2023 American Council of the Blind 62nd Annual Conference and Convention Renaissance Hotel and Conference Center, Schaumburg, IL and, via Zoom and ACB Media SPANISH General Session, July 6, 2023, Schaumburg Ballroom

• Call to Order
• Pledge of Allegiance: JPMorgan Chase Leadership Fellows: Benjamin Wright, Henderson, KY; Malaina Vanderwal, Caledonia, MI; Terrie Terlau, Louisville, KY; Liz Bottner, Washington, DC; Cheryl Cumings, Seattle, WA
• ACB Sponsor Recognitions: Corporate and Individual Sponsors
• Sponsorship Presentation: Diamond Sponsor, JPMorgan Chase
• ACB Angels: Joan Hill, Klamath Falls, OR; Gardenia (Guide Dog), Gaithersburg, MD; Delbert Aman, Aberdeen, SD
• Affiliate Roll Call Resolutions and Bylaws (and if necessary, election
• Presiding Officer: David Trott, ACB Treasurer, Talladega, AL
• Craig Meder, APH
• ACB's Growth Report: Dan Spoone, Interim Executive Director, Orlando, FL; and Nancy Marks-Becker, ACB CFO, Brooklyn Center, MN
• ACB Angels Presentation: Travis Lee Johnson, Paragould, AR; Raymond Washburn, Oklahoma City, OK
• Report on the ACB Walk and Auction: Donna Brown, Walk Chair, Romney, WV; Leslie Spoone, Chair, ACB Auction Committee, Orlando FL; and Dan Dillon, Chair, ACB Resource Development Committee, Hermitage, TN
• Treasurer's Report: David Trott, Talladega, AL
• ACBES Report: Rev. Michael Garrett, Chair, ACB Enterprises and Services, Missouri City, TX
• Member and Affiliate Relationships: Cindy Hollis, Manager of Membership Engagement, Flat Rock, MI
• ACB Mentoring, Access and Peer Support; Kenneth Semien Sr., Chair, Durward K. McDaniel First-Timers Committee, Beaumont, TX
• Advocacy updates: Clark Rachfal, ACB Director of Advocacy, Alexandria, VA; Swatha Nandhakumar, Advocacy and Outreach Specialist, Alexandria, VA
• Convention Report: Janet Dickelman, Convention Coordinator, Saint Paul, MN
• Door Prizes and Announcements

Video of the session can be viewed at 2023 ACB Conference & Convention: General Session July 6, 2023 - YouTube

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2023 American Council of the Blind 62nd Annual Conference and Convention Renaissance Hotel and Conference Center, Schaumburg, IL and, via Zoom and ACB Media SPANISH General Session, July 5, 2023, Schaumburg Ballroom

• Call to Order-
• Pledge of Allegiance: DKM First-Timers: Gema Ceniceros, El Paso, TX; Janae Miller, Columbus, OH
• ACB Sponsor Recognitions, Corporate Sponsors
• Diamond Sponsorship Presentation: Non-24/Vanda Pharmaceuticals Jennifer Lyman and Vicky
• ACB Angels Presentations Don Thomson, Waipahu, HI; Amelia Cetrone, Honolulu, HI; Liz Klein, Daly City, CA
• Presiding officer: Kim Charlson, ACB Immediate Past President, Watertown, MA
• Increasing Access to Professional Blind and Low Vision Services: This is a conversation between service providers, professionals, and consumer stakeholders on the evolving landscape of vision rehabilitation services. Clark Rachfal, Director of Advocacy and Governmental Affairs, ACB (Moderator); Lauren Branch, Chief Executive Officer, NewView Oklahoma; Lee Sonnenberg, Executive Director, AER; Jamie Dean, Board Chair, ACVREP; Doug Powell, President, Alliance on Aging and Vision Loss; Lorie Scharff, Vision Rehabilitation Therapist
• ADP Awards

Video of the session can be viewed at 2023 ACB Conference & Convention: General Session July 5, 2023 - YouTube      

