ACB Braille Forum and E-Forum
A magazine produced by the American Council of the Blind

ACB E Forum for February, 2021

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February 24, 2021

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

January 1, 2021

Table of Contents

  • 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

December 2, 2020

Table of Contents

  • 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

November 1, 2020
Here is the Mini Mall catalog for October, 2020.

ACB Braille Forum for November, 2020

November 1, 2020

Table of Contents

  • 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

October 1, 2020

The ACB E-Forum - October, 2020

Table of Contents

  • 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

ACB Braille Forum for September, 2020

September 3, 2020
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

ACB E-Forum for August, 2020

ACB E-Forum for August, 2020

August 1, 2020
Table of Contents

President’s Message: 100-Year Opportunity for Significant Change, by Dan Spoone

Like Polio, COVID-19 Will Be Beat, by Larry P. Johnson

The Kindness and Generosity of Neighbors, by Jessica Mandich

Virus or Victim: Where Is the Balance?, by Arturo Espinoza

COVID-19 and Blindness: Why the New Touchless, Physically Distant World Sucks for People with Visual Impairment, by Nicholas A. Giudice, Ph.D.

The What, Why, When, Where, and How of Diaphragmatic Breathing, by Linda Bollé

Pick a Peck of Pandemics, by Paul Edwards

‘The End of October,’ by Lawrence Wright: A Review, by Penny Reeder

Book Review: ‘When Your Ears Can’t Help You See,’ by David Faucheux

Beginning Again, by Ann Chiappetta

Cavemen, Christians, and Civilized Society: Labels Categorize, Separate, and Demean, by Anthony Corona

Affiliate and Committee News

Here and There, edited by Cynthia G. Hawkins

High Tech Swap Shop

ACB Mini-Mall Catalog - June, 2020

ACB Mini-Mall Catalog - June, 2020

July 2, 2020
Here is the Mini-Mall Catalog for June, 2020.

2020 ACB Conference and Convention Program

2020 ACB Conference and Convention Program

July 2, 2020
Here is the program for the 2020 ACB Conference and Convention in audio format.