The message showed up in my e-mail in box seven times within the space of an hour and a half. Now, it's true that I am a member of lots of e-mail list-servs or "message boards," as some call them, but even for me, to receive the same message seven times within a couple of hours, and from...
The major blindness organizations, the ones whose membership consists largely of people who are actually blind and visually impaired themselves, the American Council of the Blind (ACB) and the National Federation of the Blind (NFB), and Darrell Shandrow, a university student who is blind, are suing Arizona...
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07-01-2009
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Filed under: American Council of the Blind, ADA, Section 504, ACB, Kindle 2, Amazon.com, discrimination, Americans with Disabilities Act, lawsuit, e-book reader, National Federation of the Blind, Darrell Shandrow, textbooks, Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Department of Justice, Department of Education, Reed College, Reading Rights Coalition, Civil Rights Division, Pace University, inaccessible, text-to-speech capability, Arizona State University, Princeton University, ASU, Kindle DX, NFB, Case Western Reserve University, University of Virginia's Darden School of Business
In March, I attended a multi-day meeting of a committee which meets annually to advise the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS) concerning equipment, distribution of books and other reading materials in alternate formats, and the most efficient ways to get materials...
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05-01-2009
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Filed under: American Council of the Blind, National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, ACB, NLS, blind, Barry Levine, free exchange of information, Winter Park, accessible world, Functional Therapy, access issues, downhill skiing, ACB annual convention, National, condolence, Colorado
On Friday, many who advocate for the rights and needs of people with disabilities were dismayed to learn of the proposed Nelson-Collins amendment to the "American Recovery and Reinvestment Act," which was and still is being debated in the U. S. Senate. As reported in this blog space, the proposed...
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02-09-2009
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Filed under: AFB, American Council of the Blind, ACB, vocational rehabilitation, independent living, Chapter 2, funding amounts differ, Independent Living Services for Older Individuals Who Are Blind program, diabetes, disability funding, Senate economic stimulus bill, NCIL, Title VII, effective advocacy, balanced state budgets, opportunities for advocacy, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, National Council on Independent Living, and other diseases of aging, age-related macular degeneration, IDEA state grants and early intervention, special education, Rehabilitation Act Title I and independent living services, American Foundation for the Blind
Tuesday's Inauguration the Most Accessible for People with Disabilities in History On January 20, 2009, when we celebrate the swearing in of President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden, whether watching on a television from the living room couch, or using a lap top to view the ceremony and...
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01-17-2009
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Filed under: American Council of the Blind, people with disabilities, ACB, ABC-TV, closed captioning, sign language interpretation, medications, accessible restrooms, accessible entrances, offices of Congressional Accessibility Services, drop-off locations, Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies, Larry Goldberg, inauguration, Joe Biden, walkers, disability license plates or tags, Melanie Brunson, American Broadcasting Corporation, U. S. Capitol police, accessible golf carts, video description, audio description, insulin syringes, WGBH Educational Foundation, Media Access Group, voice recorded information, Mary Watkins, wheelchairs, emergency medical teams, JCCIC, accessible, Barack Obama, prohibited items, designated accessible seating
The American Council of the Blind (ACB) has received several complaints from people who asked for the Braille and large print product brochure at their Starbucks, only to be told that it did not exist. This has happened at only a few Starbucks' locations, but the company is committed to providing...
With the holiday season already upon us, are you thinking of doing a little shopping? Various elves have told us that the "dollar stores" carry a whole slew of inexpensive but useful and entertaining stocking stuffers. Now, if you decide to shop at the Dollar General in your neighborhood, you...
Are you a woman living with breast cancer? Would you like to be part of a caring community who understands your unique experience as a woman with vision loss, also dealing with cancer? The American Council of the Blind (ACB) Women's Concerns Committee is sponsoring a support group for you, by phone...
Last week, I spent an afternoon with an informative braille volume that could very well save my life and will, at the very least, leave me better informed about a disease that reportedly strikes one out of every 13 American women, breast cancer . The book, which came to me at no cost, via Free Matter...
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11-20-2008
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Filed under: braille, National Braille Press, Victor Reader Stream, American Council of the Blind, Washington Council of the Blind, advocacy, National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Ruth Schuman Charitable Trust, accessible publications, BookShare, breast cancer