American Council of the Blind of New York Inc

10/15/2021

07/31/2021

Absentee Voting Advocacy Alert
The legislature is holding a series of public hearings around the State so people can weigh in on voting experiences and challenges. This is a great opportunity to provide testimony and raise any concerns over accessibility of absentee voting, issues with the BMDs, or other issues that you may have experienced.

Please follow this link for the schedule and information on how to request to testify.
https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=hear

Meghan Parker
Legislative Cochair, ACBNY
www.acbny.info

2021 Scholarship Application Is Open! The American Council of the Blind of New York, Inc. (ACBNY) is proud toaward a one thousand dollar ($1000) scholarship and a five hundred dollar ($500) scholarship to qualified, deserving students. Click here for more information and to apply! 2021 ACBNY LEGISLA...

07/31/2021

Announcing the 2021 ACB of New York Scholarship opportunities for blind or visually impaired students.

The American Council of the Blind of New York, Inc. (ACBNY) is proud to award a one thousand dollar ($1000) scholarship and a five hundred dollar ($500) scholarship to qualified, deserving students. Scholarship recipients must attend the annual ACBNY State Convention in Buffalo (Cheektowaga), NY the...

07/04/2021

A member of the Capital Region Chapter - Megan Hale - has started a YouTube Channel to share her experiences as a visually impaired student pursuing her college career as an Adaptive Physical Education Instructor. Please subscribe to her YouTube Channel to follow her journey with her running guide dog Hero Hale.

Hi all and welcome! I’m so excited to show all of you how I and others navigate the sighted world of sports.

07/03/2021

ACB is excited to announce that today marks the official launch of the ACB Media Network! Please take the time to visit www.acbmedia.org to browse, bookmark and stay up to date on the ACB Digital Media Library.

Find what you are searching for quickly; whether it is the latest podcast in a series or to access any of ACB’s 10 live streams to hear your favorite program or a great selection of music.

You can also jump to the latest issues, as well as, the archives of both the Braille Forum and ACB Blog.

And just in time for ACB’s 60th Conference & Convention, the Calendar will feature a program schedule of sessions and events including individual content tracks.

A special thanks goes out to our wonderful ACB Media Team and Jeff Bishop for bringing this project to fruition!

ACB is excited to provide you with these important technological advances to help keep you up to date on how to access the ACB Media content that you need and enjoy!

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Join us online and discover the ACB Media Network Introducing the ACB Media Network, your one-stop site to access the ACB digital media library. Find what you are searching for quickly; whether it is the latest podcast in a series or to access any of ACB’s 10 live streams to hear your favorite pro...

06/10/2021

Helpful resource

That smartphone in your hand may be even smarter than you think. In fact, there’s a good chance it has a screen magnifier built right in to enlarge the text and images on the screen and text-to-speech capabilities to read the text on the screen, like your emails or a webpage. Before going ...

05/29/2021

Can't wait to read this anthology.

Join us for as we announce our next releases! We will reveal the covers, show the trailers, have some readings, and draw fabulous prizes!

05/18/2021

great information on behalf of guide dog users and training programs.

Guide Dogs for the Blind (GDB), and The Seeing Eye (TSE) of Morristown, NJ, two of North America’s leading guide dog schools, have joined forces to create…