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Enjoy all that the ACB Mini-Mall has to Offer in the Spring 2021 Catalog.

ACB E Forum for April 2021 Mar 31, 2021

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ACB Braille Forum for March 2021 Mar 01, 2021

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Table of Contents ** - President’s Message: Navigating the Journey of Low Vision, by Dan Spoone- Two Big Announcements!, by Janet Dickelman**

- Continuing Education and Professional Development in 2021, by Carla Ruschival - ACB Angels Memorial Program: Remembering Those Who Lead the Way - Welcome to CCLVI, by Tom Lealos - Should You Get a Guide Dog If You Have Low Vision?, by Kathy Farina - Guide Dog Magnified: A Low Vision Perspective on Working with a Seeing Eye Dog, by Richard Rueda - Low Vision Story Bites - Expanding Recruiting to Minority Populations, compiled by Ardis Bazyn - Summary of the November 2020 Board Meeting, by Penny Reeder - Here and There, edited by Cynthia G. Hawkins - ACB Officers

ACB E Forum for February, 2021 Feb 24, 2021

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Table of Contents - President’s Message: Audio Description and ACB Celebrate Good Times, by Dan Spoone -A Final Piece of Information from the 2020 Convention, by Janet Dickelman -Join Us on a New Leadership Journey: Apply to Become a 2021 Recipient of the DKM First-Timers Award, by Kenneth Semien Sr.

- In Memoriam: James J. Megivern, July 2, 1931-December 16, 2020 - We’re Making a Place for Charlie Crawford on ACB’s Wall of Angels, by Penny Reeder - ACB’s Audio Description Project: What We’ve Accomplished, by Joel Snyder - All about the Audio Description Project Website, by Fred Brack - Audio Description: What It Means to Me, by Erika Wolf

- Paradigm Shift: Audio Description Your Way, by Carl Richardson - Audio Description Snobbery, by Roy Samuelson - Commercials with Audio Description: It’s About Time People Who Are Blind Are Considered within the Advertising Dollar, by Kim Charlson - Here and There, edited by Cynthia G. Hawkins - Tune In to God’s Audio Description, by Chaplain Timothy Burdick - High Tech Swap Shop -

ACB Braille Forum for January, 2021 Jan 01, 2021

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President’s Message: New Year’s Reflections, by Dan Spoone
Pull Out Your Calendars and Update the Convention Dates!, by Janet Dickelman
Explore, Elevate and Achieve: Apply to Become a 2021 Recipient of the DKM First-Timers Award, by Kenneth Semien Sr.
Rhythms of Leadership! Apply to Become a 2021 ACB/JPMorgan Chase Leadership Fellow, by Kenneth Semien Sr.
Call for Nominees for 2021 ACB Awards, by Deb Trevino and Debbie Rozear
The BOP Seeks to Award Excellence, by Deb Cook Lewis
I Don’t Want to Go to That Stupid School for the Blind!, by Dr. Ronald E. Milliman
My Mother Was a Braille Transcriber, by Jean Mann
Help Revive Braille!, by Paul Edwards
The Joys and Challenges of Learning Braille
In Memoriam: Lawrence W. “Larry” Turnbull, July 31, 1970-Oct. 31, 2020
Passings
Here and There, edited by Cynthia G. Hawkins
ACB Officers
ACB Board of Directors
ACB Board of Publications
Accessing Your ACB Braille and E-Forums

ACB E-Forum for December, 2020 Dec 02, 2020

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President’s Message: Happy Holidays! What We Are Thankful For This Year, by Dan Spoone
Celebrating 10 Years of the CVAA
Senator Markey Celebrates 10-Year Anniversary of 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act
We’re Going Virtual Again, by Janet Dickelman
Benefits of Audio Description In Education Contest (BADIE): Young People Who Are Blind Write Reviews of Film and Video
Up, Up and Away! Apply to Become a 2021 Recipient of the DKM First-Timers Award, by Kenneth Semien Sr.
Meetings of the ACB Board of Directors, August 27, 2020, and October 13, 2020: A Summary, by Penny Reeder
It’s a Mini Mall Holiday, by Carla Ruschival
Flexibility, Initiative and Collaboration: Why and How Are These Qualities Necessary?, by Arturo Espinoza
Qualifying for Social Security Disability with Vision Loss, by Cendy Moliere
Assistive Technology for Safe Cooking, by Beth Bakke Stenehjem
Retaining and Reactivating Members, compiled by Ardis Bazyn
Affiliate News
Here and There, edited by Cynthia G. Hawkins
Chaplain’s Corner, by Timothy H. Burdick
ACB Officers
ACB Board of Directors
ACB Board of Publications
Accessing Your ACB Braille and E-Forums

