Meeting Megan Meigs, Recipient of the 2026 DKM First-Timer Award from the West

In this episode of Next Up with NextGen, we meet Megan Meigs, second vice president of ACB Next Generation. Megan recently received the American Council of the Blind (ACB) DKM First-Timer Award as a member from the West and will be attending the 2026 ACB Conference and Convention in St. Louis, MO. We learn about her background, roles within ACB, what it means to her to receive this award, and what she's looking forward to at the convention in St. Louis. Learn more about ACB Next Generation, a special interest affiliate of the American Council of the Blind geared toward blind and visually impaired members between the ages of 18 and 40, at https://acbnextgeneration.org/. The theme music for the Next Up with NextGen podcast was produced by Shane Aguilera. The voice of the podcast is Michael Babcock, and the podcast is edited by the Publications Committee and ACB Media.