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
- 257
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
Get to Know Our DKM First Timers and A Scholarship Winner
Episode Description
On this episode of the ACB Advocacy Update, Clark and Swatha meet with the 2021 DKM First Timers, Belinda Collins and Kaila Allen, and one of this year’s scholarship winners, Bhav…
ACB Supports the Medical Device Nonvisual Accessibility Act
Episode Description
On this episode of the ACB Advocacy Update, Clark and Swatha, along with guest Tom Tobin discuss the Medical Device Nonvisual Accessibility Act (H.R. 4853). We talk about how requ…
ACB Supports the Exercise and Fitness for All Act
Episode Description
On this episode of the ACB Advocacy Update, Clark and Swatha discuss the reintroduction of the Exercise and Fitness for All Act (H.R. 4756/S. 2504) with guest Sheila Styron, ACB’s…
Newly Elected ACB Officer and Board Members
Episode Description
On this episode of the ACB Advocacy Update, Swatha and Clark speak with the ACB officer and board members who were newly elected in ACB’s first-ever virtual elections this July. J…
Audio Description and Streaming Services: Part 2
Episode Description
On this episode of the ACB Advocacy Update, we feature the second installment of a panel discussion from the ACB Conference and Convention. Carl Richardson, co-Chair of ACB’s Audi…
Audio Description and Streaming Services, Part 1 of 2
Episode Notes
On this episode of the ACB Advocacy Update, we feature the first installment of a panel discussion from the ACB Conference and Convention. Carl Richardson, co-Chair of ACB’s Audio Descr…
ACB 60th Anniversary
Episode Description
Help us celebrate this milestone, as we launch a goal to raise $60,000 for 60 years of success: what we are calling our $60k for 60 Campaign. Since our founding in 1961, ACB conti…
Convention Health & Wellness Track and Get Up & Get Moving
Episode Description
On this edition of the ACB Advocacy Update, Clark and Swatha highlight the Health & Wellness Track of programming at the 2021 ACB Conference and Convention. Integral to the Health…
Convention Entertainment Track
Episode Description
Join ACB’s advocacy team, Clark and Swatha, as they highlight the entertainment track of the 2021 ACB Conference and Convention. Whether in-person or virtual, the ACB Conference a…
ACB Advocacy Update: ACB Conference and Convention Technology Track
Episode Description
On this episode of the ACB Advocacy Update, Clark and Swatha preview the Technology Track of programming for the 2021 ACB Conference and Convention. They are joined by Jeff Bishop…
Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Convention Track
Episode Description
On this episode of the ACB Advocacy Update, Clark and Swatha highlight the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion track of programming at the 2021 ACB Conference and Convention. We are …
ACB Convention Transportation Track
Episode Notes
On Tuesday, June 8, AT 3pm EDT, ACB’s advocacy team members, Clark and Swatha, hosted a live episode of the ACB Advocacy Update about the interactive transportation programming on offer…
Audio Description Convention Track
Episode Description
On this episode of the ACB Advocacy Update, Clark and Swatha highlight the programming being offered by the Audio Description Project at the 60th ACB Conference and Convention. AC…
Global Accessibility Awareness Day Special Event
Episode Description
On this week's episode of the ACB Advocacy Update, we revisit the ACB special event celebrating the 10th-anniversary of Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD). ACB's Executive …
Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD)
Episode Description
On this episode of the ACB Advocacy Update, Clark and Swatha celebrate the 10th anniversary of Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD). GAAD began ten years ago to recognize, ce…
Digital Accessibility and the ADA National Network
Episode Description
On this episode of the ACB Advocacy Update, Clark and Swatha revisit our conversation from November 2020, with a returning guest, Rachel Weisberg from Equip for Equality. Rachel s…
First 100 Days
Episode Description
On this episode of the ACB Advocacy Update, Clark and Swatha reconnect with Mark Richert, ACB First Vice President, and Paul Schroeder, Vice President of Government and Community …
Autonomous Vehicle Industry Panel
Episode Description
On this episode of the ACB Advocacy Update, we revisit a presentation from the ACB DC Leadership Conference. Ron Brooks, former Chair of the ACB Transportation and Advocacy Steeri…
Describing the World Around Us On Earth Day
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Join us for this week’s ACB Advocacy Update with special guest host Tony Stephens, ACB’s Director of Development. Tony sits down with ACB’s Director of Advocacy & Governmental Aff…
ACB Celebrates NATAD
Episode Description
On National Assistive Technology Awareness Day for 2021, Clark Rachfal and Swatha Nandhakumar were joined by Matt Ater, Vice President of Vispero, and Don Barrett, ACB Member, to …