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Table of Contents President’s Message: New Year’s Reflections for 2022, by Dan Spoone American Council of the Blind Salutes Audio Description Award Winners Come One, Come All to the 2022 D.C. Leadership Conference, by Clark Rachfal Announcing ACB’s 2022 Tours, by Janet Dickelman Call for Nominees for 2022 ACB Awards, by Carrie Muth and Koni Sims The BOP Seeks to Award Excellence, by Katie Frederic...

Table of Contents President’s Message: I’m So Thankful!, by Dan Spoone ACB and Walmart Team Up on White Cane Day to Amplify the Importance of Health for Independence for Blind and Low Vision Americans Convention 2022 Preview: The Hilton Omaha, by Janet Dickelman Summaries of the August and September Meetings of the ACB Board of Directors, by Penny Reeder Summary of 2021 Resolutions Passings Lookin...

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Enjoy all that the ACB Mini-Mall has to Offer in the Fall 2021 Catalog.

Table of Contents President’s Message: It’s All About the Perfect Key Lime Community Pie, by Dan Spoone Summary of the July 16, 2021 Meeting of the ACB Board of Directors, by Penny Reeder On to Omaha, by Janet Dickelman Moving Forward after COVID: Renewing, Rebuilding and Enhancing Ridership, by Patrick Sheehan How I Nearly Became Roadkill on a Routine Trip to the Doctor, by Chris Millsap If Separ...

Table of Contents President’s Message: ACB, We Did It!, by Dan Spoone 2021 Convention Truly ‘Better Together Wherever We Are,’ by Janet Dickelman Wrapping Up ACB’s Second Virtual Conference and Convention, by Katie Frederick And This Year’s Award Winners Are …, by Debbie Rozear and Deb Trevino Thank You from the Auction Committee, by Leslie Spoone ACB Membership Seminar Focuses on How to Create a...

Table of Contents Opening Matter and TOC President's Message Get Moving Together The World Turned Inside Out How do the Blind Live in Bosnia and Herzegovina An Eye on the United States of America India-One Country, Many Planets Blindness in the UAE Erasmus+ A world of Opportunities Describing Diversity Affiliate News Passings Here and There High Tech Swap Shop My Furry Lifesaver ACB Officers and B...

Table of Contents President’s Message: Celebrating Fellowship and Welcoming in the Olympics at the 2021 ACB Convention, by Dan Spoone Accessing the Virtual Convention, by Janet Dickelman Continuing Education and Professional Development with ACB, by Carla Ruschival It’s Not Too Late to Get Moving Together with ACB, by Katie Frederick The Mini Mall Minute, by Carla Ruschival Don’t Forget MMS, by Je...

Table of Contents President’s Message: Blindness Should Not Be a Barrier to Good Health or Good Health Care, by Dan Spoone Convention Sneak Preview, by Janet Dickelman Continuing Education and Professional Development News, by Carla Ruschival The New $20: A Chance for Accessible Currency, by Dan Spoone Summary of the February Board Meeting, by Penny Reeder “Get Up & Get Moving:” A Campaign out...

Table of Contents - President’s Message: ACB Will Hold Elections at This Year’s Convention!, by Dan Spoone - ACB Welcomes Two New Employees - Registration Questions & Answers, by Janet Dickelman - Yes, There Will Be Voting at This Year’s Virtual Convention, by Koni Sims - Your Vote Counts, by Deb Cook Lewis - Continuing Education and Professional Development News, by Carla Ruschival - Diamond...

Episode Notes Enjoy all that the ACB Mini-Mall has to Offer in the Spring 2021 Catalog.

Episode Notes Table of Contents President’s Message: Join Our International Journey toward Diversity and Inclusion, by Dan Spoone ACB’s New Members Portal Announcing the 2021 Talking Book Narrator, by Janet Dickelman Audio Description Project Calls for Nominations for the 13th Annual ADP Awards, by Joel Snyder 421 for ’21, by Jean Mann In Memoriam: Charles Edwin “Doc” Bradley Jr., June 15, 1943-Ja...

Table of Contents ** - President’s Message: Navigating the Journey of Low Vision, by Dan Spoone   - Two Big Announcements!, by Janet Dickelman** - Continuing Education and Professional Development in 2021, by Carla Ruschival  - ACB Angels Memorial Program: Remembering Those Who Lead the Way  - Welcome to CCLVI, by Tom Lealos  - Should You Get a Guide Dog If You Have Low Vision?, by Kathy Farina  -...

