, such federal legislation must, at a minimum, expressly address the following public policy objectives: full accessibility of the user interfaces employed by telecommunications and video programming devices through navigable audible menu prompts and readily identifiable and manipulable user controls; accessibility of text messaging, e-mail, and Internet access services available through wireless and other telecommunications devices; restoration, and authority for dramatic expansion, of requirements for the description of video programming and access to emergency information; and wider availability of communications devices meeting the unique needs of people who are deaf-blind through equipment distribution made possible under the federal universal service fund. ACB expects of its coalition partners, as a condition of ACB’s continued participation in such coalition, their unwavering commitment to the inclusion and retention of provisions accomplishing the objectives described above in any legislation, comprehensive or otherwise, that such coalition may propose or endorse.

Resolution 2009-11 directs ACB and its special-interest affiliate, Friends-in-Art, to request that Native Instruments, and where appropriate, other developers and manufacturers of music and sound-related software, work with blind and visually impaired musicians and audio engineers, including representatives of the American Council of the Blind, the ACB information access committee and Friends-in-Art, to arrive at, and implement, a solution to ensure that blind and visually impaired musicians and audio engineers are able to fully and independently use software products to enhance their practice of the musical arts, and in order to maintain competitiveness in the ever-changing music business. It also instructs the president of the American Council of the Blind to correspond with principals at Native Instruments, and subsequently other software providers as appropriate, to introduce the concerns expressed in this resolution, and offering assistance as outlined herein.

Resolution 2009-13 directs ACB to strongly urge the Director of the National Park Service to develop policy directives for dissemination to park superintendents to ensure that the access needs of persons who are blind or visually impaired are met. It also instructs ACB to seek additional funding from the United States Congress to accomplish the goals set forth in this resolution.

Resolution 2009-14 directs ACB to urge colleges and universities to make accessibility a primary consideration when making decisions about which software to purchase to manage distance learning. It also urges all colleges and universities who are currently utilizing Blackboard Learning Management Systems which are inaccessible to replace this software with distance learning tools which will work with screen readers and screen magnification, and directs that copies of correspondence sent to universities, including a copy of this resolution, shall be forwarded to the developers of Blackboard Learning Management Systems.

Resolution 2009-15 directs ACB to strongly urge the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice to commit to responding to complaints, at a maximum within one year of their receipt. It also instructs the president of this organization to try to arrange a meeting with officials at the Department of Justice, and to convey this resolution to the Attorney General of the United States, Eric Holder.

Resolution 2009-16 affirms ACB's membership in the Reading Rights Coalition, and states that ACB regards this issue as of paramount importance. It directs that the membership be kept fully informed about developments in this matter as they occur, and requests a full report on progress that is being made to be provided at the mid-year presidents' meeting and at next year's convention. It notes that ACB expects representatives of the Reading Rights Coalition be invited to speak to the whole convention next year if this matter is not entirely settled.

Resolution 2009-18 directs ACB to call upon the Board of Directors to work in collaboration with the Audio Description Project to develop and implement a plan that will address these and other problems that are limiting the acceptance and effective utilization of this technology. It requests that WGBH personnel who initially developed this technology and leaders of movie chains who have agreed to deploy it be actively involved in the process of implementing this plan to make MoPix more effective and valued.

It directs all parties to work to assure that the transition to digital systems in theaters continues to encourage and expand the availability of audio description for movies that are to be shown in theaters. It also instructs ACB to commit to collaborate with elements of the government, movie producers and distributors and developers of digital technology in an ongoing effort to assure that the movies being described for use in theaters can be made available on DVD discs or via download for people who are blind but cannot access movies in theaters.

Resolution 2009-19 directs that ACB reject absolutely all of the specious assertions that are brought forward to justify the destruction of schools for the blind which are vital to the capacity of this country to continue to offer blind children an appropriate, free, public education. It instructs ACB to work cooperatively with the Council of Schools for the Blind (COSB), the American Foundation for the Blind (AFB), and the Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired (AER) to create a set of specific recommendations which all of the organizations will commit to implementing. These shall include strategies for publicizing the value of schools for the blind, the creation of state caucuses of legislators focused specifically on issues of relevance to people who are blind and visually impaired, training programs that can be utilized to educate stakeholders as advocates, and such other approaches as this coalition of organizations may deem appropriate. Resolution 2009-20 conveys ACB's deep appreciation for the many thousands of talking books that have been produced over the years, and requests that the American Foundation for the Blind and the National Library Service work to see if there is any opportunity that can allow a talking book program to continue to operate in New York City or its environs even after the AFB closes its talking book department.

