Published by the IOWA COUNCIL OF THE UNITED BLIND An American Council of the Blind Affiliate Website: www.icublind.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com › Pages › Businesses › nonprofit organization Lori Trujillo-Roush, President 304 W. Cedar St. Goldfield, IA 50542 866-436-0141 E-mail: president@icublind.org Karen Keninger, Co-Editor 515-333-9612 E-mail: kakeninger@gmail.com Sandy Tigges, Co-Editor 515-277-1256 Email: tigges@dwx.com Table of Contents ICUB’s Presidential Report by Lori...

We are excited to announce that Ariel Silverman, Director of Research with the American Foundation for the Blind (AFB), will be joining us at the 2026 ICUB Convention, “The Power of Our Voice,” taking place August 28–29, 2026. Ariel will be presenting on artificial intelligence and how AI can be used as a powerful tool in everyday life, accessibility, and advocacy. Our convention will once again be held at the Holiday Inn & Suites Des Moines Northwest, located at 4800 Merle Hay Road,...

On May 19th, the Iowa Council of the United Blind (ICUB) was thrilled to be at the State Capitol to witness Governor Reynolds sign House File 2585 into law! We are incredibly proud to say that 14 of our dedicated ICUB members traveled to the Capitol to show their support,highlighting just how committed ICUB is to advocating for the blind and low vision community. It was an honor to collaborate with our friends and partners at the Iowa Developmental Disabilities (DD) Council and the National...