ACB Advocacy Update Podcast
On this episode of the ACB Advocacy Update, Clark and Swatha celebrate Global Accessibility Awareness Day by speaking with Tom Pey (Founder and CEO of Waymap) and Russ Myer (Executive Director of the Capital Region Nordic Alliance) about increasing the accessibility of the indoor and outdoor built environment through way finding services like Microsoft Soundscape … Read more
Modernizing the AbilityOne Program On this episode of the ACB Advocacy Update, Clark and Swatha, with special guest ACB President Dan Spoone, speak with Kimberly Zeich, Acting Executive Director of the U.S. AbilityOne Commission, and two private citizen members of the Commission, Gabe Cazares and Bryan Bashin, about the AbilityOne program. We discuss ways to … Read more
On this week’s episode of the ACB Advocacy Update, Clark and Swatha return to provide an update on the 2022 legislative imperatives, and the work ACB and its partners in the disability community are doing on the 4 imperatives. We also provide updates on accessible at-home COVID-19 testing and the Ability-One program. Find out more … Read more
On this episode of the ACB Advocacy Update, we revisit a session from the ACB Legislative Seminar. During this breakout session, ACB’s Transportation, and Pedestrian and Environmental Access Committees host a conversation with Beth Osborne, Director, Transportation for America. To review more content from the 2022 ACB D.C. Leadership Conference, please visit ACB’s YouTube channel. … Read more
20220225 Legislative Imperative 4 – Communications and Video Accessibility Amendments Act Join Clark one last time as he discusses our final 2022 legislative imperative, the Communications and Video Accessibility Amendments Act. Find out more at https://acb-advocacy-update.pinecast.co
20220224 Legislative Imperatives 3 – Web and Application Accessibility Clark and Swatha discuss our third imperative for 2022, the Website and Applications Accessibility Act. Listen Find out more at https://acb-advocacy-update.pinecast.co
On this episode of the ACB Advocacy Update, Clark and Swatha celebrate Black History Month with Cheryl Cumings (Multicultural Affairs Committee Chair) and Reverend Ray Raysor (DCCB President). They discuss the meaning of the month, advocacy issues important to blind and visually impaired people of color, and opportunities within ACB to support and foster membership … Read more
20220223 Legislative Imperative 2 – Medical Device Non-Visual Accessibility Act Clark and Swatha discuss and role play the second legislative imperative, the Medical Device Non-visual Accessibility Act. Find out more at https://acb-advocacy-update.pinecast.co
20220222 Legislative Imperatives – Exercise and Fitness for All Act Clark and Swatha, ACB’s Advocacy and Governmental Affairs team, discuss the first legislative imperative for the DC Leadership Conference and Legislative Seminar, the Exercise and Fitness for All Act. Find out more at https://acb-community.pinecast.co
Episode Description On this week’s episode of the ACB Advocacy Update, Clark and Swatha discuss ACB’s advocacy efforts relating to accessible at-home COVID tests now available to order online and over the phone, and provide an update about ACB’s 2022 DC Leadership Meetings. To order rapid at-home test kits free of charge, visit www.covidtests.gov or … Read more