Merry Christmas!!! I’m Malissa Hudson, I’ll be filling in for Anthony Corona on Sunday Edition as he’s enjoying a nice vacation in Honduras. We’re all glad he made it there safely! We’re going to be celebrating our ACB Community and the work they’ve done this past year. In the first hour the lovely and talented Cindy Hollis will be speaking about the upcoming Community-a-Thon on New Year’s Eve from 3 PM to 3 AM EST! This is also a fundraiser for the community. In the second hour, I’ll be featuring many of our community hosts to talk about what is a host in Zoom language, and what the role of a host is in our community. My guests will be Sheila Young, Belinda Collins, Lucy Edmunds, and Natalie Couch. These four dynamic women are not only my friends, but also colleagues. I want to thank Anthony for asking me to fill in for him, and to my host and producer, Byron Lee! Let’s celebrate!!!

This week on ACB Media 1 at 1pm EDT or wherever you get your podcasts I will be speaking with Andy and Alex from Accessible Pharmacy Services for the Blind. They will walk us through the ease of this revolutionary service and answer all of your questions. The Accessible Pharmacy is a full concierge service with individual service reps and plans. It comes directly to your door in whatever formats work best for the individual consumer with little back and forth. I look forward to discussing their service model and answering all the questions from our members. 

I will also feature a few holiday announcements and a surprise or two. 

For more information about Our Space Our Place, visit http://www.ourspaceourplace.org or e-mail [email protected]

Programming note:

May everyone have a great Holiday Season and feel my virtual hugs. I want to thank all my loyal listeners for the great support and friendships. 

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This week Anthony speaks with Penny, Sarah, Sheila and Melanie from GDUI about traveling internationally with your guide dogs. As some of you may know some major restrictions were put into place in July that the CDC and other agencies did not do well to let the public know and as a result some Guide Dog users were placed in unimaginable positions. Anthony will also speak to Dean (an ACB Member) who was forced to leave his guide in Nigeria after attending a Funeral due to the lack of his airline, school or any agency apprising him of the new restrictions.

Fear not folks, Due to the advocacy of Anthony, Gabriel Lopez Kafati; Penny and the ladies of GDUI; and with help from a few of the Guide schools this matter was addressed and some of the restrictions have been lifted. We will bring you explanations of the new rules and regulations as well as go over a checklist we should all have when traveling out of the country with our beloved guides.

We will also open up the conversation for any questions or comments so join us live using the below zoom information or listen on ACB Media 1 at 1pm EDT this Sunday and directly after wherever you listen to your podcasts.

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First, we will hear an exciting announcement from AIRA with Jeanine Stanley.

Then Anthony welcomes Jo Lynn Bailey-Page as co-host as Sunday Edition continues its conversations spotlighting Audio Description. With the excitement of the Inaugural Audio Description Gala still fresh and buzzing we take a deep dive into other forms, spaces, and places to discover more about this game changing service.

The America the Beautiful Access Pass is the perfect ticket to Get Up and Get Moving. We will bring all the information needed to obtain this free pass and experience some of the hard work the descriptathon folks have put in to make these national treasures accessible to us all.

Join Anthony and Jo Lynn as they welcome:

These topics as well as what’s coming up and possible employment opportunities with the National Park Service are on the menu with your opportunity to ask your questions as dessert. So grab your favorite brunch beverage and follow the Join information below and "get up and moving" to Sunday Edition at 1:00 p.m. EDT on ACB Media 1 or wherever you get your podcasts.

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This Sunday at 1 PM Eastern on ACB Media 1 and just before the Gala on November 18th on ACB Media 6 Anthony is joined by President Dan Spoone, Anthony Stevens, Kim Charleson, Jennifer Flat, Carl Richardson With Special Guest Roy Samuelson and a few surprises as we:

Formally Announce the categories and presenters

Share the excitement of this Bold new adventure of the Audio Description Project

Ruminate on the importance of Quality Audio Description

And celebrate the First Annual Audio Description Gala and all the achievement of ADP, ACB and our friends and champions in the business.

Here is a link and excerpt to my audio description story and info for the GALA

"Then, during a major moment in my blind journey, the cellblock door was blasted off"

Want to read more… Click below:

https://acbvoices.wordpress.com/2021/11/11/audio-description-opening-the-cellblock-doors%ef%bf%bc/

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ACB’s 2021 Audio Description Awards Gala is a free & virtual event. It will be aired live at ADAwardsGala.org and on Peacock on Nov. 18th, 2021, starting at 7:30 p.m. ET

Join Anthony this Sunday as he speaks with Margie, Lucy, Lynn, and Lisa about various aspects of mental health. We will be discussing the 12-step model; support; and stigmata; surrounding reaching out for help.

Over the last few months Anthony and Sunday Edition listeners have opened the discussion about surviving misconduct and more in our community. We have heard some of the personal stories and what some in our community are doing to shine a light for so many still living in the darkness of isolation and/or shame. 

This Sunday at 1pm EDT. On ACB Media One on wherever you get your podcast’s Anthony is joined by Margie Donovan one of the architects of the ACB Resolution to explore and explain the resolution and call for support of our sisters and brothers who have experienced misconduct or abuse. 

Then Wayne Pearcy who bravely shared his story with Sunday Edition in august returns to introduce Stacy and Addison other survivors who are working so tirelessly to amplify the voices and affect change

This week Anthony speaks with the effervescent  Jeannine Stanley about what’s going on with AIRA and some HUGE announcements. Have you found a creative way to use AIRA? Jeannine and Anthony want to highlight some creative uses also. 

Then in our second hour Anthony welcomes back the Get up, Get Moving folks to celebrate the Coast to Coast White Cane Day Dance Party celebration, talk about what’s next and hear from listeners how they celebrated White Cane Day and how they are….

Getting up and Getting Moving! 

This week Anthony speaks to Debbie Brown in the first hour on ACB Media 1. Debbie joined the team in the Alexandria office a few months ago and has made a real impact. We will get to know her, how she enjoys her new role and open it up for some listener questions.

Then in our second hour Gabriel Lopez Kafati and Guillermo Robles will join Anthony to talk about Hispanic Heritage Month. They will share with us what it means for them to celebrate with ACB and in general and then they will preview what’s happening with the MCAC sub-committee.

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Content suggestions and questions for monthly Spanish Focus Calls:

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Anthony Welcomes the fine folks who are Helming the Get Up Get Moving campaign. From durable medical equipment to accessible exercise equipment, from social networking to improved health for our community this 3 year campaign will not only transform the organizational reach and advocacy but empower us all to get healthy, get motivated and of course…. UP and Moving!

Dan Dillon, Chair, Partnership sub-committee

Koni Sims

Leslie Spoone, Co-chair, Publicity sub-committee

Sheila Styron, Chair, Advocacy sub-committee

Terry Suarez, Co-chair Publicity sub-committee

Tom Tobin, Campaign chair

Look for the get up, get moving… Coast-to-coast dance party… October 15!

And join Sunday edition on October 17 as some of these fine folks come back for a wrap-up party and they let us know what’s coming up next forget up, get moving.