Resolution 2009-21 expresses that ACB deeply regrets the decision taken by Florida State University and other colleges and universities to eliminate programs or parts of programs intended to provide specialized training which is now becoming more and more difficult to find. It instructs the organization to ask the Department of Education to work cooperatively with colleges and universities throughout the country to create or expand programs that will assure that teachers who must work with blind and visually impaired children can receive the specialized training they need to provide effective instruction in orientation and mobility, braille, listening skills, home and personal management and access technology, without which such children will not be able to access a free and appropriate public education. It also encourages ACB to work with the American Foundation for the Blind and the Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired to develop and implement specific proposals which shall be submitted to appropriate authorities. At a minimum, such proposals shall include the development of priority funding for teacher preparation, stipends that will support students training as vision teachers, and the strengthening of regulations at the federal and state levels which will preclude the retention of out-of-field teachers who do not receive specialized credentialing within three years of the date they are hired.

Resolution 2009-22 thanks the Rosen Center Hotel for the services and accommodations it provided to ACB members and staff during convention week.

Resolution 2009-23 thanks and commends the host committee for all its work on the convention.

Resolution 2009-24 thanks all the volunteers who worked to assist ACB convention attendees.

 

Quiet Cars (H.R. 734 and S. 841)

Resolution 2009-01

 

1. This organization urges Congress and the President of the United States to promptly enact H.R. 734 and S. 841, the Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act of 2009.

2. The officers, directors, and staff of this organization are hereby instructed to contact their representatives as a matter of priority so as to advance the passage of this crucial legislation.

3. The affiliates and members of ACB are strongly urged to immediately add their efforts to this critical endeavor.

WHEREAS, the American Council of the Blind (ACB) has long expressed, through resolutions and contacts with elected officials made by both its members and staff, extreme concern about the safety of blind, visually impaired, and other pedestrians in light of the increasing prevalence of hybrid, electric, and other environmentally friendly, quiet vehicles; and

WHEREAS, concerns about the environment, our nation's increasing dependence on foreign oil, and resulting escalation of prices, along with diminishing supplies of petroleum products, make it clear that increased development and use of such quiet car technologies will and must continue to advance; and

WHEREAS, to insure that pedestrians, and particularly those who are blind and visually impaired, are aware of the presence of vehicles in the environment, such persons need to be able to detect the presence of traffic audibly, and need to be aware of these vehicles when they are both in moving and idling phases; and

WHEREAS, H.R. 734 and S. 841, The Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act, has been introduced respectively in the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate, would work towards insuring the safety of pedestrians who, for various reasons, do not see a vehicle approaching and are placed at risk for injury or even death; and

WHEREAS, this legislation establishes a specific structure of timelines for research and action steps to address the serious pedestrian hazard created by quiet cars, and is based on proposals drafted by ACB

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the American Council of the Blind in convention assembled at the Rosen Center Hotel in Orlando, Fla., on the 7th day of July, 2009, that this organization urges Congress and the President of the United States to promptly enact H.R. 734 and S. 841, the Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act of 2009; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the officers, directors, and staff of this organization are hereby instructed to contact their representatives as a matter of priority so as to advance the passage of this crucial legislation; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the affiliates and members of ACB are strongly urged to immediately add their efforts to this critical endeavor.

Adopted.

Marlaina Lieberg, Secretary


Regarding iPhones

Resolution 2009-04

 

1. This organization wishes to convey to Apple our appreciation of the work that has made the release of an accessible iPhone possible.

2. This organization will work to provide the Apple Corporation with feedback concerning what works well and what does not work well in the current model and will work to help improve each subsequent release.

WHEREAS, Resolution 07-27, passed in 2007, excoriated Apple for releasing the iPhone because that device was totally unusable by people who are blind; and

WHEREAS, since the publication of that resolution, Apple has released the 3GS iPhone which incorporates access through speech and screen magnification; and

WHEREAS, the approach that has been taken to accessibility constitutes an interface unlike any other that has hitherto been available and includes approaches that involve gestures and other unusual approaches to the operation of the device;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the American Council of the Blind in convention assembled at the Rosen Center Hotel in Orlando, Fla., on the 10th day of July, 2009 that this organization wishes to convey to Apple our appreciation of the work that has made the release of an accessible iPhone possible; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this organization will work to provide the Apple Corporation with feedback concerning what works well and what does not work well in the current model and will work to help improve each subsequent release.

Adopted.

Marlaina Lieberg, Secretary


Insulin Pumps

Resolution 2009-05

 

1. This organization urge all manufacturers of insulin pumps to immediately develop and produce accessible (talking and tactile) insulin pumps.

2. Such manufacturers are strongly urged to seek input from the American Council of the Blind and its affiliate, Diabetics in Action, to assist them with this process.

