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American Council of the Blind

20230306 Legislative Seminar: Day One - Spanish

Originally Broadcasted in English on ACB Media 6, and in Spanish on ACB Media 7

April 7, 2023

20230306 Legislative Seminar: Day One Originally Broadcasted in English on ACB Media 6, and in Spanish on ACB Media 7

  • Connection Show #7 o Cindy Hollis, ACB Membership Services Director, Flat Rock, MI o Lucy Edmonds, Community Support Committee Chair, Lansing, MI

  • Opening Remarks o Dan Spoone, ACB President, Orlando, FL o Clark Rachfal, ACB Director of Advocacy and Governmental Affairs, Alexandria, VA o Swatha Nandhakumar, ACB Advocacy and Outreach Specialist, Alexandria, VA

  • Introducing the 2023 Legislative Imperatives and Special Guest Speaker

  • Deafblind Advocacy o Kim Charlson, ACB Immediate Past President, Watertown, MA o Megan Conway, PH.D., Director, Information, Research and Professional Development, Helen Keller National Center, Healdsburg, CA o Carl Richardson, ACB sight and Sound Impaired Committee Chair, Boston, MA o Koni Sims, ACB Board Member, Sioux Falls, SD

  • Connection Show #8 o Cindy Hollis, ACB Membership Services Director, Flat Rock, MI o Lucy Edmonds, Community Support Committee Chair, Lansing, MI

  • Self-Advocacy for Older Americans with Vision Loss o Anisio Correia, Vision/Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired, Palm Coast, FL o Jeff Thom, ACB Board Member, Sacramento, CA

  • Accessible At-Home Testing o Dr. Jill Heemskerk, National Institutes of Health, Washington, DC o Dan Spoone, ACB President, Orlando, FL

  • Connection Show #9 o Cindy Hollis, ACB Membership Services Director, Flat Rock, MI o Lucy Edmonds, Community Support Committee Chair, Lansing, MI 

  • Accessible Health and Wellness o Tom Tobin, ACB Diabetics in Action President, Cleveland Heights, OH o Koni Sims, ACB Board Member, Sioux Falls, SD o Veronica Elsea, Accessible Insulin Pump Task Force Chair, Santa Cruz, CA o Sue Boyd, Sue Boyd Law, Kirkland, WA

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20230305 Fireside Chat - Spanish

Originally Broadcasted in English on ACB Media 6, and in Spanish on ACB Media 7

April 7, 2023

20230305 Fireside Chat Originally Broadcasted in English on ACB Media 6, and in Spanish on ACB Media 7

• Dan Spoone, ACB President, Orlando, FL • Bill Reeder, ACB Resource Development Consultant, Ellicot City, MD • Kyle Johnson, CEO Lighthouse Central Florida, Orlando FL • Gabriel Lopez Kafati, ACB Board of Directors, Miami Lakes, FL • Tabitha Kenlon, Audio Description Project (ADP) Coordinator, Fredericksburg, VA • Carla Ruschival, ACB Families President, Louisville, KY • Cecily Laney Nipper, Georgia Council of the Blind President, Covington, GA • Desi Noller, Community Event Host and Facilitator, Phoenix, AZ • Pam Shaw, Mental Health and Wellness Committee Chair, Philadelphia, PA

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20230305 ACB Presidents’ Meeting, Day Two - Spanish

Originally Broadcasted in English on ACB Media 6, and in Spanish on ACB Media 7

April 7, 2023

20230305 ACB Presidents’ Meeting, Day Two Originally Broadcasted in English on ACB Media 6, and in Spanish on ACB Media 7

  • Connection Show #4 o Cindy Hollis, ACB Membership Services Director, Flat Rock, MI o Lucy Edmonds, Community Support Committee Chair, Lansing, MI

  • Welcome Back for Day Two o Dan Spoone, ACB President, Orlando, FL o Eric Bridges, ACB Executive Director, Alexandria, VA

  • Introducing the New ACB Board Members Elected In 2021 And 2022 o Dan Spoone, ACB President, Orlando, FL o Meet Terry Pacheco - ACB Board of Director Elected In 2022, Alternate and Accessibility Format Specialist, Silver Spring, MD

  • MAPSP Pilot Mentoring Program in Full Swing! Who Moved My Cheese? Dealing With Change o MAPSP Panelists:

  • Kenneth Semien Sr., DKM Committee Chair, Beaumont, TX

  • Cheryl Cumings, MCAC Chair, Seattle, WA
  • Donna Brown, Berl Colley Leadership Institute Chair, Romney, WV; And Donna Browning, Membership Services Committee, Alexandria, VA o Guides & Explorers:

  • Ray Campbell, Springfield, IL, Kelsey Nicolay, Medina, OH

  • Jeff Thom, Sacramento, CA And Lisa Sled, Detroit, MI

  • Introducing the New ACB Board Members Elected In 2021 And 2022 o Dan Spoone, ACB President, Orlando, FL o Meet Rachel Schroeder - ACB Board of Director Elected In 2022, Assistive Technology Specialist, Springfield, IL

  • Connection Show #5 o Cindy Hollis, ACB Membership Services Director, Flat Rock, MI o Lucy Edmonds, Community Support Committee Chair, Lansing, MI

  • Affiliate Highlights - The State Convention of the Future, What Will It Look Like? o Moderator:

  • Ray Campbell, President, Illinois Council of the Blind, Springfield, IL. o Panelists:

  • Casey Dutmer, President, Michigan Council of the Blind and Visually Impaired, Wyoming, MI

  • Cecily Laney Nipper, President, Georgia Council of the Blind, Covington, GA
  • Jeanne Johnson, President, Tennessee Council of the Blind, Nashville, TN.

