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American Council of the Blind
ACB Advocacy Update
Non-Profit
English
This feed provides updates from the American Council of the Blind on its advocacy efforts.
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Episodes
271
26 March 2026
Oh no! What’s Going On?
This week, Claire speaks with someone from AFB about potential changes in the Title II website regulations due to come out in April. The two talk about a very likely step taken by the government to amend and/or delay the long fight for website regulations.
20 min
12 March 2026
ACB Advocacy Update 20260312 - We Meet ACB'S New Operations Administrator.mp3
This week, Clare and Kolby speak with ACB’s new operations administrator, Grace Hart. The three have a fun conversation to learn more about Grace and the
26 min
26 February 2026
Talking to the Right People: Identifying the Committee assignments for ACB'S legislative imperatives.live365.com/dashboardDashboard.live365.com
This week, Claire and our advocacy fellow, Nadia, talk about the 2026 legislative imperatives. More specifically, they talk about the committees each bill has been assigned to and why it's important to reach out to those committees to see the bill progress.
16 min
12 February 2026
Wow! So Much Technology!
This week, Claire talks with Kolby to learn about her experience at the 2026 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. It is exciting to see all the new products out there.
30 min
29 January 2026
Making Transportation More Accessible for All
Making Transportation More Accessible for AllThis week, Claire speaks with two colleagues who attended the NCUTCD and Transportation Research Board conferences. They talk all things transportation and pedestrian safety after two weeks of interesting sessions on the latest and greatest in this field.
31 min
15 January 2026
The Randolph Sheppard Act in Jeopardy.
On this week’s episode of the ACB Advocacy Update, ACB Executive Director Scott Thornhill speaks about the Randolph-Sheppard Act, which celebrates its90th anniversary this year. Scott speaks with members of ACB’s affiliate, Randolph-Sheppard Act Vendors of America (RSVA), and board member Jeff Thom aboutthe history of this important legislation in creating entrepreneurial opportunities for people...
33 min
02 January 2026
A Fun Trip to Silicon Valley
This week, Claire speaks with Lea Rowe from BVA about their experience at a Meta Wearables Summit in Northern California.
24 min
18 December 2025
Lets look back over 2025
This week, Claire, Kolby, and Scott look back over all of the advocacy work that was done in 2025.
43 min
04 December 2025
Reviewing New Bills Before Congress.
This week, Claire speaks with our intern about two more bills ACB is following closely. Congress has been busy introducing new bills. We will explore newbills that impact the lives of people who are blind and low vision.
16 min
20 November 2025
ACB’s involvement in the Consumer Protection and Accessibility Advisory Committee.
This week Claire speaks with another member of the Consumer Protection and Accessibility Advisory Committee (CPAAC) with the Federal Communications Commission.The two talk about the newly formed group and its responsibilities over the next year.
21 min