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March 10, 2022—Indianapolis, IN—Yesterday, the Honorable Jane Magnus-Stinson of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana struck down Indiana’s rule that absentee voters who could not independently mark their own ballot may vote absentee by mail only by appointment with a “traveling board” of elections officials in the May 2022 election. …

FEDERAL JUDGE STRIKES DOWN INDIANA’S MANDATORY ABSENTEE VOTER TRAVELING BOARD AS DISCRIMINATING AGAINST VOTERS WITH DISABILITIES FOR MAY 2022 ELECTION [ READ MORE… ]

The following legislative imperatives represent several key issues in the 117th Congress that ACB believes will help the blind on our road to full independence and participation in our society. The Exercise and Fitness for All Act (S. 2504/H.R. 4756) For the 25 percent of Americans with a disability, equal access to fitness or exercise …

2022 ACB Legislative Imperatives [ READ MORE… ]

By Deanna Austin (information obtained from Don Koors) In July of 1961 the American Council of the Blind National Organization was formed. In the fall of 1971, it became apparent that Indiana needed to establish a state affiliate. Thanks to the Indianapolis Star Fund for the Blind, a mailing was sent to 8,000 legally blind …

ACB of Indiana Reaches 50-Year Milestone [ READ MORE… ]