WHEREAS, nearly all type 1 diabetics, and many type 2 diabetics, need to take insulin in order to maintain adequate glucose control; and

WHEREAS, many blind and low-vision diabetics can benefit from the use of an insulin pump in order to achieve a greater degree of control than they receive through the use of injections; and

WHEREAS, diabetics who are blind or visually impaired cannot independently use insulin pumps due to a lack of accessibility; and

WHEREAS, diabetics with visual impairments were unable to independently monitor their blood sugar until the advent of talking glucose meters; and

WHEREAS, significant improvements in technology have made it feasible to produce a fully accessible insulin pump; and

WHEREAS, accessible insulin pumps are not readily available because manufacturers have failed to incorporate accessibility into the equipment they design;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the American Council of the Blind in convention assembled at the Rosen Center Hotel in Orlando, Fla., on the 9th day of July, 2009, that this organization urge all manufacturers of insulin pumps to immediately develop and produce accessible (talking and tactile) insulin pumps; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that such manufacturers are strongly urged to seek input from the American Council of the Blind and its affiliate, Diabetics in Action, to assist them with this process.

Adopted.

Marlaina Lieberg, Secretary


Health Care Reform

Resolution 2009-06

 

1. This organization calls on Congress to incorporate language to eliminate the foregoing list of health care disparities in its proposed health care reform legislation.

2. A copy of this resolution shall be sent to the President of the United States, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and each member of the United States Congress.

WHEREAS, the Congress of the United States is considering legislation that would enact sweeping reforms to the American system of health care; and

WHEREAS, this organization has consistently advocated that laws concerning the health care delivery system adequately meet the special needs of those with visual impairments, including advocacy efforts during this current health care reform process; and

WHEREAS, in addition to other shortcomings, the current health care system does not adequately provide for the needs of blind and visually impaired Americans in areas such as the accessibility of prescription information, the accessibility of durable medical equipment, the recognition of and equitable reimbursement for the services of blindness rehabilitation professionals, including orientation and mobility specialists and rehabilitation teachers, the training of sufficient numbers of blindness rehabilitation professionals, and the equitable inclusion of ocular prostheses and optical, audible and tactile rehabilitative technology for people who are blind and visually impaired in the lists of products covered by health insurance policies; and

WHEREAS, removing the foregoing list of health care disparities would greatly improve the health outcomes, employability and quality of life for Americans who experience sight loss; and

WHEREAS, if this effort at health care reform is successful and the concerns of those who are blind or visually impaired are not addressed, it may well be extremely difficult to have these issues addressed for many years to come;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the American Council of the Blind in convention assembled at the Rosen Center Hotel in Orlando, Fla., on the 10th day of July, 2009, that this organization call on Congress to incorporate language to eliminate the foregoing list of health care disparities in its proposed health care reform legislation; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution shall be sent to the President of the United States, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and each member of the United States Congress.

Adopted.

Marlaina Lieberg, Secretary


Vehicle Donation

Resolution 2009-07

 

1. This organization strongly supports H.R. 571, sponsored by Rep. William Delahunt (D-MA), and will use its best efforts to secure its passage.

2. This organization urges its affiliates to work for its passage.

WHEREAS, both the American Council of the Blind and many of its affiliates rely, to a lesser or greater degree, on revenues derived from vehicle donations; and

WHEREAS, legislation enacted in 2004 reduced the tax deduction that can be claimed by a vehicle donor from the amount of the book value of the vehicle to the amount for which it was sold at auction; and

WHEREAS, this legislation has resulted in a precipitous decrease in vehicle donations and a concomitant loss in revenue for charities throughout the nation, and specifically for the American Council of the Blind and its affiliates; and

WHEREAS, this decreased revenue has had a profoundly negative impact on the services that ACB and its affiliates can deliver; and

WHEREAS, H.R. 571, sponsored by Rep. William Delahunt (D-MA) has been introduced in order to undo this inequitable treatment of vehicle donations;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the American Council of the Blind in conventmon assembled at the Rosen Center Hotel in Orlando, Fla., on the 7th day of July, 2009, that this organization strongly support H.R. 571 and use its best efforts to secure its passage; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this organization urge its affiliates to work for its passage.

Adopted.

Marlaina Lieberg, Secretary


Shared Spaces

Resolution 2009-08

 

1. This organization instructs its officers, directors and staff to petition the U.S. Access Board for research to be undertaken into how people can wayfind successfully through a shared space with the removal of traffic separation elements and to integrate the findings into the upcoming Public Rights-of-Way Accessibility Guidelines.

2. Encourages affiliates of ACB and their local chapters, when working with local authorities, to remind these authorities of their obligation under the Americans with Disabilities Act not to create town centers and streets that have barriers to the free and independent movement of disabled people, and to recognize the importance of providing a ‘safe space’ for pedestrians in all street environments.

3. Calls upon all traffic planning entities to issue clear guidance to their designers, engineers and planners that, until issues concerning the safety of blind, visually impaired, and other disabled pedestrians can be resolved, the removal of clear lines of demarcation between pedestrian ways and vehicle ways is not to be permitted.

