ACB Events Podcast
Tabitha Kenlon gives a behind the scenes look at the 2024 ACB Audio Description Awards Gala as well as a comprehensive overview of ACB’s Audio Description Project. Find out more at https://acb-events.pinecast.co
The American Council of the Blind’s 2024 Audio Description Awards Gala Broadcast on November 14 Alexandria, Virginia – The American Council of the Blind (ACB) announces that the 2024 ACB Audio Description Awards Gala was air on November 14 at 7:30pm ET. Created in 2021 to recognize outstanding achievement in audio description in entertainment and … Read more
2024 Sneak a Peek Appetizer Auction Day One Opens Friday, November 29 at 12:00 noon ET. Closes Saturday, November 30 at 12:00 noon ET Opening Bids Included Appetizer Auction Rules and Information: Contact Leslie Spoone at 407-678-0075 or 407-678-4163 or email at lesliespoone@cfl.rr.com with your bid. Please provide your name, phone number, email, item number … Read more
20241102 American Council of the Blind of Maine Annual Convention Afternoon Sessions  ACB Maine Business Meeting. All things Technology with Steve Sawczyn. ACB Community Calls Program with Natalie Couch. Door prizes, and raffle. Closing and Appreciation.  Find out more at https://acb-events.pinecast.co
20241102 American Council of the Blind of Maine Annual Convention Morning Sessions  Welcome and introductions. 1st Reading of proposed constitution changes. Conversation with Scholarship recipients. Transportation Panel with Ron Brooks from Accessible Avenue, and Zoe Miller from Moving Maine. Employment panel with Alyssa Rowe Director of DBVI, and Lori Scharff from APH. Remembrances. Find … Read more
20241019 2024 PCB CONFERENCE & CONVENTION 20241019 Banquet  Accessibility: A Buffet of Choices  Greetings and Sponsor Acknowledgements, Debby Hill, PCB President Drawing the 50/50 Conference Raffle Banquet speaker: Karla Gilbride, General Counsel of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Title of presentation We Have the Power: Fighting for Access and Opportunity in the 21st … Read more
20241019 2024 PCB CONFERENCE & CONVENTION 20241019 Evening Sessions  Accessibility: A Buffet of Choices  Caring for Pets When You Have Limited or No Vision, Debby Hill, and Dr. DeAnna Moore. If someone is blind or has low vision and they have not had training for a guide dog, what do they need to … Read more
20241018 2024 PCB CONFERENCE & CONVENTION 20241018 Evening Sessions  Accessibility: A Buffet of Choices  ·     Practical Uses of AI With Your Favorite Screen Reader or Without! Jason Miller and Anthony Ballou. o Have you ever needed information really fast that is challenging to find? Let’s face it, as students, parents, and regular people, … Read more
20241018 2024 PCB CONFERENCE & CONVENTION 20241018 Afternoon Sessions  Accessibility: A Buffet of Choices  Accessible Appliances: A Menu of Options, Joe Fagnani with the PCB Technical Access Team. Audience members learned how many options they have for accessible appliances. Creating Art as Vision Changes, Lisa Busch with Lynda McKinney Lambert, Carol Farnsworth, and … Read more
20241018 2024 PCB CONFERENCE & CONVENTION 20241018 Morning Sessions  Accessibility: A Buffet of Choices Creating Accessible Environments for the Blind and Visually Impaired, Idan Meir and Darren Gladstone. This was a discussion around the challenges of making buildings more accessible and how the RightHear audio format signage system can help to turn buildings into … Read more