ACB 2025 Conference and Convention Audio Program

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20250612 ACB Membership Committee Keys to the Convention for first-time participants Originally Broadcasted June 12, 2025, on ACB Media 6 The ACB Membership Committee held its "Keys to the Convention" for first timers earlier than in the past so we could share information for both virtual and in person attendees. ACB Membership Committee members provided tips and reminders as well as important phone numbers to keep on hand. Sponsored by: ACB Membership Committee

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ACB Conference and Convention

ACB Banquet

Thursday, July 11, 2024

• ACB Banquet, Banquet Emcee: Sheila Young, Immediate Past President, Florida Council of the Blind, Orlando, FL
• Moment of Reflection
• Presentation of BOP Awards: Ned E. Freeman Excellence in Writing, Vernon Henley Media, and Hollis Liggett Braille Free Press Awards
• Presentation of ACB Awards: Koni Sims, Awards Committee Co-chair, Sioux Falls, SD; Carrie Muth, Awards Committee Co-chair, Coos Bay, OR
• Keynote Speaker - Judge David S. Tatel, Author of “Vision: A Memoir of Blindness and Justice”
• ACB Braille Forum Raffle Drawing – Michael Garrett, ACB Treasurer, Missouri City, TX; and Nancy Marks-Becker, ACB CFO, Brooklyn Center, MN

The full video of the July 11 General Session can be viewed at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13y8mKoYO6k&list=PL8lZLvTN7ZUhCTZJok4LfxN7WqcpBev8j&index=1&t=10s

Edited by Dennis Becker

ACB Conference and Convention

General Session

Thursday, July 11

• Call to Order
• Pledge of Allegiance - Durward K. McDaniel First-Timers
• ACB Business;
• ACB Sponsor recognition, corporate and individual sponsors.
• ACB Angels Presentations; Rhonda Nelson: Seatac, WA, Gary Austin: Branson, MS, Barbara Appleby: Maplewood, MN, Douglas Slotten: Chevy Chase, MD
• Affiliate Roll Call
• ACB Elections
• Welcome from Mayor of Jacksonville, Mayor Donna Deegan, Jacksonville FL
• Presiding officer: Michael Garrett, Treasurer, Missouri City, TX
• Resolutions Report, Claire Stanley
• ACB IRC International Voices Contest, Maria Kristic
• Big News from the Pedestrian Environment Access Committee (PEAC), Becky Davidson, Chair – PEAC, Greensboro, NC; Claire Stanley, Director of Advocacy and Government Affairs, Alexandria, VA; Koni Sims, ACB Board member, Sioux Falls, SD
• Fully Accessible Kiosks at Your Local Social Security Office: Roderick Hairston
• Treasurer's Report and ACB Enterprise Services, Michael Garrett
• Old and New Business
• Affiliate Roll Call for third elected BOP position
• Election Results
• Adjourn

The full video of the July 11 General Session can be viewed at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xrx6nLTB5M&list=PL8lZLvTN7ZUhCTZJok4LfxN7WqcpBev8j&index=2&t=954s

Edited by Dennis Becker

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ACB Conference and Convention

General Session

Wednesday, July 10, 2024

• Call to Order
• Pledge of Allegiance – Visually Impaired Veterans of America
• Singing of America the Beautiful - Lucy Arguijo, St. Augustine, FL
• ACB Business
• ACB Sponsor Recognitions - Corporate Sponsors
• Sponsorship Presentation - Diamond Sponsor Vispero - Ryan Jones, Vice President of Software and Product Management
• ACB Angels Presentations: Kenny Johnson: Pearl City, HI, Robert Hill: Tulsa, OK, Oral Miller: Washington, DC
• Affiliate Roll Call for Elections
• Presiding Officer: Ray Campbell, Second Vice President, Springfield IL
• The Latest News from American Foundation for the Blind - Eric Bridges, President & CEO, Arlington, VA
• American Foundation for the Blind, Eric Bridges
• ADP Awards
• FCC Programs and Rules of Interest to the Blind Community, Will Schell, Deputy Chief, Disability Rights Office, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, Washington DC; Timothy Wynn, Telecommunications Accessibility Specialist, Miami, FL
• Candidate Speeches, Nominations for Board of Directors
• Door Prizes and Announcements

The full video of the July 10 General Session can be viewed at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQr-PvfUVKo&list=PL8lZLvTN7ZUhCTZJok4LfxN7WqcpBev8j&index=3&t=19s

Edited by Dennis Becker

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ACB Conference and Convention

General Session

Tuesday, July 9, 2024

• Call to Order
• Pledge of Allegiance - JPMorgan Chase Leadership Fellows
• ACB Business;
• ACB Sponsor Recognitions - Corporate Sponsors
• Affiliate Roll Call, Denise Colley
• Presiding officer - David Trott, First Vice President, Talladega, AL
• International Guest – Kenneth Suratt, Executive Officer, Trinidad and Tobago Blind Welfare Association, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad
• Scholarship Presentations
• News from the National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (NLS) - Jason Yasner, Deputy Director, Washington, DC
• Talking Book Narrator – Mare Trevathan, Books to Life, Denver, CO
• Nominations and Candidate Speeches – ACB Nominations and elections
• Door Prizes and Announcements

The full video of the July 9 General Session can be viewed at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOoH8sUl9R0&list=PL8lZLvTN7ZUhCTZJok4LfxN7WqcpBev8j&index=4&t=10s

Edited by Dennis Becker

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20240708 0730 Life Member Breakfast Originally Broadcasted July 8, 2024, on ACB Media Zoom Recorder Edited By: Doug Hunsinger