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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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