ACB Advocacy Update Podcast
On this episode of the ACB Advocacy Update Podcast, Clark Rachfal is joined by Matt Ater to answer the question everyone is asking: “Who is Vispero?” Matt explains that ACB members most certainly know Vispero through their products and services offered by: Enhanced Vision, Freedom Scientific, Optelec, and the Paciello Group. Clark and Matt conclude … Read more
On this installment of the ACB Advocacy Update Podcast, Claire Stanley and Clark Rachfal discuss how the inaccessibility of exercise and fitness equipment may prevent some ACB members from getting their beach body prior to the 2019 ACB annual convention in Rochester, NY. Claire and Clark are joined by Richard Thesing, Mobility Fitness, to discuss … Read more
On this episode of the ACB Advocacy Update Podcast, Claire Stanley and Clark Rachfal speak with Chris Gray, an ACB member and the Executive Director of the Missouri Council of the Blind, about his experience being blind and living with diabetes. The inaccessibility of diabetes durable medical equipment is a public policy imperative for ACB … Read more
For this installment of the ACB Advocacy Update Podcast, Claire Stanley and Clark Rachfal are joined by Steve Tyler to discuss the 2019 M-Enabling Summit. Steve is the Director of Assistive Technology for Leonard Cheshire and is an active participant in the Global Initiative for Inclusive Information and Communication Technologies (G3ICT). The M-Enabling Summit is … Read more
On this episode of the ACB Advocacy Update Podcast, ACB staff members Clark Rachfal and Claire Stanley talk everything Amtrak. Topics covered include: the accessibility of the Amtrak website, app and phone system, staffed and unstaffed Amtrak stations, as well as accessibility planning for new Amtrak trains. More information about the American Council of the … Read more
On this week’s episode of the ACB Advocacy Update, ACB staff members Claire Stanley and Clark Rachfal interview Carol Tyson, an advocate from the Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund. The three discuss numerous advocacy issues surrounding transportation and the work many different advocacy organizations are doing to fight for greater access to transportation.
Join Claire and Clark on this edition of the ACB Advocacy Update as they discuss the importance of audio description. They are also joined by Sheila Young, president of the Florida Council of the Blind, who talks about her experience submitting comments regarding audio description with the Federal Communications Commission.
This week on the ACB Advocacy Update, Claire Stanley and Clark Rachfal speak with Kelly Egan from Sprint about her experiences as a blind individual and also discuss the exciting accessibility endeavors that Sprint is currently working on.
Special guest Cory Kadlik joins Claire Stanley and Clark Rachfal on this week’s episode of the ACB Advocacy Update. Cory was a JPMorgan fellow scholarship recipient for our 2019 Leadership Meetings and is a member of the Next Generation committee. The three discuss Cory’s experience attending the President’s Meeting and Legislative Seminar in February.
This week on the ACB Advocacy Update, Claire Stanley, Clark Rachfal, and guest board member Katie Frederick recap the three imperatives ACB will be focusing on this coming year. The podcast also features Matt Handley’s phenomenal presentation from the Legislative Seminar.