4. Directs the Environmental Access Committee to develop a white paper expressing concerns about the use of the shared space concept, and incorporates research findings referred to in this resolution.

WHEREAS, the concept of shared spaces originated in Europe over 30 years ago and has recently found its way to the United States; and

WHEREAS, the aim of this traffic calming concept is to eliminate the separation between pedestrian and vehicular areas, and force vehicle drivers to slow and pay attention to pedestrian and cyclist traffic; and

WHEREAS, this is allegedly accomplished by psychological traffic calming through the removal of curbs, sidewalks, signs, markings and other traffic control devices to create a seamless multi-purpose urban space; and

WHEREAS, planners and engineers claim that the resulting uncertainty slows cars and is safer for pedestrians; and

WHEREAS, the concept, whether accurate or not, is that, without any clear right-of-way, motorists are forced to slow down to safer speeds, make eye contact with pedestrians, cyclists, and other drivers, and decide among themselves when it is safe to proceed; and

WHEREAS, United States planners, engineers and pedestrian advocates are experimenting with the shared space concept in many places such as West Palm Beach, Portland and Seattle, hoping to obtain the safety and livability benefits for non-motorized users that characterize many older European cities, and

WHEREAS, the sidewalk curb edge, or any detectable line of demarcation, which is fundamental to the mobility of persons who are blind or visually impaired, is largely removed in shared space designs; and

WHEREAS, such removal exposes blind and visually impaired pedestrians to greater risk, can undermine their confidence, and thus creates a barrier to their independent and safe mobility; and

WHEREAS, the United Kingdom (UK) Guide Dogs for the Blind Association (GDBA), a member of the Joint Committee on Mobility of Blind and Partially Sighted People, has undertaken research, “Shared Surface Street Design Research Project-The Issues: Report of Focus Groups,” September 2006, looking at the experiences of persons who are blind, visually impaired or disabled in shared space areas to assess the risks and impact that these schemes have on their ability to move independently and safely, and

WHEREAS, Eugene Lozano, California State University, Sacramento, has provided the American Council of the Blind Resolutions Committee and Environmental Access Committee with detailed information concerning the GDBA findings, as well as with other valuable research on possible solutions to the issue of shared spaces;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the American Council of the Blind in convention assembled at the Rosen Center Hotel in Orlando, Fla., on the 10th day of July, 2009, that this organization instruct the officers, directors and staff to petition the U.S. Access Board for research to be undertaken into how people can wayfind successfully through a shared space with the removal of traffic separation elements and to integrate the findings into the upcoming Public Rights-of-Way Accessibility Guidelines; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that affiliates of ACB and their local chapters, when working with local authorities, are encouraged to remind these authorities of their obligation under the Americans with Disabilities Act not to create town centers and streets that have barriers to the free and independent movement of disabled people, and to recognize the importance of providing a ‘safe space’ for pedestrians in all street environments; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this organization calls upon all traffic planning entities to issue clear guidance to their designers, engineers and planners that, until issues concerning the safety of blind, visually impaired, and other disabled pedestrians can be resolved, the removal of clear lines of demarcation between pedestrian ways and vehicle ways is not to be permitted; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this organization directs its Environmental Access Committee to develop a white paper expressing concerns about the use of the shared space concept, and incorporates research findings referred to in this resolution.

Adopted.

Marlaina Lieberg, Secretary


Video Accessibility and H.R. 3101

Resolution 2009-09

 

1. This organization is committed to the enactment of comprehensive federal telecommunications and video programming legislation meeting the needs of people with disabilities, especially the unique needs of people who are blind or visually impaired.

2. To be truly comprehensive, such federal legislation must, at a minimum, expressly address the following public policy objectives:

* Full accessibility of the user interfaces employed by telecommunications and video programming devices through navigable audible menu prompts and readily identifiable and manipulable user controls;

* Accessibility of text messaging, e-mail, and Internet access services available through wireless and other telecommunications devices;

* Restoration, and authority for dramatic expansion, of requirements for the description of video programming and access to emergency information; and

* Wider availability of communications devices meeting the unique needs of people who are deaf-blind through equipment distribution made possible under the federal universal service fund.

3. This organization expects of its coalition partners as a condition of ACB’s continued participation in such coalition, their unwavering commitment to the inclusion and retention of provisions accomplishing the objectives described above in any legislation, comprehensive or otherwise, that such coalition may propose or endorse.