Table of Contents - President’s Message: Audio Description and ACB Celebrate Good Times, by Dan Spoone -A Final Piece of Information from the 2020 Convention, by Janet Dickelman   -Join Us on a New Leadership Journey: Apply to Become a 2021 Recipient of the DKM First-Timers Award, by Kenneth Semien Sr. - In Memoriam: James J. Megivern, July 2, 1931-December 16, 2020  - We’re Making a Place for Cha...

Table of Contents President’s Message: New Year’s Reflections, by Dan Spoone Pull Out Your Calendars and Update the Convention Dates!, by Janet Dickelman Explore, Elevate and Achieve: Apply to Become a 2021 Recipient of the DKM First-Timers Award, by Kenneth Semien Sr. Rhythms of Leadership! Apply to Become a 2021 ACB/JPMorgan Chase Leadership Fellow, by Kenneth Semien Sr. Call for Nominees for 20...

Table of Contents President’s Message: Happy Holidays! What We Are Thankful For This Year, by Dan Spoone Celebrating 10 Years of the CVAA Senator Markey Celebrates 10-Year Anniversary of 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act We’re Going Virtual Again, by Janet Dickelman Benefits of Audio Description In Education Contest (BADIE): Young People Who Are Blind Write Reviews of Film an...

Here is the Mini Mall catalog for October, 2020.

Table of Contents In Memoriam: Charles H. “Charlie” Crawford, Aug. 28, 1947-Sept. 11, 2020 Readers’ Remembrances of Charlie Crawford President’s Message: Core Values Are the Foundation of Our Organization, by Dan Spoone Plans for 2021 ACB Convention Under Way, by Janet Dickelman Revision to DKM First-Timers’ Guidelines, by Kenneth Semien Sr. MMS, Past, Present and Future, by Jean Mann How to Inclu...

The ACB E-Forum - October, 2020 Table of Contents President’s Message: White Cane Travel with Masks, Goggles and Disinfectant Wipes, by Dan Spoone Summary of ACB’s Pre-Convention Board Meeting, by Deb Cook Lewis Mega News from the Mini Mall, by Carla Ruschival How Involving Special-Interest Affiliates Could Increase Your State Affiliate Membership, compiled by Ardis Bazyn Affiliate News Rememberin...

Table of Contents Editor’s Note: If you sent in an article about the ADA at 30, sports/health/fitness, or rehabilitation, look for it in the October E-Forum, space permitting. President’s Message: Summer Breezes, Independence and Finally Baseball!, by Dan Spoone ACB 2020 Convention Thank-Yous, by Janet Dickelman ACB 2020 Virtual Conference and Convention: That’s a Wrap!, by Deb Cook Lewis, Paul Ed...

Table of Contents President’s Message: 100-Year Opportunity for Significant Change, by Dan Spoone Like Polio, COVID-19 Will Be Beat, by Larry P. Johnson The Kindness and Generosity of Neighbors, by Jessica Mandich Virus or Victim: Where Is the Balance?, by Arturo Espinoza COVID-19 and Blindness: Why the New Touchless, Physically Distant World Sucks for People with Visual Impairment, by Nicholas A....

Here is the Mini-Mall Catalog for June, 2020.

Here is the program for the 2020 ACB Conference and Convention in audio format.

Table of Contents President’s Message: Welcome to the First Virtual ACB Convention, by Dan Spoone How to Access the Virtual Convention, by Janet Dickelman Affiliate and Committee News In Memoriam: Camille Caffarelli, by Kim Charlson Summary of ACB’s Board of Directors Meeting, April 23, 2020, by Deb Cook Lewis Belonging: Finding My Place in ACB, by Tyson Ernst ‘Tuesday Topics’ Is Back on ACB Radio...

ACB E-Forum for June, 2020 Table of Contents President’s Message: Summer Breezes and New Adventures, by Dan Spoone One Number, Two Mainstreams, Three Great Ways to Listen ACB – A Path to the Future, by Janet Dickelman Conventions and Conventions, by Paul Edwards Continuing Education – A Path to the Future, by Carla Ruschival Walking up a Storm Virtual Style, by Donna Brown Stay at Home and Bid on...