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Summary of 2025 Resolutions

There were 12 resolutions submitted in total. Six were withdrawn; the remaining six passed with no amendments.

Resolution 2025-02 directs ACB to work with the American Hotel and Lodging Association and major hotel chains to develop a procedure for the standard placement of reusable dispensers in the shower and sink areas of hotel guest rooms, and that ACB send copies of this resolution to the President of the American Hotel and Lodging Association, and the heads of major hotel chains.

Resolution 2025-03 commemorates 100 years of Lions accepting Helen Keller's challenge to serve as "Knights of the Blind," and urges Lions to continue their work on behalf of people who are blind or have low vision, working with organizations of and for the blind to not only prevent avoidable blindness but to follow Helen Keller's challenge "to make the lives of the blind more worthwhile everywhere by increasing their economic value and giving them the joy of normal activity." ACB will send a copy of this resolution to Lions Clubs International.

Resolution 2025-05 directs ACB to partner with Library Users of America (LUA) in strongly urging NLS to resume using this effective committee approach; that while in-person meetings are preferred, virtual or hybrid meetings can be considered; and that NLS report back to ACB and LUA at the ACB Convention in 2026 on decisions made in response to this resolution.

Resolution 2025-07 expresses ACB's profound concern about a pattern of action that, if implemented as proposed, will erode decades of progress for people who are blind or have low vision; encourages ACB members to vigorously and vociferously advocate to Congress, the public, and other entities regarding the protection of the civil rights and programs outlined in this resolution in order to safeguard funding for vital programs, provide continuity of services, and promote enforcement of civil rights laws; directs the board and staff to continue to incorporate the issues discussed in this resolution into the ACB advocacy agenda; and calls on the Administration to release appropriated funds and calls upon Congress to fully exercise its oversight in order to support their constituents who are blind or have low vision.

Resolution 2025-09 instructs ACB to join with Library Users of America to request that the National Library Service expedite the expansion of available braille titles beyond the limited numbers now available, and that NLS be requested to report back to ACB and LUA at the ACB Convention in 2026 on decisions made in response to this resolution.

Resolution 2025-11 directs ACB to advocate to preserve the independence of and full funding for the National Eye Institute.