  • What’s New with ACB Media: Introducing the ACB Media Support Committee – Expanding ACB Media In 2023 o Rachel Schroeder, ACB Media Support Committee Chair, Springfield, IL o Rick Morin, ACB Media and IT Manager, Waltham, MA o Larry Gassman, ACB Media Coordinator, Fullerton, CA

  • Connection Show #6 o Cindy Hollis, ACB Membership Services Director, Flat Rock, MI o Lucy Edmonds, Community Support Committee Chair, Lansing, MI

  • Introducing the New ACB Board Members Elected In 2021 And 2022 o Dan Spoone, ACB President, Orlando, FL o Meet Gabriel Lopez Kafati - ACB Board of Director Elected In 2022: Access Resource Advisor, Miami Lakes, FL

  • Update on ACB 2023 Conference and Convention o Janet Dickelman, ACB Convention Committee Chair, Saint Paul, MN • 2023 Voting, Resolutions and Constitution and Bylaws Convention Approach o Report from the Resolutions Task Force (3.0) Committee:

  • Ray Campbell, ACB Second Vice President, Springfield, IL

  • Deb Cook Lewis, ACB First Vice President, Clarkston, WA
  • Gabe Griffith, Resolutions Committee Chair, Concord, CA o Report from Voting Task Force (3.0) Committee:

  • Patrick Sheehan, Silver Spring, MD

  • Jeff Thom, Sacramento, CA
  • Koni Sims, Sioux Falls, SD o Report from Constitution and Bylaws Committee: o John McCann, Tucson, AZ • Get Up and Get Moving Presentation: Connecting with Affiliates to Promote Good Health and Fitness o Koni Sims, ACB Board of Director, Sioux Falls, SD o Dan Dillon, Get Up and Get Moving Committee, Hermitage, TN o Mary Lee Turner, Portland, OR

• What’s New with Audio Description: Meet New ADP Coordinator Tabitha Kenlon o Joel Snyder, ADP Founder and Senior Consultant, Takoma Park, MD o Tabitha Kenlon, ADP Coordinator, Fredericksburg, VA • Wrap-Up o Dan Spoone, ACB President, Orlando, FL

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20230304-1 Presidents’ Meeting - Day One - Spanish

Originally Broadcasted in English on ACB Media 6, and in Spanish on ACB Media 7

April 6, 2023

20230304-1 Presidents’ Meeting - Day One Originally Broadcasted in English on ACB Media 6, and in Spanish on ACB Media 7

  • Connection Show #1 o Cindy Hollis, ACB Membership Services Director, Flat Rock, MI o Lucy Edmonds, Community Support Committee Chair, Lansing, MI

  • Opening Remarks o Dan Spoone, ACB President, Orlando, FL o Eric Bridges, ACB Executive Director, Alexandria, VA

  • Introducing the New ACB Board Members Elected In 2021 And 2022 o Dan Spoone, ACB President, Orlando, FL o Meet Chris Bell ACB Board of Director and Retired Attorney, Pittsboro, NC

  • Multicultural Affairs Committee Presentation: Disability Rights and Civil Rights Are Human Rights – Understanding the Synergies in the Battle for Human Rights o Kim Forde-Mazrui, Mortimer M. Caplin Professor of Law Director, Center for the Study of Race and Law, University of Virginia o Cheryl Cumings, MCAC Chair, Seattle, WA

  • Introducing the New ACB Board Members Elected In 2021 And 2022 o Dan Spoone, ACB President, Orlando, FL o Meet Kenneth Semien Sr - ACB Board of Director Elected In 2021, Retired AT&T Manager, Beaumont, TX

  • Connection Show #2 o Cindy Hollis, ACB Membership Services Director, Flat Rock, MI o Lucy Edmonds, Community Support Committee Chair, Lansing, MI 

  • The Fine Art of Delegation: Presented by the Berl Colley Leadership Training Committee o Facilitator:

  • Matt Selm, President, Kentucky Council of the Blind, Louisville KY

  • Doug Powell, President, American Council of the Blind of Virginia, Falls Church, VA o Panelists:

  • Julie Brannon, President, Washington Council of the Blind, Puyallup, WA

  • Ardis Bazyn, Chair, ACB Membership Committee, Burbank, CA
  • Earlene Hughes, President, Blind Information Technology Specialists, West Lafayette, IN.

  • Introducing the New ACB Board Members Elected In 2021 And 2022 o Dan Spoone, ACB President, Orlando, FL o Meet Koni Sims - ACB Board of Director Elected In 2021, Medical Massage Practitioner, Sioux Falls, SD

  • Connection Show #3 o Cindy Hollis, ACB Membership Services Director, Flat Rock, MI o Lucy Edmonds, Community Support Committee Chair, Lansing, MI 

  • Sponsor Presentations o Eric Bridges, ACB Executive Director, Arlington, VA

  • Keynote Speaker o Sharon Giovinazzo, CEO, San Francisco Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired, San Francisco, CA

  • ACB 2022 “A Year to Remember” Highlight Video

  • DKM First-Timers Program and Leadership Fellows Awards for 2023 o Kenneth Semien Sr., DKM Fund Committee Chair, Beaumont, TX o Zelda Gebhard, DKM Fund Committee Vice Chair, Edgeley, ND; And Amanda Selm, DKM Fund Committee, Louisville, KY

  • Updates from the ACB Board of Publications (BOP) o Katie Frederick, ACB Board of Publications Chair, Columbus, OH o Penny Reeder, ACB Board of Publications member, Montgomery Village, MD o Cachet Wells, ACB Board of Publications member, Jacksonville, FL

  • What’s New with the ACB Community o Cindy Hollis, ACB Membership Services Director, Flat Rock, MI o Lucy Edmonds, Community Support Committee Chair, Lansing, MI 

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