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President’s Message: JPMorgan Chase/ACB Leadership Fellows, by Kim Charlson

Further Currency Delays Raise Concerns

Staying Connected in Minneapolis, by Janet Dickelman

Does VR Agency Structure Matter? A Review of the Research on Outcomes for Blind and Visually Impaired Consumers Served in Separate vs. Combined Agencies

Journeying Inside the Mind, by Larry P. Johnson

Riding with Joy

Turn Life’s Journey into a Joy Ride, by Larry P. Johnson

My Journey toward Winning Friends and Influencing Others, by Kelsey Nicolay

Why I Included ACB in My Estate Plans, by Dan Dillon

Affiliate News

Letter to the Editor

Here and There, edited by Sharon Strzalkowski

High Tech Swap Shop

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President’s Message: Netflix to Enhance Access for Customers Who Are Blind, by Kim Charlson

With Artificial Intelligence, Facebook Helps the Blind to Know What’s in the Pictures, by Diego Graglia

What’s Going on in Minneapolis? Read and Find Out!, by Janet Dickelman

Sprint Seeks Consumer Input, by Kelly Egan

Stroll the Minneapolis Skywalks for ACB, by Donna Brown

Extra, Extra! Convention Newspaper Now Seeking Volunteers

MMS Committee Goal for 2016: 25 at $25, by Mike Godino

My Privacy Matters, by Larry P. Johnson

Patricia LaFrance-Wolf Memorial Fund to Assist People with Diabetes

Affiliate News

Passings

The Transportation Challenge, by Kendra Farrow

Here and There, edited by Sharon Strzalkowski

High Tech Swap Shop

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President’s Message: What You Didn’t Know about Stevie Wonder’s ‘Braille Joke’ at the Grammys – The Motown Legend Is Also a Legendary Advocate for Literacy, by Kim Charlson

2015 Annual Giving Societies Report Card, by Tom Tobin

How to Register for ACB: Land of 10,000 Dreams, by Janet Dickelman

Let the Race Begin!, by Donna Brown

Would You Like to Work at the 2016 Information Desk?, by Vicky Prahin

Friends-in-Art Seeks Your Art for Its Annual Show, by Amy Monthei

Making the Transition from English Braille to UEB, by Jamie Pauls

The Things I Do Today, Part 2: Listening from On High, by Paul Edwards

Sharing Tools for Affiliates/Chapter Leaders, compiled by Ardis Bazyn

In Memoriam: Dorothy “Dot” Taylor, 1925-2015, by Carol Francisco

Affiliate News

American Foundation for the Blind Board Names Kirk Adams as Its Next President and CEO

Here and There, edited by Sharon Strzalkowski

High Tech Swap Shop

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President’s Message: Eating and Web Accessibility, by Kim Charlson

Microsoft, American Council of the Blind Partner to Advance Accessibility

Sneak Preview of Tours in Minneapolis, by Janet Dickelman

Paths to Leadership: The Traditional and the New, by Allen Casey

Holiday Auction Thank-You’s, by Carla Ruschival

A Tribute to Ida Scotti, by Yvonne Michaud Schnitzler

The Things I Do Today, Part 1: A Plethora of Possibilities, by Paul Edwards

Passings

Hero Dog Team Helps GDUI, by Annie Chiappetta

Affiliate News

Hearing in New York City

Blind Hunting Report

I Am Your Customer Campaign Launched in Canada, by John Rae

ACB Gets Fresh with Tupperware!

Here and There, edited by Sharon Strzalkowski

High Tech Swap Shop

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The Next Chapter for ACB’s Leadership: Eric Bridges Appointed Executive Director, by Kim Charlson

Sutherland and the Washington Lawyers’ Committee Reach Landmark Settlement with General Services Administration

ACB: Land of 10,000 Dreams, by Janet Dickelman

ACB: Cultivating Leaders for the Future, by Allen Casey

DKM at 20 Invites New First-Timers, by Allen Casey

Board of Publications Awards Your Excellence in Media and Writing in 2016

Summary of the Fall Board of Directors Meeting, by Doug Powell

Affiliates: Putting ACB into ACB Radio!

Top-Notch Tool for Job Seekers

Ed Walker, WAMU personality who burnished radio’s golden age, dies at 83

Affiliate News

Summary Notice of Proposed Class Action Lawsuit

Here and There, edited by Sharon Strzalkowski

High Tech Swap Shop

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Humana Now Offers Talking Prescription Labels for Its Members with Visual Impairments, by Kim Charlson

Linked, Connected and Empowered with ACB Link

Scholarship Applications for 2016-2017 School Year Are Now Available!

Willing, Able, and Seeking Opportunity: Video Receives Support from Multinational Corporations, by Eric Bridges

Happy Holidays from the Convention Committee, by Janet Dickelman

Bid It! Buy It! Holiday Auction and Mini Mall, by Carla Ruschival

In Memoriam: “Bob Allen” Prahin, by Vicky Prahin

In Memoriam: Marcia Nigro Dresser, by Marlaina Lieberg

Readers’ Memories of Marcia Dresser

Passings

A Letter from the ACB President

A Great Time in the Lone Star State, by the ACB Auction Committee

Highlights of the 2015 ACB Membership Seminar, compiled by Ardis Bazyn

And the Winner Is …, by Mike Godino

Blind Hunting?!, by Tom Lealos

Affiliate and Committee News
Here and There, edited by Sharon Strzalkowski

High Tech Swap Shop

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President’s Report, Part III, by Kim Charlson

An Update on the Taxi Discrimination Lawsuit, by Eric Bridges

Reps. Cartwright, McKinley Champion Comprehensive Bipartisan Legislation to Transform Special Education for Students with Sensory Disabilities

ACB Adopts Cumulative Giving Societies, by Tom Tobin

Tours and Transit in Minneapolis, by Janet Dickelman

It’s Holiday Auction Time, by Carla Ruschival

Durward K. McDaniel: A Timeline

Remembering Durward, by Allen Casey

The ACB Mini Mall: Holiday Happenings, by Carla Ruschival

In Memoriam: Charles S.P. Hodge: Mentor, Colleague, Friend, July 30, 1946-June 18, 2015, by John McCann

2015 Resolutions Summaries, by Mark Richert

Affiliate News

Here and There, edited by Sharon Strzalkowski

High Tech Swap Shop

The ACB E-Forum
Volume LIV October 2015 No. 4

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Table of Contents

President’s Report, Part II, by Kim Charlson

Willing, Able, and Seeking Opportunity: ACB Video Highlights the Abilities of Blind Individuals, by Eric Bridges

ACB Honors Melanie Brunson with Resolution 2015-04

American Council of the Blind Seeks Executive Director

It’s October – Time to Think about the Holiday Auction!, by Carla Ruschival

It’s Minneapolis, Minn. for the 2016 Convention, by Janet Dickelman

The 2015 ACB Scholarship Winners: Stars Shining Bright into the Future, by Michael Garrett

ACB Stars Shine Bright in Dallas, Part II, by Tom Mitchell and Judy Wilkinson

American Council of the Blind Announces Winners of the 2015 Audio Description Awards

Walkin’ to Success, by Donna Brown

Road to Dallas, by Sharon Howerton

Banquet Lets the Stars Shine Bright, by Sharon Lovering

Notice of Class Action Settlement for Customers of Lululemon

Lynn Manning dies at 60; blind poet, athlete, Watts theater group founder, by Steve Chawkins

Here and There, edited by Sharon Strzalkowski

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