American Council of the Blind
Together for a Bright Future
Organization profile from the Accessibility.com spotlight series. Written in 2020 to 2021 and kept as an archive, so details such as services and contact information may have changed.
Mission
The American Council of the Blind strives to increase the independence, security, equality of opportunity, and quality of life for all blind and visually impaired people.
Services Provided
ACB provides service referral, information and peer support, scholarships, advocacy, Audio Description Project, community events and member engagement, informational hotline, and ACB Radio station.
How Donations Are Used
To fund the mission of the organization through our programs and services.
Project Spotlight
ACB's voting toolkit provides a walk-through of voters’ rights, how they can choose to vote in the upcoming elections, information to address COVID-19 health and accessibility concerns, and what work ACB is doing to secure the voting rights of people who are blind and low vision. More information about voting and other advocacy related issues is available through the ACB Advocacy Update podcast .
Interesting Facts
ACB's Audio Description Project website features a master list of over 4,370 titles for movies, shows, and other entertainment with audio description.
Where To Donate
Donate here .
Newsletter Sign-up
Sign-up here .