ACB Advocacy Update

On this week's episode of the Advocacy Update, Claire Stanley and Grace Hart sit down with Christiaan Segura from CTIA to discuss the work

being done by the Consumer Protection and Accessibility Advisory Committee and the FCC.

On this week's episode of the ACB Advocacy Update, Claire Stanley and Grace Hart discuss a recent court victory concerning the Randolph-Sheppard Act Program. They cover the background of the case, why the Randolph-Sheppard Act is so important to the blind community, and what might happen next in this area.

Link to Transcript

https://acbmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/All-About-the-Randolph-Sheppard-Victory-Podcast-Transcript.docx

Episode Notes

On this week's episode of the ACB Advocacy Update, Claire Stanley sits down with Brian Kempfer and Grace Hart to recap the 2026 Convention in St. Louis. They discuss the advocacy-focused sessions, the information shared by the panelists, and their impressions of Convention as first-timers.

Link to transcript.

https://acbmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Recapping-Convention-Transcript.docx

On this week's episode of the ACB Advocacy Update, Grace Hart sits down with ACB's own Claire Stanley and Scott Thornhill to discuss their testimony at the DC City Council hearing on autonomous vehicles. Claire and Scott discuss their experiences, what others were saying in their testimony, and why they showed up to support AVs in the District.

Here is the link to the transcript of this week’s episode.

https://acbmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/AVs-in-DC.docx

On this week's episode of the ACB Advocacy Update, Claire, Kolby, and Grace sit down with ACB's new legal counsel, Brian Kempfer, to introduce him to our listeners. The group discusses Brian's legal background, including his previous cases in the disability rights area, as well as some fun questions about his hobbies and interests. Here is the link to the Transcript.

https://acbmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Introducing-Legal-Counsel-–-ACB-Advocacy-Update-Podcast-Transcript.docx