ACB VisAbilities

ACB has many state affiliates. Some are fairly new and others older than ACB itself. One of the latter is the Missouri Council of the Blind. Join Terry as she welcomes Chip Hailey, current president of MCB. It’s easy to see how and why this organization has survived and prospered over the decades. This is … Read more

Join Terry as she welcomes Peter Altschul and members of the ACB Employment Committee. They will be presenting the analysis of the survey many of us completed a few months ago. They are also the ones who compile and send out llists of potential positions on a weekly basis. Whether you are working, retired, or … Read more

ACB’s Diabetics in Action will join Terry on VISAbilities with some valuable information. Yes, the Sugar Warriors are back to tell us about their mentoring program. Find out more at https://acb-visabilities.pinecast.co

Terry has been on quite a learning journey these last four weeks. “I have experienced so many myths and attitudes on both others parts and my own. I have had a lot of time to think and draw some unexpected conclusions regarding the world’s views on blindness and low vision”. Where do fault, blame, and … Read more

Be among the first to hear from Janet Dickelman tonight when she welcomes us to the 64th annual ACB Conference and Convention with all the activities we can look forward to this summer. Affiliate and committee presentations, plenary sessions with nationally renowned speakers, tours and other social activities will be highlighted. Of course, dates, reservations, … Read more

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ACB President, Deb Cook Lewis, will introduce Scott Thornhill, our new Executive Director to our community. Scott has agreed to join me Friday evening to give us all an opportunity to learn more about fhimself and he about all of us. There will be time rfor questions and comments from our participants, as well. So … Read more

This week, we will hear from Leslie Spoone to talk about the ACB summer auction. We will also hear from the awards committee for a reminder about who the awards are named after and share memories about those individuals and to learn the criteria for nominations. Email VISAbilities Find out more at https://acb-visabilities.pinecast.co

Terry is excited to welcome in Kathi Wolfe to VISAbilities. Kathi is an award winning poet, writer, reporter, and researcher. She has several published books of her poetry and wrote one on Helen Keller, the Socialist. Imagine walking up to a stage with your work in exceptionally large print so you can read and connect … Read more

Terry welcomes in Claire Stanley and Swatha Nandhakumar, ACB’s Governmental Affairs and Advocacy team, with the most up-to-date news about this year’s DC Leadership Training and Legislative Seminar taking place the first weekend in March. Details for reservations, registration, events and much more have been planned for this hybrid gathering. And, of course, we will … Read more