Post Leadership Conference Advocacy Updates Grab Bag

On this week’s episode of the ACB Advocacy Update, Clark and Swatha return to provide an update on the 2022 legislative imperatives, and the work ACB and its partners in the disability community are doing on the 4 imperatives. We also provide updates on accessible at-home COVID-19 testing and the Ability-One program. Find out more … Read more

20220324 – Transit Advocacy at Different Levels of Government.

On this episode of the ACB Advocacy Update, we revisit a session from the ACB Legislative Seminar. During this breakout session, ACB’s Transportation, and Pedestrian and Environmental Access Committees host a conversation with Beth Osborne, Director, Transportation for America. To review more content from the 2022 ACB D.C. Leadership Conference, please visit ACB’s YouTube channel. … Read more

ACB Celebrates Black History Month

On this episode of the ACB Advocacy Update, Clark and Swatha celebrate Black History Month with Cheryl Cumings (Multicultural Affairs Committee Chair) and Reverend Ray Raysor (DCCB President). They discuss the meaning of the month, advocacy issues important to blind and visually impaired people of color, and opportunities within ACB to support and foster membership … Read more

20220222 Legislative Imperative 1 – Exercise and Fitness for All Act

20220222 Legislative Imperatives – Exercise and Fitness for All Act Clark and Swatha, ACB’s Advocacy and Governmental Affairs team, discuss the first legislative imperative for the DC Leadership Conference and Legislative Seminar, the Exercise and Fitness for All Act. Find out more at https://acb-community.pinecast.co

Accessible COVID Testing and Leadership Conference Update

Episode Description On this week’s episode of the ACB Advocacy Update, Clark and Swatha discuss ACB’s advocacy efforts relating to accessible at-home COVID tests now available to order online and over the phone, and provide an update about ACB’s 2022 DC Leadership Meetings. To order rapid at-home test kits free of charge, visit www.covidtests.gov or … Read more

Accessible Tech at the Consumer Electronics Show

Episode Description On this episode of the ACB Advocacy Update, Clark speaks with Steven Ewell, Executive Director, Consumer Technology Association (CTA) Foundation, and Matt Ater, Vice President, Vispero, about the accessible tech innovations at the 2022 Consumer Electronics Show (CES). ACB attended CES as a guest of the CTA Foundation as part of the organization’s tenth year … Read more

New Year, New Goals – DEI Edition

Episode Description On this week’s episode of the ACB Advocacy Update, ACB Advocacy & Outreach Specialist Swatha Nandhakumar continues the New Year mini-series with Blind LGBT Pride International (BPI) President Gabriel Lopez Kafati and ACB Multicultural Affairs Committee (MCAC) Chair Cheryl Cumings. They discuss plans BPI and MCAC have for the year ahead as well as … Read more