ACB Link connects members and friends of the American Council of the Blind. With ACB Link, you can:

• Access valuable resources offered by the American Council of the Blind
• Get push notifications designed to keep you in the know about late-breaking news items of value to ACB members and friends
• Easily and conveniently connect to the state and special-interest affiliates of the American Council of the Blind via the app’s affiliate tab
• Be informed and entertained by the programming available from ACB Radio’s various channels via the radio tab
• Play ACB podcasts on demand so you never again have to miss information that enhances your life and increases your independence
• Gain valuable information that focuses on dealing with sight loss, whether you’re facing vision loss yourself or have an elderly parent or relative who is.

ACB Link is intuitive, easy to use, and fully accessible with VoiceOver, Apple’s screen reader built into iOS.

The American Council of the Blind (ACB) was founded in 1961 but many of its state affiliates and local chapters have a history that can be traced back to the 1880s. Since its inception, ACB and its affiliates have been at the forefront in advocating for programs and policies that have created the opportunities blind and visually impaired Americans now enjoy. The American Council of the Blind believes in the acceptance of all blind persons irrespective of where they are in their adjustment to blindness. We value every person for their individual strengths, abilities, and accomplishments, and we look forward to seeing ACB Link serve as a further vehicle of communication and interaction among all members of the ACB community and among those with questions and concerns about sight loss.

Start Speaking is the first app that lets your iPhone speak selected text out loud. Start Speaking now supports the Apple Watch.

As advertised, The iPad will now support multitasking in iOS 9, and it is just as easy for VoiceOver users to take advantage of this feature. Here is how it works.

1. While in an app, tap the status bar. You will notice there is a third option here instead of just notification enter and Control Center.
2. flick left with three fingers to move in the apps list.
3. Find an app on the right side of the screen and double tap it.
4. Once both apps are open you will have your right most app on top of the left app. you will need to now take your finger and slowly move left on the screen. You will hear something that says side app decider. This lets you drag or manipulate the two apps you have on the screen. To make both apps visible, double tap on the side app decider.
5. To pick another app, you will need to find the status bar in the right app and flick left with three fingers again. This will let you pick an app from the app list.
6. If you have an app on both sides of the decider, you can double tap the side app decider again to unpin apps. This means that only the app on the right would be active,
7. You will also be able to flick up or down on the side app decider for other options. You can dismiss the app on the right, maximize the app on the right, or use it to pin apps together by double tapping. Another option in the actions list is the app chooser for the right side.
8. If you double tap and hold on the side app decider, you can drag the decider left or right to make each app bigger or smaller.

One thing to remember is that apps are not pinned side by side by default. You will have to pull in an app, and then use the side app decider to pin both apps on the screen.

I hope you have found this guide helpful. We will be doing a few more iOS 9 guides later today on new accessibility features, and we will also be making a few iA Cast episodes to go with this release.