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**ACB Focus: Advocacy**

ACB Conference and Convention recordings of sessions of the Advocacy Track

Latest Episodes:

20230702 1600 The Supreme Courts Term in Review-Featuring Bill Piat Sep 02, 2023

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20230702 1600 The Supreme Courts Term in Review-Featuring Bill Piat Originally Broadcasted July 2, 2023, on ACB Media 3 Edited By: Doug Hunsinger

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20230702 1600 Mental Health Advocacy Works Sep 02, 2023

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20230702 1600 Mental Health Advocacy Works Originally Broadcasted July 2, 2023, on ACB Media 4 How can you effectively advocate for your mental health needs? Who do you approach to help with your certain situation? Participants joined us as we had a discussion on how advocating for your mental health really works. Our guest shared valuable information that may help you in your day-to-day life. We can't expect others to know what we need. We must find a way to be proactive in advocating for ourselves. Edited By: Janet Ingber

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20230702 1030 Structured Negotiations and Legal Settlements-Are they effective enough and can we develop a better system for obtaining appropriate legal remedies for people with vision loss. Originally Broadcasted July 2, 2023, on ACB Media 4 A panel of legal experts discussed whether current legal settlements and decisions are providing people who are blind or low vision with appropriate legal redress and whether it is possible to seek changes in the way we approach our civil rights litigation. Edited By: Brian McCallen

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20230702 0900 Update on Legal Issues Impacting People who are Blind or have Low Vision Sep 02, 2023

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20230702 0900 Update on Legal Issues Impacting People who are Blind or have Low Vision Originally Broadcasted July 2, 2023, on ACB Media 4 Participants joined a panel of legal experts who updated us on a wide range of recent legal decisions impacting the lives of people who are blind or have low vision. Edited By: Larry Gassman

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20230704 1300 IVIE-Session I-Learning About IRS Accessibility Services-Session II-Link Up with The All New APH CareerConnect-Inform, Sep 01, 2023

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20230704 1300 IVIE-Session I-Learning About IRS Accessibility Services-Session II-Link Up with The All New APH CareerConnect-Inform, Empower, Impact Originally Broadcasted July 4, 2023, on ACB Media 3 Participants joined us for a discussion about all the ways that the IRS is improving access to information for people with print disabilities. We told you how to request access to notices in your preferred alternate format as well as how to get accessible tax forms and publications. Kim Carmichael, Senior Distribution Analyst, IRS, Talladega, AL. Edited By: Tim Cumings

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20230704 0700 AFB Breakfast Sep 01, 2023

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20230704 0700 AFB Breakfast Originally Broadcasted July 4, 2023, on ACB Media Participants joined the American Foundation for the Blind at its annual breakfast, where guests learned what's on the horizon for AFB and had an opportunity to meet with its new President and CEO Eric Bridges. Edited By: Doug Hunsinger

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20230703 1300 Accessible Documents Provided by the IRS Sep 01, 2023

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20230703 1300 Accessible Documents Provided by the IRS ** Originally Broadcasted July 3, 2023, on ACB MediaEdited By: Doug Hunsinger**

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20230703 1430 An Overview of Equipped for Equalities Work under the ADA for those who are Blind or have Low Vision Sep 01, 2023

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20230703 1430 An Overview of Equipped for Equalities Work under the ADA for those who are Blind or have Low Vision Originally Broadcasted July 3, 2023, on ACB Media Participants heard about cases Equipped for Equality has handled on behalf of people who are visually impaired. Edited By: Doug Hunsinger

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20230703 1430 Advocate for Yourself Any Place, Any Time, and Any Situation Sep 01, 2023

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20230703 1430 Advocate for Yourself Any Place, Any Time, and Any Situation Originally Broadcasted July 3, 2023, on ACB Media Did you know that you are already advocating? Every small conversation about blindness or asking for accessible items you are advocating. Participants joined us to hear a little bit more on how to advocate with a guide dog, traveling alone, and daily life and work areas. You too can be an advocate for yourself and others in this community. Edited By: Tim Cumings

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20230701 1300 First They Came For-Why Dont Say Gay Affects All of Us Sep 01, 2023

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20230701 1300 First They Came For-Why Dont Say Gay Affects All of Us Originally Broadcasted July 1, 2023, on ACB Media As anti-LGBTQ+ legislation is introduced and passed around the United States we examined how this has affected our community and the larger implications for all of our bodily autonomy rights, our individual freedoms and how the slippery side will make it easier to come for Disability rights. Edited By: Doug Hunsinger

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