Kentucky Council of the Blind

Announcing New Website Supporting Brownsboro Road Sidewalk

KCB first called for sidewalks along the north side of Brownsboro Road between Ewing and Haldeman Avenues in Louisville in 1976. Nearby neighborhoods and Councilwoman Tina Ward-Pugh became heavily involved in the reconfiguration of the street and the sidewalk project 13 years ago.

Now work is ready to begin and some businesses have decided that they don't want traffic to slow down or pedestrians to have a sidewalk to their doors.

Read the whole story at safe42.org or at explore42.org.

KCB on Facebook and Twitter

KCB has new Facebook and Twitter pages. Like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter to keep up with all the latest news. Submit items for the pages; email KCB when you find interesting items to share.

2012 ACB National Convention Coming to Louisville

The 51st annual conference and convention of the American Council of the Blind will be held at the Galt House Hotel in Louisville. Dates are July 6 to 14, 2012. Watch "The Braille Forum" and the ACB and KCB websites for up-to-date information on this exciting week-long event.

Welcome to the website of the Kentucky Council of the Blind.

KCB is a state affiliate of the American Council of the Blind. KCB has hundreds of blind, visually impaired, and sighted members throughout the Commonwealth.

KCB is the leading nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization of the blind and visually impaired in Kentucky. KCB works for equality and independence for all people with vision loss. KCB advocates for quality education for blind children and youth, expanded training and job opportunities for visually impaired adults, improved services for seniors over age 60 who are just losing their vision, and better public transportation for people who cannot drive.

KCB supports issues that touch all blind and visually impaired people, such as:

• Positive change in Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security
• Accessible money, identifiable by touch
• Accessible websites that work with speech, large print, and braille displays
• Audible traffic signals and detectable warnings for pedestrian safety for everyone
• Spoken emergency warnings and video description on television
• Talking menus and other features to make cell phones, DVD players and other technology accessible to people who cannot read the screen
• Accessible textbooks in braille, large print and electronic formats for blind and visually impaired students

Explore our website and learn about our radio talk show called Sound Prints, and about meetings, conferences, and special events for the blind and visually impaired. Subscribe to our newsletter and join our email lists.

Copyright 2011 by the Kentucky Council of the Blind
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148 Vernon Avenue, Louisville, KY 40206
Phone: (502) 895-4598