Here is a newsletter update for May 2026. Please share with other interested people and agencies.
AI Glasses from META
Exciting news! Aira now works with AI
glasses from Meta.
You can now
connect your AI glasses from Meta directly in the Aira Explorer app and
use them during Aira calls. This allows you to keep your hands free while
moving through environments or completing tasks.
This
integration replaces the previous workaround and allows you to connect
your glasses directly in the Aira Explorer
app.
Get started with Aira on AI glasses from Meta:
• Set up your glasses in the Meta AI app
• Connect your AI glasses from Meta in the Aira Explorer app
• Call Aira and experience hands-free access to professional Visual Interpreting
For support, check out our
user guide: https://aira.io/aira-ai-glasses-meta/,
or contact our Customer care team, Monday through Saturday 6:00am -
6:00pm PST by calling(800) 835-1934 or by emailing - support@aira.io.
Remember, ACB members get a 10% discount on
any new Aira subscriptions.
I am reaching out on behalf of the Maine Jewish Film Festival to let you know about a film that we are presenting that may be of interest to your organization.
We are presenting the film “Looking Up” on Wednesday, April 29, at 5:00 PM at the Portland Museum of Art.
Looking Up is the inspiring story of Eitan Armon, a
young man facing encroaching blindness who takes on the challenge of
climbing the world’s most epic granite wall. While in military service
at age 20, Eitan is diagnosed with Retinitis Pigmentosa, a rare and
incurable genetic disease that causes blindness. With only 5% of his
central vision remaining, Eitan learns to rock climb and sets out to
ascend Yosemite’s daunting El Capitan. Looking Up documents
Eitan’s journey and resilience, demonstrating the endless possibilities
for those who approach life with positivity. You can watch the trailer and
learn more about the film here. https://mjff.org/film/looking-up/
Feel free to share with others you think may have an interest. There is a FB event:
https://www.facebook.com/share/1B52maNpyg/
Reach out with any questions
David Scholder, President
Maine Jewish Film Festival
ACB Statement Regarding the ADA Title II Interim
Final Rule
The American Council of the Blind (ACB) is
deeply troubled by the Interim Final Rule (IFR) published on April 20 by
the U.S. Department of Justice regarding Title II website regulations
under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Accessing websites has
become so ingrained in daily life that most Americans are likely unaware
how often they rely on them. However, because many websites are coded
improperly, people who are blind or have low vision are often partially or
completely unable to use them due to incompatibility with assistive
technology.
The disability community has long advocated for
regulations that require covered entities to design websites that are
fully accessible. This process followed all required administrative steps,
with ample opportunity for public comment. When the regulations were
finalized in 2024, entities were given two years to comply. Yet, after
that 14-year process, the federal government has delayed implementation.
Accessible websites were within reach, and this IFR has unnecessarily
delayed that progress.
ACB urges the federal government to
rescind the IFR and implement the Title II website regulations as
intended. We, along with many other disability advocacy organizations,
will be submitting comments to the Department of Justice underscoring the
need for these regulations and the harm caused by this delay. We also
encourage allies to submit their own comments in response to the recent
publication.
Click here to access the Federal Register
notice and submit a comment: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/20/2026-07663/extens
ion-of-co
mpliance-dates-for-nondiscrimination-on-the-basis-of-disability-accessibility-of-web
Hannah Aarom
Park박아롬
(she/her/hers)
Communications Coordinator
American
Council of the Blind
225 Reinekers Lane, Suite 660
Alexandria,
Virginia 22314
(T) 202-467-5081 | (F) 703-465-5085
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