WHEREAS, the transmission and receipt of text data with wireless and other telecommunications devices has become a primary, means of communication used in commerce, education, the workplace, and social interaction; and

WHEREAS, failure to immediately address the need for audible and other access to such text data-related communication will irreparably retard, if not irreversibly restrict, the equal and full participation of people with vision loss in school, work and community; and

WHEREAS, the very lives and well-being of people with vision loss are put at profound risk when emergency information is broadcast without an audible means whereby on-screen-displayed text and other information is made fully accessible; and

WHEREAS, in addition, modest requirements for video description of television programming were struck down by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, resulting in a dramatic diminution in currently available described programming; and

WHEREAS, video programming devices, from televisions to digital video recorders to iPods, are increasingly incorporating inaccessible user interfaces which effectively lock out people with vision loss from the use and full enjoyment of such devices and the programming they offer; and

WHEREAS, people who are deaf-blind may need expensive and often hard to find technology to enable them to engage in even the most basic communication; and

WHEREAS, Representative Edward Markey (D-MA) recently introduced H.R. 3101, the Twenty-first Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2009, landmark legislation intended to ensure that people with disabilities, especially those with visual and hearing disabilities, are not left behind as new internet-related and other digital and video technologies proliferate; and

WHEREAS, the American Council of the Blind has endorsed H.R. 3101 and is working shoulder to shoulder with our partners to pass the array of important provisions contained therein that significantly benefit the blindness, deafness, and other communities; and

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the American Council of the Blind in convention assembled at the Rosen Center Hotel in Orlando, Fla., on the 8th day of July, 2009, that this organization is committed to the enactment of comprehensive federal telecommunications and video programming legislation meeting the needs of people with disabilities, especially the unique needs of people who are blind or visually impaired; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that, to be truly comprehensive, such federal legislation must, at a minimum, expressly address the following public policy objectives:

* Full accessibility of the user interfaces employed by telecommunications and video programming devices through navigable audible menu prompts and readily identifiable and manipulable user controls;

* Accessibility of text messaging, e-mail, and Internet access services available through wireless and other telecommunications devices;

* Restoration, and authority for dramatic expansion, of requirements for the description of video programming and access to emergency information; and

* Wider availability of communications devices meeting the unique needs of people who are deaf-blind through equipment distribution made possible under the federal universal service fund; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this organization expects of its coalition partners as a condition of ACB’s continued participation in such coalition, their unwavering commitment to the inclusion and retention of provisions accomplishing the objectives described above in any legislation, comprehensive or otherwise, that such coalition may propose or endorse.

Adopted.

Marlaina Lieberg, Secretary


Native Instruments

Resolution 2009-11

 

1. This organization, along with its special-interest affiliate, Friends-in-Art, requests that Native Instruments, and where appropriate, other developers and manufacturers of music and sound-related software, work with blind and visually impaired musicians and audio engineers, including representatives of the American Council of the Blind, the ACB information access committee and Friends-in-Art, to arrive at, and implement, a solution to ensure that blind and visually impaired musicians and audio engineers are able to fully and independently use software products to enhance their practice of the musical arts, and in order to maintain competitiveness in the ever-changing music business.

2. The president of the American Council of the Blind correspond with principals at Native Instruments, and subsequently other software providers as appropriate, to introduce the concerns expressed in this resolution, and offering assistance as outlined herein.

WHEREAS, Native Instruments is a producer of much used and highly respected software for the amateur and professional musician; and

WHEREAS, some of the Native Instruments products host what are called sample libraries; and

WHEREAS, these constantly changing libraries include collections of high-end musical sounds: strings, brass, electronic, etc., and other samplings; and

WHEREAS, the interfaces for these sounds are invisible to screen readers used by musicians and audio engineers who are blind or visually impaired; and

WHEREAS, as a consequence of this lack of access is that blind and visually impaired musicians and audio engineers require sighted assistance to set up and use Native Instruments products; and

WHEREAS, as a result, blind and visually impaired musicians and audio engineers, are at a competitive disadvantage with sighted professionals; and

WHEREAS, it is essential that all developers of music and sound-related software take achievable steps to ensure that their products are accessible to, and fully usable by, musicians and audio engineers who are blind or visually impaired; and

WHEREAS, consultative efforts provided by the American Council of the Blind, and its special-interest affiliate, Friends-in-Art, have resulted in allowing other music and sound-related software companies to make their products accessible to musicians and audio engineers who are blind or visually impaired, with minimal research and development costs;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the American Council of the Blind in convention assembled at the Rosen Center Hotel in Orlando, Fla., on the 10th day of July, 2009, that this organization, along with its special-interest affiliate, Friends-in-Art, request that Native Instruments, and where appropriate, other developers and manufacturers of music and sound-related software, work with blind and visually impaired musicians and audio engineers, including representatives of the American Council of the Blind, the ACB information access committee and Friends-in-Art, to arrive at, and implement, a solution to ensure that blind and visually impaired musicians and audio engineers are able to fully and independently use software products to enhance their practice of the musical arts, and in order to maintain competitiveness in the ever-changing music business; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the president of the American Council of the Blind correspond with principals at Native Instruments, and subsequently other software providers as appropriate, to introduce the concerns expressed in this resolution, and offering assistance as outlined herein.

Adopted.

