4 November

2018 Christmas Party/Dinner, for details, click here

2018 Christmas Party/Dinner Come one and come all. If you have vision or not you are invited to our celebration. On Thursday, December 6, 2018. Dinner will be at Impact Incorporated, located at 2735 east Broadway, Alton, Illinois. Arrive at 4 o’clock pm. Dinner starts at 5 o ‘clock pm. Gift exchange, and Entertainment after […]

3 November

The 2019 ACB scholarship application is now open! Click here to access and fill out the form.

The American Council of the Blind has a great opportunity for students who are legally blind to earn a scholarship, whether you are going to a technical college, an entering freshman, undergraduate or a graduate student. Over $55,000 in scholarships are awarded to students each year. To be eligible, you need to be legally blind […]

2 November

here is thee updated and reformatted copy of by laws

Madison County Association of the Blind, Inc. Incorporated September 21, 1956 BYLAWS Revised April 10, 2018 ARTICLE I (1) – Name This organization shall be known as the Madison County Association of the Blind, Incorporated, of Madison County, Illinois, an affiliate of the Illinois Council of the Blind, Incorporated. Fiscal year is from May 1st […]

25 October

Illinois to Develop Testing Program for Self-driving Vehicles

State of Illinois two develop testing program for self-driving vehicles Article link: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-biz-illinois-self-driving-vehicles-201 81025-story.html October 25, 2018, 4:55 PM Illinois is taking the first step toward putting self-driving vehicles on the road, but it may be some time before they get there. Gov. Bruce Rauner on Thursday signed an executive order creating the Autonomous Illinois […]

25 October

Your Help is Needed to Test Audio Description on HGTV

Subject: Your Help is Needed to Test Audio Description on HGTV Please share with your members who may be able to assist: On July 1, 2018, HGTV became one of the five top cable providers required by the Federal Communications Commission to provide 87.5 hours per quarter of audio described content. Since July, people all […]