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Emergency Preparedness for People with Disabilities Apr 02, 2020

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This week, Claire Stanley and Clark Rachfal speak with Marcie Roth, President and CEO of the World Institute on Disability. Marcie has a long career history in accommodating persons with disabilities as it pertains to emergency preparedness. The three talk about what needs to be done to provide emergency services to persons with disabilities during the COVID-19 crisis.
To learn more about the World Institute on Disability, visit: https://wid.org/

Information Access Committee Webinar on the 2020 U.S. Census Mar 31, 2020

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On this special edition of the Advocacy Update, the ACB Information Access Committee conducted a member webinar with Larry Carter, National Partnerships Manager, U.S. Census Bureau. Larry shared with ACB members the who, what, when, why and how for completing the 2020 U.S. Census.
To learn more about the 2020 U.S. Census, please call or visit: 1-844-330-2020, or www.2020census.gov.

To learn more about ACB, please visit: www.acb.org.

Connecting with ACB During COVID-19 Mar 26, 2020

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This week on the ACB Advocacy Update, Clark Rachfal and Claire Stanley are joined by ACB Membership Services Coordinator Cindy Van Winkle. The three discuss the recent changes in everyday life due to the spread of COVID-19 and about the many virtual meetings ACB is holding to keep the community connected in this time of social distancing.
To learn more about ACB's community conference calls, visit: https://acb.org/ACB-community-conference-calls

ACAA Advisory Committee Mar 19, 2020

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This week on the ACB Advocacy Update podcast, Claire Stanley speaks with Heather Ansley from Paralyzed Veterans of America. The two discuss the first in-person meeting of the Air Carrier Access Act (ACAA) Advisory Committee. Learn about the committee members, the topics they will be advising on, and how you can help provide valuable input to the committee.

To learn more about Paralyzed Veterans of America, visit: https://pva.org/

Dogs on a Plane! Mar 12, 2020

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On this episode of the ACB Advocacy Update, join Claire Stanley as she speaks with two ACB members about recently proposed amendments to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Air Carrier Access Act (ACAA) that will impact those who fly with their guide dogs. ACB encourages all guide dog users to submit comments regarding this proposed rulemaking.
For instructions on how to file comments, please visit: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/02/05/2020-01546/travelin...

DC Leadership Meetings Mar 06, 2020

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This week on the ACB Advocacy Update, join us as we highlight some of the people and presenters who attended our DC Leadership Meetings. Listeners will hear ACB members reflect on their experiences during the meetings, as well as the legislative seminar lunchtime presentation from Managing Director of the Signal Group, Charles Cooper.

ACB's New Director of Development Feb 27, 2020

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This week on the ACB Advocacy Update, Clark Rachfal, Claire Stanley, and Eric Bridges speak to a very exciting guest - the one and only Tony Stephens! Tony will be returning to ACB as our new Director of Development. Join them as they talk about his new position and what he will be bringing to ACB.

Link to transcript: https://acb.org/ACB-advocacy-update-2-27-20-transcript

Guide Dogs for the Blind and Pick of the Litter Feb 20, 2020

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On this episode of the Advocacy Update, Claire and Clark speak with Karen Woon, Vice President of Marketing, Guide Dogs for the Blind, about the new docuseries, Pick of the Litter, streaming now on Disney+. Karen shares the exciting work that went into filming and accurately representing the long journey for six puppies to become trained guide dogs. Included in this series is ACB’s own, Claire Stanley, and her new guide dog, Tulane!
To learn more about Guide Dogs for the Blind, visit: www.guidedogs.com.
To learn more about Disney+, including how to watch Pick of the Litter with audio description, check out the Audio Description Project: https://acb.org/adp/disneyad.html.

Accessible Absentee Voting Feb 13, 2020

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On this episode of the ACB Advocacy Update, Claire and Clark speak with Margaret Hart, Counsel, Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs, about the passage of S.B. 94 in West Virginia. For far too long, voting with a paper ballot by mail has been the only way to vote absentee in most states, which disenfranchises many voters with disabilities from having equal access to absentee voting. In West Virginia, the passage of S.B. 94 allows voters with disabilities to mark, cast and verify their ballot electronically. On this podcast, we discuss this issue and the great work of ACB, the Washington Lawyer’s Committee, the state of West Virginia and others who made this policy change happen. To learn more about the Washington Lawyer’s Committee, please visit: www.washlaw.org. To read the ACB press release on this issue, please visit: https://www.acb.org/ACB-commends-WV-accessible-absentee-voting.

ACB Scholarships 2020 Feb 06, 2020

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On this episode of the ACB Advocacy Update, Claire and Clark discuss the looming application deadline for the 2020 ACB scholarships. First, they speak with ACB Scholarship Committee co-Chair, Denise Colley, about the important role these scholarships play in furthering the ACB mission, and the new scholarship partnership between ACB and the American Foundation for the Blind. Then, they speak with Sasha Somuah about how receiving an ACB scholarship has positively impacted her life and personal advocacy. To learn more about the ACB scholarships, including how to apply by the Friday, Feb. 14, deadline, visit: www.acb.org/scholarships.
To access a transcript of this podcast, please visit: https://acb.org/ACB-Advocacy-Update-2-6-20-transcript

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