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2023 American Council of the Blind 62nd Annual Conference and Convention Renaissance Hotel and Conference Center, Schaumburg, IL and, via Zoom and ACB Media SPANISH General Session, July 4, 2023, Schaumburg Ballroom

• Call to Order - Pledge of Allegiance: Veterans (invited); Singing of America the Beautiful, led by Kolby Garrison, Development Officer, American Council of the Blind, Greensboro, NC - ACB Sponsor Recognitions, Corporate Sponsors - Sponsorship Presentation: Diamond sponsor: Jenny Lay-Flurrie, Chief Accessibility Officer, Microsoft, Redmond, WA - ACB Angels Presentations: Dan Sippl, Eau Claire, WI; Terry Camardelle, Marrero, LA; Richard Bird, Cleveland, OH - Affiliate Role Call - Presiding Officer: Denise Colley, Secretary, Richmond, TX - International Guest Martine Abel-Williamson, President, World Blind Union, Auckland, New Zealand - Eric Bridges, Executive Director, American Foundation for the Blind, Arlington, VA - Jason Yasner, Deputy Director, National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled - ACB Highlights Video - Foundation Fighting Blindness, Steve Sroka, Associate Director of Events, Libertyville, IL - Door Prizes and Announcements

Video of the session can be viewed at 2023 ACB Conference & Convention: General Session July 4, 2023 - YouTube

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2023 American Council of the Blind 62nd Annual Conference and Convention Renaissance Hotel and Conference Center, Schaumburg, IL and, via Zoom and ACB Media SPANISH General Session, July 3, 2023, Schaumburg Ballroom

· Call to Order · Pledge of Allegiance: Recipients of Ross Pangere Scholarship · ACB Sponsor Recognitions, Corporate and Individual Sponsors · Sponsor Presentation: Diamond Sponsor: Ryan Jones, VP Software & Product Management, Vispero, Clearwater, FL · Affiliate Roll Call · Presentation of CCLVI Bernice Kandarian Service Award: Sara Conrad Alkmin, Madison, WI · Presiding Officer: Ray Campbell, Interim First Vice President, Springfield, IL · Scholarship Presentations - Denise Colley, Scholarship Chair, Richmond, TX · Talking Book Narrator, As We See It, Jake Williams, Books to Life, Denver, CO · Nominations and Candidate Speeches · Door Prizes and Announcements

Video of the session can be viewed at 2023 ACB Conference & Convention: General Session July 3, 2023 - YouTube

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2023 American Council of the Blind 62nd Annual Conference and Convention

Renaissance Hotel and Conference Center, Schaumburg, IL and, via Zoom and ACB Media

Opening General Session, July 1, 2023, Schaumburg Ballroom

• Call to Order, Moment of Reflection
• Pledge of Allegiance
• National Anthem: Sharon Howerton, Illinois Host Committee member, Chicago IL
• Welcome to Convention: Ray Campbell, President, Illinois Council of the Blind, Springfield, IL, and Rachel Schroeder, Immediate Past President, Illinois Council of the Blind, Springfield, IL
• ACB President's Report: Deb Cook Lewis
• Executive Director's Report: Interim Executive Director, Dan Spoone, Orlando, FL
• Life Member Presentations: Deb Cook Lewis and Nancy Marks-Becker, ACB CFO, Brooklyn Center, MN
• ACB Angels Presentations: Warren Toyama, Waipahu, HI; Camille Caffarelli, Lake in the Hills, IL; Billie Jean Keith; Ridgeland, MS
• ACB First-Timers: Gema Ceniceros, El Paso, TX; Janae Miller, Columbus, OH
• ACB JPMorgan Chase Leadership Fellows: Benjamin Wright, Henderson, KY; Malaina Vanderwal, Caledonia, MI; Terrie (Mary Theresa) Terlau, Louisville, KY; Liz Bottner, Washington, DC; Cheryl Cumings, Seattle, WA
• Nominating Report: Brian Charlson, Watertown, MA
• Credentials Committee Report: Ralph Smitherman, Jackson, MS
• Roll Call of Affiliates: Denise Colley, Richmond, TX
• Elections

