ACB Media Calendar

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June 29, 2024

Guide Dog Schools Beyond Our Borders (virtual) (Online Only)

Guide Dog Schools Beyond Our Borders (virtual) (Online Only)


June 29, 2024

Find out about a couple guide dog school training programs outside the U.S. Co-sponsored by GDUI and IRC

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Understanding Trauma (virtual) (Online Only)

Understanding Trauma (virtual) (Online Only)


June 29, 2024

In this workshop, you will learn what trauma really is and how it can impact your life. Discover strategies for healing from experiences as well as strategies for coping.

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Audio Description and Artificial Intelligence – What Can and Can’t it do (virtual) (Online Only)

Audio Description and Artificial Intelligence – What Can and Can’t it do (virtual) (Online Only)


June 29, 2024

AD and AI – a match made in heaven? Or not? Maybe somewhere in between? 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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Meet Barbara Hinske, Author of Guiding Emily (GDUI) (virtual) (Online Only)

Meet Barbara Hinske, Author of Guiding Emily (GDUI) (virtual) (Online Only)


June 29, 2024

Barbara Hinske is the author of the Guiding Emily series. The drawing winner of Garth, a plush black lab fitted out in a hand-made leather harness, will be announced.

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Get to Know Computers For The Blind (BITS) (virtual) (Online Only)

Get to Know Computers For The Blind (BITS) (virtual) (Online Only)


June 29, 2024

Computers For The Blind is a 501(c)(3) non-profit dedicated to bridging the digital divide for the blind and vision impaired community in the US, by providing affordable and accessible refurbished computers and training. Join BITS and Unmute Presents’ Marty Sobo, along with Computers For The Blind’s Brian Carver and Marci Duty, as they discuss what Computers For The Blind has to offer the blind and vision impaired community, and how you can take advantage of what this organization can do for you.

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Writers Workshop – Book Banning. The Threat and Some Solutions (FIA) (virtual) (Online Only)

Writers Workshop – Book Banning. The Threat and Some Solutions (FIA) (virtual) (Online Only)


June 29, 2024

This discussion will highlight the current instances and dangers of banning books and how it relates to the past. Panelists will share stories focusing on the detrimental effect upon blind and low vision children and adults, as well as people with disabilities and other minority groups. Advocacy strategies and workarounds will be explored.

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ACB Families Goes to Camp (virtual) (Online Only)

ACB Families Goes to Camp (virtual) (Online Only)


June 29, 2024

It’s summertime – time to sit around the virtual campfire and eat hotdogs and s’mores. Whether you’re a kid or a kid at heart, camp is a special experience. Stories, songs, games – a convention tradition for the entire family.

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