Marlaina Lieberg, Secretary


National Parks

Resolution 2009-13

 

1. This organization strongly urges the Director of the National Park Service to develop policy directives for dissemination to park superintendents to ensure that the access needs of persons who are blind or visually impaired are met.

2. This organization seeks additional funding from the United States Congress to accomplish the goals set forth in this resolution.

WHEREAS, the national parks represent an important source of education and enjoyment to all segments of society, including people who are blind or visually impaired; and

WHEREAS, efforts to provide access to national parks have primarily focused on the needs of people with mobility impairments; and

WHEREAS, there are significant gaps in national parks' accessibility such as signage, audio description of films, labeling of exhibits, and lighting in indoor venues; and

WHEREAS, advocacy efforts for better access have met with limited success; and

WHEREAS, it remains necessary for the National Park Service to update its policies and design guidelines regarding accessibility;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the American Council of the Blind in convention assembled at the Rosen Center Hotel in Orlando, Fla., on the 10th day of July, 2009, that this organization strongly urge the director of the National Park Service to develop policy directives for dissemination to park superintendents to ensure that the access needs of persons who are blind or visually impaired are met; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this organization seek additional funding from the United States Congress to accomplish the goals set forth in this resolution.

Adopted.

Marlaina Lieberg, Secretary


Distance Learning

Resolution 2009-14

 

1. This organization urges colleges and universities to make accessibility a primary consideration when making decisions about which software to purchase to manage distance learning.

2. All colleges and universities who are currently utilizing Blackboard Learning Management Systems which are inaccessible are hereby urged to replace this software with distance learning tools which will work with screen readers and screen magnification.

3. Copies of correspondence sent to universities, including a copy of this resolution, shall be forwarded to the developers of Blackboard Learning Management Systems.

WHEREAS, a large majority of colleges and universities are offering distance learning courses as part of their approach to education; and

WHEREAS, this method of completing course work represents a potentially effective approach to education for students who are blind or visually impaired; and

WHEREAS, the Blackboard Learning Management System is being adopted by many post-secondary institutions; and

WHEREAS, many of the specific learning components of this system are not accessible to students or teachers who are using screen readers or screen magnification; and

WHEREAS, the blatant inaccessibility of the system prevents such students from achieving an appropriate education and deprives visually impaired teachers of opportunities for employment;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the American Council of the Blind in convention assembled at the Rosen Center Hotel in Orlando, Fla., on the 10th day of July, 2009, that this organization urge colleges and universities to make accessibility a primary consideration when making decisions about which software to purchase to manage distance learning; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that all colleges and universities who are currently utilizing Blackboard Learning Management Systems which are inaccessible are hereby urged to replace this software with distance learning tools which will work with screen readers and screen magnification; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the officers, directors and staff of this organization are instructed to communicate our extreme displeasure with the fact that among those utilizing inaccessible software are programs that prepare students to teach children who are blind or visually impaired; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the president of this organization is instructed to write to a sample of the colleges whose faculty are using software that is inaccessible and take all steps necessary including legal action if the system is not either changed or replaced with a distance learning system that is accessible to and usable by students and teachers who use screen readers and screen magnifiers; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of correspondence sent to universities, and including a copy of this resolution, be forwarded to the developers of Blackboard Learning Management Systems.

Adopted.

Marlaina Lieberg, Secretary


Department of Justice

Resolution 2009-15

 

1. This organization strongly urges the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice to commit to responding to complaints, at a maximum within one year of their receipt.

2. The president of this organization will endeavor to arrange a meeting with officials at the Department of Justice.

3. The president of this organization is hereby instructed to convey this resolution to the Attorney General of the United States, Eric Holder.

WHEREAS, the Americans with Disabilities Act is, for the most part, complaint-driven; and

WHEREAS, the Department of Justice has repeatedly indicated that people who are blind do not file enough civil rights complaints; and

WHEREAS, in spite of these assertions, when complaints are filed, they languish for years with no action taken;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the American Council of the Blind in convention assembled at the Rosen Center Hotel in Orlando, Fla., on the 10th day of July, 2009, that this organization strongly urge the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice to commit to responding to complaints, at a maximum within one year of their receipt; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the president of this organization endeavor to arrange a meeting with officials at the Department of Justice; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the president of this organization is hereby instructed to convey this resolution to the Attorney General of the United States, Eric Holder.

Adopted.

Marlaina Lieberg, Secretary


Regarding the Kindle 2 Reader

Resolution 2009-16

 

Submitted by: Penny Reeder


1. This organization affirms its membership in the Reading Rights Coalition.

2. This organization clearly and emphatically regards this issue as of paramount importance.

3. The membership wishes to be kept fully informed about developments in this matter as they occur and that the membership expects a full report on progress that is being made to be provided at the mid-year presidents' meeting and at next year's convention.

4. We expect that representatives of the Reading Rights Coalition be invited to speak to the whole convention next year if this matter is not entirely settled.