Video of the session can be viewed at 2023 ACB Conference & Convention: General Session July 1, 2023 - YouTube

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Unedited archive of the simultaneous translation into Spanish of the June 23, 2023 ACB Conference and Convention Business Meeting held at 7 PM Central where the following Constitution and By-Law Amendments were heard and debated:

2023-01 Proposed amendment to Bylaw 5A to make the ACB treasurer a mandatory member of the budget committee.

2023-02 Proposed amendment to Bylaw 6D to Set the time for the appointment of the Constitution and Bylaws Committee to coincide with that specified for the resolutions committee; setting a new deadline of sixty (60) days before the opening of the convention for submission of constitution and/or bylaw amendments to the committee; and striking the sentence referencing submission of amendments in ASCII format.

Debate of resolution 2023-16 resumed after being postponed on 6/22/2023.

Resolution 2023-16 - ACVREP and OT Certification Submitted by: Michael Byington and others

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Resolutions Day 3 June 22, 2023 Full Archive (Spanish Simultaneous Translation) As aired live on ACB Media 8

This is the live simultaneous translation into Spanish of the June 22, 2023 ACB Conference and Convention Business Meeting held at 7 PM Central where the following resolutions were read, debated and voted on.

Resolution 2023-13 Ride-sharing and communication Submitted by: Guillermo Robles, Steve Bauer and the California Council of the Blind

Resolution 2023-14 Ride-Share Denials of Service to Guide Dog Users Submitted by: Guide Dog Users Inc.

Resolution 2023-15 AIR TRAVEL ATTESTATION FORMS Submitted by: Guide Dog Users Inc.

Resolution 2023-16 - ACVREP and OT Certification Submitted by: Michael Byington and others

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Resolutions Day 2 June 21, 2023 Full Archive (Spanish Simultaneous Translation) As aired live on ACB Media 8

This is the live simultaneous translation into Spanish of the of the June 21, 2023 ACB Conference and Convention Business Meeting held at 7 PM Central where the following resolutions were read, debated and voted on.

Resolution 2023-07 Amendment of Older Americans Act Submitted by: Association on Aging and Vision Loss

Resolution 2023-09 Large Print Books and NLS Submitted by: The Council of Citizens with Low Vision International

Resolution 2023-10 Funding Increase for the Older Individuals who are Blind Program Submitted by: Jeff Thom and Association on Aging and Vision Loss

Resolution 2023-11 Vending Facility Equipment Submitted by: California Council of the Blind

Resolution 2023-12 Funding of Visual Interpreting Services Submitted by The California Council of the Blind and Robert Acosta

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Resolutions Day 1 June 20, 2023 Full Archive (Spanish Simultaneous Translation) As aired live on ACB Media 8

This is the live simultaneous translation into Spanish of the June 20, 2023 ACB Conference and Convention Business Meeting held at 7 PM Central where the following resolutions were read, debated and voted on.

Resolution 2023-01 Medical and Exercise Equipment Submitted by ACB Diabetics in Action

Resolution 2023-02 Coverage of Needles for Insulin Injections Submitted by: California Council of the Blind and ACB Diabetics in Action

Resolution 2023-03 Reduction of Insulin Cost Submitted by ACB Diabetics in Action

Resolution 2023-04 Establishing an ACB Policy for Member Referrals Submitted by Matt Selm and ACB Next Generation

Resolution 2023-06 Encouraging Affiliates to Adopt a Prohibited Conduct Policy Submitted by Margie Donovan

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Call to Order June 19, 2023 Full Archive (Spanish Simultaneous Translation) As aired live on ACB Media 8

This is the live simultaneous translation into Spanish of the ACB Business Meeting Call to Order from the 2023 ACB Conference and Convention held June 19, 2023 at 7 PM Central.

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