ACB Mini-Mall Catalog for October, 2020 Nov 01, 2020

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Here is the Mini Mall catalog for October, 2020.

ACB Braille Forum for November, 2020 Nov 01, 2020

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In Memoriam: Charles H. “Charlie” Crawford, Aug. 28, 1947-Sept. 11, 2020
Readers’ Remembrances of Charlie Crawford
President’s Message: Core Values Are the Foundation of Our Organization, by Dan Spoone
Plans for 2021 ACB Convention Under Way, by Janet Dickelman
Revision to DKM First-Timers’ Guidelines, by Kenneth Semien Sr.
MMS, Past, Present and Future, by Jean Mann
How to Include Everyone in Your Affiliate, compiled by Ardis Bazyn
Honesty, Integrity and Respect: A Question of Quality, by Arturo Espinoza
Lies Are Always Bad? That’s Not True, by Larry P. Johnson
Affiliate News
Summary of 2020 Resolutions
Notice of Proposed Settlement of Class Action and Fairness Hearing
Here and There, edited by Cynthia G. Hawkins
ACB Officers
ACB Board of Directors
ACB Board of Publications
Accessing Your ACB Braille and E-Forums

ACB E-Forum - October, 2020 Oct 01, 2020

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The ACB E-Forum - October, 2020

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President’s Message: White Cane Travel with Masks, Goggles and Disinfectant Wipes, by Dan Spoone
Summary of ACB’s Pre-Convention Board Meeting, by Deb Cook Lewis
Mega News from the Mini Mall, by Carla Ruschival
How Involving Special-Interest Affiliates Could Increase Your State Affiliate Membership, compiled by Ardis Bazyn
Affiliate News
Remembering Jeanne Sanders, by Greg Lindberg
Passings
The Americans with Disabilities Act Turns 30!, by Anthony Corona
On the ADA at Thirty, by Peter Altschul
Vision Loss, Therapy, and Weight Lifting, by Patrick Raymond
Ever Wanted to Do a Triathlon? Dare2tri Can Help, by Tim Paul
DARE2TRI: A Triathlon Club for People with Disabilities, by Tim Paul
Perseverance and Practice Pay Off in Martial Arts, by Sharon Lovering
Swimming Blind and Free, by Bill Henderson
Here and There, edited by Cynthia G. Hawkins
High Tech Swap Shop
ACB Officers
ACB Board of Directors
ACB Board of Publications
Accessing Your ACB Braille and E-Forums

ACB Braille Forum for September, 2020 Sep 03, 2020

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Table of Contents
Editor’s Note: If you sent in an article about the ADA at 30, sports/health/fitness, or rehabilitation, look for it in the October E-Forum, space permitting.
President’s Message: Summer Breezes, Independence and Finally Baseball!, by Dan Spoone
ACB 2020 Convention Thank-Yous, by Janet Dickelman
ACB 2020 Virtual Conference and Convention: That’s a Wrap!, by Deb Cook Lewis, Paul Edwards and Zelda Gebhard
And the 2020 Awards Winners Are …, by Debbie Rozear and Deb Trevino
To Mobility and Beyond, by Ron Brooks
We Walked the Virtual Path to the Future, by Donna Brown
In Memoriam: Berl Lynn Colley, Sept. 1, 1942-June 28, 2020, by Crystal Colley Dull
Start Looking Ahead to the Holiday Auction!, by Leslie Spoone
Letter to the Editor
Ski for Light, Inc. Sets Tracks for Virtual Event in 2021
Here and There, edited by Cynthia G. Hawkins
ACB Officers
ACB Board of Directors
ACB Board of Publications
Accessing Your ACB Braille and E-Forums