WHEREAS, in the past, people who are blind or otherwise print-disabled have had relatively few choices in terms of the books which they could obtain; andWHEREAS, with the release of the Kindle 2 reading device, both large print and text-to-speech audio are built in; andWHEREAS, this would potentially allow people who are blind or otherwise print-disabled to access the over 200,000 books that have already been made Kindle compatible; and

WHEREAS, elements of the device are also inaccessible; and

WHEREAS, a coalition of disability organizations has come together to demand that all available books and an appropriate user interface be made available for the Kindle 2; and

WHEREAS, publishers and authors are now claiming that the text-to-speech option constitutes an audio book which should not be available on the Kindle 2 unless specific royalties are paid to authors; and

WHEREAS, in addition, a range of periodicals is also being published;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the American Council of the Blind in convention assembled at the Rosen Center Hotel in Orlando, Fla., on the 10th day of July, 2009, that this organization clearly and emphatically regards this issue as of paramount importance; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the membership wishes to be kept fully informed about developments in this matter as they occur and that the membership expects a full report on progress that is being made to be provided at the mid-year presidents' meeting and at next year's convention; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that we expect that representatives of the Reading Rights Coalition be invited to speak to the whole convention next year if this matter is not entirely settled.

Adopted.

Marlaina Lieberg, Secretary


Closures of Schools for the Blind

Resolution 2009-19M

 

Submitted by: Brian Charlson

1. This organization rejects absolutely all of the specious assertions that are brought forward to justify the destruction of schools for the blind which are vital to the capacity of this country to continue to offer blind children an appropriate, free, public education.

2. This organization shall work cooperatively with the Council of Schools for the Blind (COSB), the American Foundation for the Blind (AFB), the Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired (AER) to create a set of specific recommendations which all of the organizations will commit to implementing.

3. These shall include strategies for publicizing the value of schools for the blind, the creation of state caucuses of legislators focused specifically on issues of relevance to people who are blind and visually impaired, training programs that can be utilized to educate stakeholders as advocates, and such other approaches as this coalition of organizations may deem appropriate.

WHEREAS, Oregon, Iowa, Virginia, North Carolina, Illinois, Louisiana, and Kansas, among others, have all experienced threats to the ongoing viability of existing schools for the blind; and

WHEREAS, in Oregon this has led to the closure of their school; and

WHEREAS schools for the blind constitute extremely valuable options for blind students in the continuum of educational services mandated by law; and

WHEREAS many schools for the blind operate outreach programs which make services available to students who are not directly enrolled in the school for the blind which significantly impact the quality of education available to mainstreamed blind children; and

WHEREAS, evidence clearly demonstrates that the short-run savings achieved with school closure are outweighed by increasing costs of delivering services for a low incidence population in each tiny school district; and

WHEREAS, there is increasing evidence that the total inclusion model does not integrate children but rather isolates them; and

WHEREAS, many school districts are utilizing teacher aides instead of qualified and specially trained vision teachers to deliver instruction in blindness-related areas such as home management, braille, listening skills and access technology;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the American Council of the Blind in convention assembled at the Rosen Center Hotel in Orlando, Fla., on the 10th day of July, 2009, that this organization reject absolutely all of the specious assertions that are brought forward to justify the destruction of schools for the blind which are vital to the capacity of this country to continue to offer blind children an appropriate, free, public education; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this organization shall work cooperatively with the Council of Schools for the Blind (COSB), the American Foundation for the Blind (AFB), the Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired (AER) to create a set of specific recommendations which all of the organizations will commit to implementing; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that these shall include strategies for publicizing the value of schools for the blind, the creation of state caucuses of legislators focused specifically on issues of relevance to people who are blind and visually impaired, training programs that can be utilized to educate stakeholders as advocates, and such other approaches as this coalition of organizations may deem appropriate.

Adopted.

Marlaina Lieberg, Secretary


Talking Books

Resolution 2009-20

 

1. This organization wishes to convey our deep appreciation for the many thousands of talking books that have been produced over the years.

2. This organization requests that the American Foundation for the Blind and the National Library Service to work to see if there is any opportunity that can allow a talking book program to continue to operate in New York City or its environs even after the AFB closes its talking book department.

WHEREAS, since 1934 the American Foundation for the Blind has produced talking books for people who are blind or otherwise print-disabled; and

WHEREAS, narrators have provided untold hours of pleasure to untold thousands of readers over the past 75 years; and

WHEREAS, the American Foundation for the Blind, because of a complex financial situation, has determined that it has no choice but to close its recording facility and end its involvement in the production of talking books;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the American Council of the Blind in convention assembled at the Rosen Center Hotel in Orlando, Fla., on the 10th day of July, 2009, that this organization wishes to convey our deep appreciation for the many thousands of talking books that have been produced over the years; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this organization request that the American Foundation for the Blind and the National Library Service to work to see if there is any opportunity that can allow a talking book program to continue to operate in New York City or its environs even after the AFB closes its talking book department.

