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2025 Convention Information

The 2025 American Council of the Blind Conference and Convention will be held July 4th through July 11th at the Hyatt Regency Hotel located at 300 Reunion Blvd, Dallas, Texas 75207.

All times listed are Central time.

The Convention registration is sponsored by:
The Convention registration is sponsored by Envision.

Registration Information

Registration schedule

  • Online Registration will open May 15, 2025, at 8:00 am ET for members only.
  • On May 22, 2025, registration will open for everyone.
  • Registration ends Tuesday, June 17, 2025, at 11:59 pm ET.
  • Registration will re-open on July 4th for on-site attendees at 11:00 AM in Dallas for those who didn’t register before June 17, 2025.
  • To register as a virtual attendee, you can only register online. There will be no telephone support for registration after June 17, 2025.

Registration Fees

  • There is an administrative fee of $55 for ACB members and $70 for non-members. After June 17th, registration will be $75 for members and $90 for non-members.

Registration

  • To register, you must log in to your member account at https://members.acb.org/. If you do not remember your login and password, you may select “password reset” or call the Minneapolis office at 612-332-3242. Once logged in to the members site, select the link labeled “ACB Convention.”
  • If you have not created a member account at https://members.acb.org/, select the “Create an Account” link and provide the requested information. After creating an account, you can log in, but it may take up to 24 business hours before you can complete a convention registration, as the Minneapolis office needs to link your member account to our database.
  • If you need assistance in registering, telephone registration will be available by calling Janet Dickelman at 651-428-5059.
  • Once you have selected the “Register for the 2025 Conference and Convention” link on the members main page, it will open to an introduction page you should read, and then proceed to your preferences page. Please verify your contact information and select whether you will be attending the convention virtually or in-person. If you choose to be a virtual attendee, you will not be shown sessions that are only available to in-person attendees. If you choose to be an in-person attendee, you will be shown all virtual and in-person sessions.
  • See the continuing education tab for information about how to register for CE (continuing education) credits. There is an additional charge for registering for these credits.
  • If you choose to be a virtual attendee and later decide to attend the conference and convention in person, you will need to contact the Minneapolis office to change from a virtual attendee to an in-person attendee.
  • If you are registering as a virtual attendee and you want a program mailed to you, you need to register by May 31st to receive a print or braille program.
  • All virtual sessions are included in the registration fee, and you do not need to select sessions you plan to attend. Zoom links for convention registrants will be shown on the members website and sent by email.

Browse Conference and Convention Sessions

ACB will be holding a hybrid conference and convention offering virtual only sessions, in-person only sessions, and virtual and in-person sessions together.

  • Use this page to browse through all the meetings, programs, seminars, workshops, and tours being offered.
  • Since the conference and convention is being held in Dallas, Texas all times shown on this website are central time!

Below you may browse through all the seminars, workshops, programs and social events being offered. There may be changes to this session information before registration opens May 15th. Dates and times could change, sessions can be added or deleted, and session descriptions may be updated. We will strive to keep this section as up to date as possible.

 

Virtual events before the in-person portion of the convention

Wednesday, June 11 at 7:00 PM: Candidate's Forum

Saturday, June 21 at 5:00 PM: Summer auction, preceded by two days of appetizer auction

Monday, June 23: Opening General Session

  • 7:00 PM: Call to order, reading of the standing rules, the first reading of the credentials report, and affiliate rollcall
  • 8:30 PM: Nominating committee

Tuesday, June 24 at 7:00 PM

  • Second reading and adoption of the credentials report
  • Nominating Committee report
  • First reading of the constitution and bylaw amendments
  • Resolutions

Wednesday, June 25 

  • 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM: Exhibitor open house
  • 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM: Mock election
  • 7:00 PM - Resolutions

Thursday, June 26

  • Virtual-only programming
  • 7:00 PM - Resolutions

Friday, June 27 

  • Virtual-only programming
  • 7:00 PM: Constitutions and bylaws amendments

Saturday, June 28

  • Virtual-only programming

Monday, June 30:

  • Individual voting: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM - Individual Voting for Resolutions, Constitution, and Bylaws
  • 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM - Voting on Resolutions, Constitution, and ByLaws

In-person portion of the Convention

Friday, July 4

  • 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM - Board Meeting
  • Programming
  • Evening tour

Saturday, July 5

  • Programming
  • Tours
  • 7:00 PM: General session

Sunday, July 6

  • 9:00 AM and 10:30 AM; two breakout sessions
  • 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM - Exhibit hall
  • Programming
  • Tours

Monday, July 7

  • 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM - General session 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM - Exhibit hall
  • Programming
  • Tours

Tuesday, July 8

  • 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM - General session
  • 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM - Exhibit hall
  • Programming
  • Tours

Wednesday, July 9

  • 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM - General session
  • 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM - Exhibit hall
  • Programming
  • Tours

Thursday, July 10

  • 8:30 AM - 1:00 PM - General session
  • Programming
  • 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM - Banquet

Friday, July 11

  • Tours

ACB will collaborate with the Blinded Veterans Association (BVA) to offer combined programming sessions, an exhibit hall, and additional opportunities.

Hotel Information:

The Hyatt Regency Dallas is located at 300 Reunion Blvd., Dallas, TX 75207

To make reservations online go to hyatt.com/en-US/group-booking/DFWRD/G-AMCB. If you prefer to make reservations by phone call (800) 233-1234, and use group code G-AMCB.

To receive the guaranteed convention room rate, rooms must be booked by June 9, 2025

  • Room rates at the Hyatt are:
    • $99.00 per night plus tax for single or double occupancy
    • $124.00 per night plus tax for triple occupancy
    • $149.00 per night plus tax for quadruple occupancy
    • The current tax rate is 17.3 percent
  • All rooms will have a refrigerator and k-cup coffee maker
  • The hotel does not offer a shuttle service
  • Parking at the hotel is $30 per day

Traveling to Dallas:

Airplane:

There are 2 airports in Dallas

  • Dallas Fortworth International (DFW) is 23 miles from the hotel
  • Dallas Love Field (DAL) is 5 miles from the hotel
  • The hotel does not offer a shuttle service

Bus:

If you plan to travel by bus, the Mega Bus stop and Greyhound station (205 Lamar Street) are both within easy traveling distance from the hotel.  

Train:

If you plan on taking the train, Amtrack comes to Dallas' Union Station located at 400 South Houston, and is a half mile from the hotel. Union Station is served by the Light rail's red or blue line.

Local Transportation:

  • Information about taxi and light rail transportation from the airports will be posted to the convention list.

Staying in Touch

  • Once again, this year the conference and convention announce list will be filled with information. To subscribe to the list, send a blank e-mail to acbconvention+subscribe@acblists.org.
  • If you received updates for the 2024 convention you do not need to subscribe to the list.
  • For any convention-related questions, please contact Janet Dickelman, convention chair, at (651) 428-5059 or via e-mail at janet.dickelman@gmail.com.