The main objectives of the organization are to develop self-sufficiency, security, equal opportunities, and to enhance the quality of life of individuals who are blind and visually impaired. ACB believes that persons who are blind and visually impaired are to be accepted who for they are and where they are in their individual lives as it relates to achievements. ACB communicates to its members through a program that is called “The Braille Forum,” which is a free monthly publication which is accessible in braille, large print, on a cassette, on computer disk, and via e-mail. ACB serves as a store house of information for its members in that, they provide information on laws, policies, programs, and service that will affect persons who are blind and visually impaired (American Council for the Blind, …show more content…
They are devoted to their work and will even file law suits where necessary to ensure that change happens to accommodate their cause. However, ACB prefers to work using structured negotiations to create change. In an effort to assist persons who are blind and visually impaired, ACB has engaged in action to develop public transportation systems that implement auditory stop broadcasts on buses and on trains, install accessible pedestrian signals that can be used by blind and deaf people, encourage the state in supply voting machines that permit persons who are blind and visually impaired to vote by their self and in private, encourage the state of Hawaii to permit blind persons to use their guide dogs , encourage banks and other sale organizations to arrange for blind people to conduct their business in private with the use of credit and debit card processing gadgets, and work with technology engineers to make visual and graphical devices more accessible for blind persons to use. ACB , in an effort to make roundabouts and other traffic controls less difficult for blind pedestrians, have published an online book called the “Pedestrian Safety Handbook” which provides engineers with information on how to develop better approaches to urban planning ( American Council for the Blind,