ACB Advocacy Update
This feed provides updates from the American Council of the Blind on its advocacy efforts.
- Update frequency
- every 10 days
- Average duration
- 40 minutes
- Episodes
- 256
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
Meet ACB’s New Director of Advocacy and Governmental Affairs.
On this episode of the ACB Advocacy Update, Swatha chats with an old friend and new Director of Advocacy and Governmental Affairs for the American Council of the Blind, Claire Stanley. Claire shares …
Looking Back at 2023
On this episode of the ACB Advocacy Update podcast, Swatha reflects on all that happened in 2023 with guests Dan Spoone (ACB Interim Executive Director) and Deb Cook Lewis (ACB President). Listen as …
Advocating for Accessible Currency – Part 2
Continuing from where we left off in Part 1, Dan and Swatha speak with Penny Forward on current efforts in the push for fully accessible US paper currency. We highlight the 2023 Accessible Currency R…
Advocating for Accessible Currency – Part 1
In the first installment of this 2-part collaborative podcast with Penny Forward, we discuss the history behind ACB’s advocacy surrounding the push for the United States to create paper currency that…
The Alice Cogswell and Anne Sullivan Macy Act.
The Alice Cogswell and Anne Sullivan Macy Act On this episode of the ACB Advocacy Update, Swatha speaks with Mark Richert, International Program Coordinator at Overbrook School for the Blind, about t…
Fall Advocacy Grab Bag
Untangling Transportation – How much farther? Getting from Prowag to What it Offers
People concerned about safety and accessibility for pedestrians have been discussing the “Public Right of Way Accessibility Guidelines” (mercifully shortened to PROWAG) for more than a decade. And o…
The Communications, Video, and Technology Accessibility Act
On this episode of the ACB Advocacy Update, Clark and Swatha go over the CVTA, which was re-introduced on July 25th in both the House of Representatives and in the Senate by Representative Anna Eshoo…
Conversation with World Blind Union President, Martine Abel-Williamson.
In addition to her role as World Blind Union President, Ms. Abel-Williamson is involved with several disability-related organizations in New Zealand and also serves on the board of the Accessible Boo…
Making the Case for a More Equitable Paratransit Future.
Celebrating the 33rd Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act
Episode Description
July is Disability Pride Month, and July 26th is the anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Come listen to what the ACB Advocacy team has been up to as…
A Conversation with Uber
Structured Negotiations and Legal Settlements.
Accessible Air Travel and the Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization
Episode Description
On this episode of the ACB Advocacy Update, ACB's advocacy team speaks with Heather Ansley, Associate Executive Director for Government Relations at Paralyzed Veterans of America …
Catching Up with Eric Bridges, AFB President & CEO
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On this episode of the ACB Advocacy Update, ACB’s advocacy team catches up with an old friend, Eric Bridges, President and CEO of the American Foundation for the Blind (AFB). Eric…
Summer Grab Bag
Episode Description
On this episode of the ACB Advocacy Update, ACB's advocacy team celebrates the unofficial start to the summer season with a recap of recent news at ACB. They cover what took place…
What’s New with the Audio Description Project
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On this week's episode of the ACB Advocacy Update, Clark and Swatha speak with Tabitha Kenlon, ACB’s Audio Description Project Coordinator, and Kim Charlson, Co-Chair of the Audio…
Celebrating Global Accessibility Awareness Day 2023
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Join us for the ACB Advocacy Update as we commemorate Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) with a discussion about the importance of digital access with particular focus on t…
Accessible Pedestrian Signals in the City of Chicago - Part 2
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In this follow-up episode, ACB's advocacy team speak with the advocates on the ground in Chicago during the lawsuit for accessible pedestrian signals (APS). Illinois Council of th…
Catching Up With ACB's Interim President & Convention News
Episode Description
Join us for this week’s two-part episode of the ACB Advocacy Update! First, we meet with ACB’s Interim President, Deb Cook Lewis, to discuss her new role. Up next, ACB’s Conventio…