ACB Media Calendar

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June 28, 2024

(BRL) Choosing a Braille Device Trainer (BRL) (virtual)

(BRL) Choosing a Braille Device Trainer (BRL) (virtual)


June 28, 2024

This session explores how you can find a trainer in the area of interest. It offers a practical outline of steps you can take to see just how effective your trainer is likely to be.

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(IRC/AVIA) Mission Accessibility in India (IRC/AVIA) (virtual)

(IRC/AVIA) Mission Accessibility in India (IRC/AVIA) (virtual)


June 28, 2024

Learn how a grassroots ecosystem founded by blind attorneys is increasing accessibility one website, app, and tourist monument at a time in a country with one of the highest populations of blind people in the world. Find out how Mission Accessibility is making change happen. Receive lessons and tips to apply in your own advocacy. Presenter: Amar Jain, corporate attorney and Co-Founder, Mission Accessibility, Mumbai, India.

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(ACB REHAB) Get More Chances to Score a Job Using the Workforce Office (virtual)

(ACB REHAB) Get More Chances to Score a Job Using the Workforce Office (virtual)


June 28, 2024

The Rehab Issues Task Force will hold a panel on how some states have been successful at giving people with vision loss access to the programs and resources offered in the Workforce offices and therefore allowing for additional avenues to employment as well as the standard Vocational rehabilitation office blind service office.

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(ADP) Developments in Spanish Language Audio Description (virtual)

(ADP) Developments in Spanish Language Audio Description (virtual)


June 28, 2024

Panelists will discuss recent progress in the creation, availability, and distribution of audio description in Spanish in the US.

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(ADP) Learn About Streaming Services – You Might Be Surprised Which Ones Have AD (virtual)

(ADP) Learn About Streaming Services – You Might Be Surprised Which Ones Have AD (virtual)


June 28, 2024

Come learn about film festivals, streaming services, and alternative Video On Demand services that provide audio description that you never knew existed.

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(LUA) You Get What You Pay For (LUA) (virtual)

(LUA) You Get What You Pay For (LUA) (virtual)


June 28, 2024

If you find yourself unwilling to wait for the next book in a series or needing access to a niche title, you will find this session on where to go if you are willing to pay for the privilege to be a game changer. Whether you pay by the title, by the month or through an annual membership fee, there are companies and organizations that can provide you with access beyond the free services you are already using.

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(ADP) Academic AD – Audio Description and Higher Education (virtual)

(ADP) Academic AD – Audio Description and Higher Education (virtual)


June 28, 2024

Panelists will discuss the importance of audio description in higher education and its advantages as a learning and teaching tool.

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(ADP) AD and AI – A match made in heaven? Or not? Maybe somewhere in between? (virtual)

(ADP) AD and AI – A match made in heaven? Or not? Maybe somewhere in between? (virtual)


June 28, 2024

Join us for a comprehensive review of how the use of artificial intelligence impacts the production of audio description-its voicing, its writing, and its editing.

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