Adopted.

Marlaina Lieberg, Secretary


Teacher Preparation

Resolution 2009-21

 

1. This organization deeply regrets the decision taken by Florida State University and other colleges and universities to eliminate progams or parts of programs intended to provide specialized training which is now becoming more and more difficult to find.

2. This organization asks the Department of Education to work cooperatively with colleges and universities throughout the country to create or expand programs that will assure that teachers who must work with blind and visually impaired children can receive the specialized training they need to provide effective instruction in orientation and mobility, braille, listening skills, home and personal management and access technology, without which such children will not be able to access a free and appropriate public education.

3. The American Council of the Blind, the American Foundation for the Blind, and the Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired are hereby encouraged to work collaboratively to develop and implement specific proposals which shall be submitted to appropriate authorities.

4. At a minimum, such proposals shall include the development of priority funding for teacher preparation, stipends that will support students training as vision teachers, and the strengthening of regulations at the federal and state levels which will preclude the retention of out-of-field teachers who do not receive specialized credentialing within three years of the date they are hired.

WHEREAS, Florida State University chose to eliminate significant elements of its vision training programs earlier this spring and this constitutes one of several program closures over the past few years, including a significant reduction of the program at Portland State University; and

WHEREAS, there is already a huge shortage of teachers specifically trained to serve children who are blind or visually impaired in our school systems throughout the country; and

WHEREAS, over the next few years, many of the qualified vision teachers will reach retirement age and will cease to be available as teachers of visually impaired children; and

WHEREAS, this eventuality constitutes an exacerbation of an already intractable problem;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the American Council of the Blind in convention assembled at the Rosen Center Hotel in Orlando, Fla., on the 10th day of July, 2009, that this organization deeply regrets the decision taken by Florida State University and other colleges and universities to eliminate progams or parts of programs intended to provide speialized training which is now becoming more and more difficult to find; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this organization asks the Department of Education to work cooperatively with colleges and universities throughout the country to create or expand programs that will assure that teachers who must work with blind and visually impaired children can receive the specialized training they need to provide effective instruction in orientation and mobility, braille, listening skills, home and personal management and access technology without which such children will not be able to access a free and appropriate public education; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the American Council of the Blind, the American Foundation for the Blind, and the Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired are hereby encouraged to work collaboratively to develop and implement specific proposals which shall be submitted to appropriate authorities; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that, at a minimum, such proposals shall include the development of priority funding for teacher preparation, stipends that will support students training as vision teachers, and the strengthening of regulations at the federal and state levels which will preclude the retention of out-of-field teachers who do not receive specialized credentialing within three years of the date they are hired.

Adopted.

Marlaina Lieberg, Secretary


Commendation of the Hotel

Resolution 2009-22

 

WHEREAS the Rosen Center Hotel in Orlando, Fla., has provided essential services and important accommodations to the members of the American Council of the Blind (ACB) attending its 2009 convention; and

WHEREAS, the staff of the Rosen Center has been friendly and helpful; and

WHEREAS, the success of a convention is dependent upon the quality of the services provided by the hotel;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the American Council of the Blind in convention assembled at the Rosen Center Hotel in Orlando, Fla., on the 10th day of July, 2009, that this organization express its thanks and appreciation for the services and accommodations provided to its members and its staff.

Adopted.

Marlaina Lieberg, Secretary


Commendation of Florida Council of the Blind

Resolution 2009-23

 

WHEREAS, the handling of local arrangements for an American Council of the Blind (ACB) national convention is a mammoth undertaking; and

WHEREAS, the host committee and ACB members in the Florida Council of the Blind have met every challenge in hosting the 2009 ACB national convention in Orlando, Florida and have welcomed and assisted ACB members in a friendly, helpful, and grand fashion;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the American Council of the Blind in convention assembled at the Rosen Center Hotel in Orlando, Fla., on the 10th day of July, 2009, that this organization wholeheartedly thank and commend the host committee for its fine work.

Adopted.

Marlaina Lieberg, Secretary


Commending Volunteers

Resolution 2009-24

 

WHEREAS, volunteers, under the most able stewardship of Volunteer Coordinator Margarine Beaman, have provided superb services in all ways to attendees of the 2009 American Council of the Blind (ACB) convention;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the American Council of the Blind in convention assembled at the Rosen Center Hotel in Orlando, Fla., on the 10th day of July, 2009, that this organization warmly and most sincerely express its appreciation to all volunteers who worked to assist the attendees of the 2009 ACB convention; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this organization request yet one more accommodation from Ms. Beaman, that being to assist in communicating this resolution, or its sense, to all volunteers.

Adopted.

Marlaina Lieberg, Secretary

 

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