Simultaneous Translation into Spanish

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

Find out more at https://acb-espanol.pinecast.co

Simultaneous Translation into Spanish

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

Find out more at https://acb-espanol.pinecast.co

Simultaneous Translation into Spanish

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

Find out more at https://acb-espanol.pinecast.co