20200707 160 A Visit with AFB
American Council of the Blind (ACB) 2020 Virtual Conference and Convention
20200707 160 A Visit with AFB American Council of the Blind (ACB) 2020 Virtual Conference and Convention
20200707 160 A Visit with AFB American Council of the Blind (ACB) 2020 Virtual Conference and Convention
20200706 005 Digital Daily American Council of the Blind (ACB) 2020 Virtual Conference and Convention
Monday, July 6 9:30a.m.: ACB Welcome Show 10:00a.m.: Invocation: Rev. Peter Heide, Baraboo, WI Pledge of Allegiance: JPMorgan Chase Leadership Fellows: Regina M. Brink, Sacramento, CA; Sajja Koirala, Honolulu, HI; and Meryl Ann Shecter, Windsor Mill, MD 10:10a.m.: ACB Business: ACB Sponsor Recognitions: Margarine Beaman, Advertising and Sponsorship Coordinator, Austin, TX Diamond Sponsor Presentation: Google; Eve Andersson, Director of Accessibility at Google, Mountain View, CA Constitution and Bylaws: John Huffman, Indianapolis, IN ACB Angel Presentation: John Granger (1945 – 2019), Alabama Presiding Officer: Mark Richert, First Vice President, Arlington, VA 10:45a.m.: Member and Affiliate Relationships: Cindy Hollis, Membership Services Coordinator, Brooklyn Center, MN 11:10a.m.: Scholarship Presentations: Opening Remarks by Denise Colley, ACB Scholarship Co-Chair, Lacey, WA Introduction of Scholarship Winners: Maureen Hayden, College Station, TX, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX (Paul and Ellen Ruckes Scholarship) Katrina Santorelli, Bethlehem, PA, Salus University, Elkins Park, PA (William Corey Scholarship) Kevin Cohen, Hewlett, NY, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY (James R. Olsen Memorial Scholarship) Steven Gnyp, Portland, OR, Portland State University, Portland, OR (ACB of Oregon Scholarship) 11:30a.m.: Break 11:45a.m.: Presentation of Vernon Henley Media Award: Penny Reeder, Board of Publications, Montgomery Village, MD; Comments from Don Hardy and Dana Nachman, Mary Celenza; Executive Producers, Pick of the Litter, Oakland, CA 12:00p.m.: News and Ongoing Progress at NLS: Karen Keninger, Director, National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled, Washington, DC Presentation of the Robert S. Bray Award: Debbie Trevino, ACB Awards committee co-chair, Newark, DE 12:25p.m.: International Guest: Martine Abel Williamson, Treasurer, World Blind Union, Auckland, New Zealand 12:50p.m.: Door Prizes and Announcements
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20200706 035 AAVL and Rehab Issues Task Force; Filling the Service Gaps for Seniors with Vision Loss Part 2 American Council of the Blind (ACB) 2020 Virtual Conference and Convention
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