Episode Notes

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

Episode Notes

Table of Contents

• President’s Message: Join Our International Journey toward Diversity and Inclusion, by Dan Spoone
• ACB’s New Members Portal
• Announcing the 2021 Talking Book Narrator, by Janet Dickelman
• Audio Description Project Calls for Nominations for the 13th Annual ADP Awards, by Joel Snyder
• 421 for ’21, by Jean Mann
• In Memoriam: Charles Edwin “Doc” Bradley Jr., June 15, 1943-January 19, 2021
• A Place at the Table, by Cachet Wells
• What Color Is the Dream?, by Sandra Sermons
• Heart of a Legacy, by Michael and Peggy Garrett
• What Is IDC?, by Pamela Metz and Regina Brink
• People of Color, by Charles Nabarrete
• Learning and Leading in the D.C. Council of the Blind, by Cheryl Cumings
• Smoke Signal Sent from Quiet Water, by Regina Brink
• Feeling Connected in New Mexico, by Cheryl Cumings
• A Man Who Has Made a Difference, by Michael E. Garrett
• Affiliate News
• Here and There, edited by Cynthia G. Hawkins
• High Tech Swap Shop

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

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 -

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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

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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

Here is the Mini Mall catalog for October, 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

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

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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