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ACB Advocacy Update

This feed provides updates from the American Council of the Blind on its advocacy efforts.

Government & Organizations Non-Profit
Update frequency
every 10 days
Average duration
40 minutes
Episodes
256
Years Active
2018 - 2025
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White Cane Day

White Cane Day

This week on the ACB Advocacy Update, Claire Stanley and Clark Rachfal speak with three ACB members - Jeff Thom, Maria Kristic, and Lindsey Tilden, as they celebrate National White Cane Day. The gues…
00:58:24  |   Thu 15 Oct 2020
10 Years of the CVAA

10 Years of the CVAA

On this episode of the ACB Advocacy Update, Claire and Clark discuss 10 years of the 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010 (CVAA). ACB member Jesse Acosta shares his persona…
00:59:44  |   Thu 08 Oct 2020
USABA & National Blind Sports Day

USABA & National Blind Sports Day

On this episode of the Advocacy Update, Clark Rachfal is joined by representatives from the U.S. Association of Blind athletes (USABA) to discuss the third annual and first virtual National Blind Spo…

00:43:53  |   Thu 01 Oct 2020
Celebrating 2 Years Strong!

Celebrating 2 Years Strong!

Episode Notes

This week on the podcast, Claire, the advocacy and out reach specialist, and Tony Stephens, the director of development, celebrate the two-year anniversary of the podcast. They reminisc…

00:59:01  |   Thu 24 Sep 2020
Voter Engagement

Voter Engagement

Episode Notes

This week on the ACB Advocacy Update, Claire and Clark discuss a newly formed coalition of organizations that is working toward equal access to voting for all people with disabilities. …

00:58:32  |   Thu 17 Sep 2020
Talking About My ReReReResolutions

Talking About My ReReReResolutions

On this episode of the ACB Advocacy Update, Claire and Clark recap the 2020 ACB Resolutions as adopted by the Board of Directors. They are joined by ACB Resolutions Committee co-Chair, Gabe Griffith,…

00:58:27  |   Thu 10 Sep 2020
ACB Voices

ACB Voices

This week on the ACB Advocacy Update, Claire Stanley and Clark Rachfal discuss the launch of ACB Voices. They speak with two of the great minds behind the blog, ACB Director of Development Tony Steph…

00:51:34  |   Thu 03 Sep 2020
Department of Transportation Accessible Strategic Plan Framework

Department of Transportation Accessible Strategic Plan Framework

Clark Rachfal and Claire Stanley speak with Sarah Malaier, Public Policy and Research Advisor for the American Foundation for the Blind. They talk about their participation in the U.S. Department of …

00:57:51  |   Thu 27 Aug 2020
COVID-19 Update

COVID-19 Update

This week on the ACB Advocacy Update, ACB staff members Claire Stanley and Clark Rachfal discuss how the coronavirus has touched upon numerous areas of advocacy ACB routinely works on. They highlight…

00:56:35  |   Thu 20 Aug 2020
The State of Accessible Voting in the States

The State of Accessible Voting in the States

On this episode of the Advocacy Update, Claire and Clark speak with multiple guests about the advocacy work and government initiatives to ensure in-person and remote absentee voting options are acces…

00:55:00  |   Thu 13 Aug 2020
Education During COVID-19

Education During COVID-19

This week, Claire and Clark speak with ACB members about their experiences surrounding education, both K-12 and higher ed, during COVID-19. The three guests offer different perspectives from blind pa…

00:59:01  |   Thu 06 Aug 2020
Transportation Forum

Transportation Forum

This week, ACB staff members Claire Stanley and Clark Rachfal speak with three ACB leaders who helped develop and present the Transportation Forum at this year's convention. The podcast covers the co…

00:59:31  |   Thu 30 Jul 2020
Audio Description Legislative Panel

Audio Description Legislative Panel

On this episode of the ACB Advocacy Update, please enjoy this Audio Description Project (ADP) panel presentation from the 2020 ACB virtual conference and convention. Clark Rachfal and Claire Stanley …

01:17:36  |   Thu 23 Jul 2020
Advocacy Bootcamp!

Advocacy Bootcamp!

This week's episode features ACB's Advocacy Bootcamp hosted by staff members Claire Stanley and Clark Rachfal during the 2020 ACB virtual convention. During this bootcamp, Claire and Clark discuss ho…

01:37:41  |   Thu 16 Jul 2020
2020 Virtual Convention Sneak Peak

2020 Virtual Convention Sneak Peak

This week on the ACB Advocacy Update, ACB staff members Eric Bridges, Claire Stanley, and Tony Stephens provide a sneak peak of the 59th ACB Conference and Convention. They discuss what the conventio…

00:30:00  |   Thu 02 Jul 2020
Teaching Blind Students at Home - Part 2

Teaching Blind Students at Home - Part 2

This week on the ACB Advocacy Update, we air the second part of an important webinar developed and produced by the ACB Special Education Committee. This podcast will teach parents and guardians about…

00:40:46  |   Thu 25 Jun 2020
A Conversation about Racism and Disability with ACB Members

A Conversation about Racism and Disability with ACB Members

On June 19, 1865, the Union Army reached Galveston, Texas, and read a federal order proclaiming that all enslaved persons in the U.S. state of Texas were now free, nearly two and a half years after t…

01:00:26  |   Fri 19 Jun 2020
Teaching Blind Students at Home

Teaching Blind Students at Home

Join some of our own ACB members and outside educators as they talk about best practices for parents to work with their blind and visually impaired students during the COVID-19 pandemic. Parents now …

00:29:31  |   Thu 18 Jun 2020
ACB Welcomes Anthony Corona

ACB Welcomes Anthony Corona

On this episode of the ACB Advocacy Update, Clark speaks with Anthony Corona, ACB’s new Marketing, Communications and Strategy Intern. During this conversation, we get to know Anthony personally and …

00:26:28  |   Thu 11 Jun 2020
Accessible Voting and Filing an ADA Complaint

Accessible Voting and Filing an ADA Complaint

On this episode of the ACB Advocacy Update, Claire speaks with Courtney Holthus, Advocacy Director for Disability Rights Idaho, about the importance of accessible voting and the process to file an Am…

00:26:22  |   Thu 04 Jun 2020
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