• Reaching out to Congress through the Speak4 Platform.
    Aug 28 2025

    This week, Claire speaks with two ACB members about their positive experience using the Speak4 platform. They share their thoughts and experiences with the platform.

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    22 mins
  • Congress is busy introducing new bills.
    Aug 14 2025
    This week, Claire speaks with our Advocacy Fellow about several new bills Congress has introduced that will benefit the blind and disabled community.
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    28 mins
  • Congress Must Reauthorize the Older Americans Act.
    Aug 1 2025

    This week Claire speaks with Doug Powell and Pris Rogers about the Older Americans Act and related legislation. These two experts in services for older Americans talk about the bill and needed services for people losing their vision as they age.

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    35 mins
  • A Recap of the April VSA Conference
    Jul 17 2025
    This week, Claire talks with Rob Buettner about their experiences at the 2025 VisionServe Alliance conference that was held in Scottsdale, Arizona.
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    20 mins
  • a new platform to advocate to Congress.
    Jun 18 2025

    This week, Claire speaks with a colleague from the VisionServe alliance about a new platform. ACB members can use to reach out to Congress. This new resource, Speak4, Will make it easier than ever to advocate to Congress about important issues the blind community is involved with.

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    16 mins
  • The American National Standards Institute What is it, and Why Does it Matter
    Jun 5 2025

    This week, Claire speaks with Cleo from the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) to learn more about their involvement in setting accessibility standards and how ACB members can get involved.

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    31 mins
  • Disability rights legislation that ACB is following
    May 22 2025

    This week, Claire speaks with allies from three other disability advocacy groups to learn more about three bills ACB is supporting. The bills cover a spectrum of issues that impact the blind and low vision community and exemplify the advocacy work ACB does on Capitol Hill.

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    36 mins
  • Intern's First Experience on the Hill.
    May 8 2025

    This week, Claire chats with ACB’s Advocacy Fellow Mia about her recent visits to House offices on Capitol Hill. From hallway meetings to surprise questions, they share what it’s really like to advocate to members of Congress and congressional staffers as ACB and its partners push to reintroduce the Communications, Video, and Technology Accessibility Act in the 119th Congress.

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    24 mins