National Advocacy Campaigns and Actions
The Advocacy and Governmental Affairs staff of the American Council of the Blind (ACB) advocate on a wide variety of issues for people who are blind and visually impaired. Please visit the advocacy page of ACB at https://acb.org/advocacy.
ACBVA’s Advocacy Principles
We are staunch advocates for our rights and for the services that make us productive citizens. Currently, we are working on the following:
- Creation of a national framework for website and software accessibility;
- Full access to video content from the video service provider of our choosing;
- Changes in the voting process to allow us to cast an independent, private, verifiable and secure ballot;
- Installation of accessible pedestrian signals to allow us to travel safely and independently;
- Advocacy for more audio description on TV, in movies, at theaters, museums, and parks;
- Tactile paper currency;
- Accessible medical equipment, including tests, that we use in our homes so that we can independently manage our medical needs; and
- Acceptance of our service animals on all appropriate modes of transportation.