ACB Focus: Advocacy

20240628 1100 Mission Accessibility in India Originally Broadcasted June 28, 2024, on ACB Media 4 Attendees learned how a grassroots ecosystem founded by blind attorneys is increasing accessibility one website, app, and tourist monument at a time in a country with one of the highest populations of blind people in the world. Find out how Mission Accessibility is making change happen. Receive lessons and tips to apply in your own advocacy. Presenter: Amar Jain, corporate attorney and Co-Founder, Mission Accessibility, Mumbai, India. Edited By: Regina Marie Brink

20240627 1700 P.R.E.P for Successful Networking Originally Broadcasted June 27, 2024, on ACB Media 3 Attendees joined Chris Peterson, Swatha Nandhakumar, and Dianna Leonard as they helped us prepare for any networking event. They guided us through an interactive P.R.E.P session to learn how to plan, research, navigate an event, and pursue leads. Then join us at our in-person event on July 6th to practice what you've P.R.E.P'd and where various affiliate and ACB committee members will attend to network with. Edited By: Doug Hunsinger

Join representatives from Uber to learn how they are improving the rideshare experience for passengers with disabilities, including service dog handlers. Moderated by Clark Rachfal, ACBs, Director of Advocacy and Governmental Affairs.

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

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