Welcome to the CCB Happenings for May 10, 2024.

From: Jeff Thom, Director of Governmental Affairs

Both of our bills, AB3193, (Calderon, which would exempt assistive technology-related purchases made for clients of the Department of Rehabilitation from state regulations, and AB1902 (Alanis), which enables people with print disabilities to request labeling in accessible formats for prescription drugs, have passed the Assembly and are now in the Senate. Stay tune for ways in which you can help advocate to get these bills over the finish line.

From Blind Information Technology Specialists:

BITS (Blind Information Technology Specialists) is an ACB affiliate.
We want to give back to the ACB community by offering a twice-monthly training of technology basics through ACB community calls on zoom.
Look for us teaching you through our Basics With BITS presentations on the second and fourth Saturdays of each month at noon pacific. You will need to get the zoom information from the ACB community internet mailing list. If you aren’t already signed up, send a blank email to
Acb-community-events+subscribe@groups.io
Also, on the first and third Saturdays of each month, at the same time, there’s an iPhone Basics presentation so every Saturday you have a chance to get some beginner-level technology training absolutely free from ACB community.
These trainings are recorded, streamed and podcasted by ACB community, so even if you miss a Saturday, you can always get the podcast later. You can also listen to them on ACB media 5

Thank you for reading.