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The ACB E-Forum December 2016

Volume LV December 2016 No. 6
 
Published by the American Council of the Blind
 
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The American Council of the Blind (TM) is a membership organization made up of more than 70 state and special-interest affiliates.  To join, contact the national office at 1-800-424-8666.
 
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© 2016 American Council of the Blind
Eric Bridges, Executive Director
Sharon Lovering, Editor
1703 N. Beauregard St., Suite 420, Alexandria, VA 22311

Table of Contents
 

  • Results of the ACB/CUSDGS Survey Are In!, by Tony Stephens
  • ACB’s Parenting Video Available – And Has Audio Description, Too
  • Scholarship Application for 2017-2018 School Year Now Available!
  • Convention Nuggets from Reno, by Janet Dickelman
  • ACB Fall Board Meeting Report, by Ron Brooks
  • Bid It and Buy It at the ACB Radio Holiday Auction, by Carla Ruschival
  • How Do You Find a Job When You Are Blind?, by Marcia Moran
  • This Blind Apple Engineer Is Transforming the Tech World at Only 22, by Katie Dupere
  • The Things I Do Today, Part Four: Listening with the iPhone, by Paul Edwards
  • A Shopper’s Dream, by Carla Ruschival
  • Affiliate and Committee News
  • In Memoriam: Cleo B. Dolan, 1918-2016, by Bashir Masoodi
  • Here and There, edited by Sharon Strzalkowski
  • High Tech Swap Shop
  • ACB Officers, Board of Directors and Board of Publications
  • Accessing Your ACB Braille and E-Forums

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