ACB Advocacy Update

On this week’s episode of the ACB Advocacy Update, Claire and Grace speak with a member of our California affiliate about her experiences on Hill Day. ACB members count many steps as they walk from office to office as they visit their congressional representatives and senators each year on Hill Day. Regina Brink offers a first-hand experience as she recalls the experience she had this year.

This week, Claire speaks with two of our leaders from our low vision affiliate to discuss a letter sent to the State Department surrounding a new font policy. It is easy to forget that font selections can easily impact persons with low vision.

This week, Claire speaks with someone from AFB about potential changes in the Title II website regulations due to come out in April. The two talk about a very likely step taken by the government to amend and/or delay the long fight for website regulations.

This week, Clare and Kolby speak with ACB’s new operations administrator, Grace Hart. The three have a fun conversation to learn more about Grace and the

This week, Claire and our advocacy fellow, Nadia, talk about the 2026 legislative imperatives. More specifically, they talk about the committees each bill has been assigned to and why it's important to reach out to those committees to see the bill progress.

This week, Claire talks with Kolby to learn about her experience at the 2026 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. It is exciting to see all the new products out there.

Making Transportation More Accessible for AllThis week, Claire speaks with two colleagues who attended the NCUTCD and Transportation Research Board conferences. They talk all things transportation and pedestrian safety after two weeks of interesting sessions on the latest and greatest in this field.

On this week’s episode of the ACB Advocacy Update, ACB Executive Director Scott Thornhill speaks about the Randolph-Sheppard Act, which celebrates its90th anniversary this year. Scott speaks with members of ACB’s affiliate, Randolph-Sheppard Act Vendors of America (RSVA), and board member Jeff Thom aboutthe history of this important legislation in creating entrepreneurial opportunities for people...

This week, Claire speaks with Lea Rowe from BVA about their experience at a Meta Wearables Summit in Northern California.

This week, Claire, Kolby, and Scott look back over all of the advocacy work that was done in 2025.