ACB Advocacy Update

This week, Claire speaks with our Advocacy Fellow about several new bills Congress has introduced that will benefit the blind and disabled community.

This week Claire speaks with Doug Powell and Pris Rogers about the Older Americans Act and related legislation. These two experts in services for older Americans talk about the bill and needed services for people losing their vision as they age.

This week, Claire talks with Rob Buettner about their experiences at the 2025 VisionServe Alliance conference that was held in Scottsdale, Arizona.

This week, Claire speaks with a colleague from the VisionServe alliance about a new platform. ACB members can use to reach out to Congress. This new resource, Speak4, Will make it easier than ever to advocate to Congress about important issues the blind community is involved with.

This week, Claire speaks with Cleo from the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) to learn more about their involvement in setting accessibility standards and how ACB members can get involved.

This week, Claire speaks with allies from three other disability advocacy groups to learn more about three bills ACB is supporting. The bills cover a spectrum of issues that impact the blind and low vision community and exemplify the advocacy work ACB does on Capitol Hill.

This week, Claire chats with ACB’s Advocacy Fellow Mia about her recent visits to House offices on Capitol Hill. From hallway meetings to surprise questions, they share what it’s really like to advocate to members of Congress and congressional staffers as ACB and its partners push to reintroduce the Communications, Video, and Technology Accessibility Act … Read more

This week, Claire speaks with two attorneys from Disability Rights Advocates about current disability rights litigation to better understand caselaw that impacts the blind and disability community.

This week, Claire and Scott talk about a “grab bag” of advocacy issues. ACB is busy keeping up with a myriad of new bills that are soon to be introduced to Congress, and activity with the executive branch of the federal government. The two discuss the numerous hot topics and what ACB is doing to … Read more

This week, Claire speaks with an attorney from the Disability Rights Education Fund (DREDF) to better understand the case of Texas v. Becerra. This case could have significant ramifications for Section 504 of the Rehab Act. The episode provides a few ways our members can help advocate to prevent this.