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Thank you for participating in the 2025 American Council of the Blind Conference and Convention. Whether you joined us virtually or in-person, we hope you had a wonderful convention experience. Convention Sessions will be available as Podcasts by the end of September; also, the 2025 convention survey will be released in August. ACB's 2025 Convention sponsors are https://www.acb.org/sponsors

2026 Convention Information

The 2026 American Council of the Blind Conference and Convention in-person dates will be July 24th through July 31th at the St. Louis Hyatt Regency Arch Hotel.

The Hyatt Regency Saint Louis at the Arch is located at 315 Chestnut Street, Saint Louis, Missouri 63102

Room rates at the Hyatt are:
  • $104.00 per night plus tax for single or double occupancy
  • $129.00 per night plus tax for triple occupancy
  • $154.00 per night plus tax for quadruple occupancy
  • The current tax rate is 17.929 percent

    • Traveling to St. Louis:

    Airplane:

    Saint Louis is served by Lambert-St. Louis International Airport; airport code STL

    St. Louis is situated at the geographic hub of the United States. Our location makes it possible for your attendees to fly to St. Louis from most major U.S. cities in just two to three hours. On average, there are 210 daily departures from St. Louis.

    Airlines Serving Lambert-St. Louis International Airport are:

  • Air Canada
  • Alaska Airlines
  • American Airlines
  • Delta Airlines
  • Frontier Airlines
  • Lufthansa
  • Southern
  • Southwest airlines
  • United Airlines

    • Train or Bus:

    St Louis is also served by Amtrak and Greyhound

    They stop at the Gateway Transportation Center at 430 South 15th Street (0.3 miles from the hotel).

    If taking Amtrak, make sure to specify you want the downtown station because there is another stop in Kirkwood, a St Louis suburb.

    Ground Transportation:

    The cost for a ride share from the airport will vary depending on the time of day.

    A standard taxi fare is currently $35 to $45 to get to the hotel.

    We are exploring shuttle service options in St Louis.

    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.