ACB Events

Day 4 of the 2021 Randolph Shepard Venders of America (RSVA) convention. Listeners note: Due to technical issues, the episode picks up with the first presenter already in progress Find out more at https://acb-events.pinecast.co

Day 3 of the 2021 Randolph Shepard Venders of America (RSVA) convention.

# Day 2 of the 2021 Randolph Shepard Venders of America (RSVA) convention.

Day 1 of the 2021 Randolph Shepard Venders of America (RSVA) convention.

The ACB of Maryland Banquet including pre-banquet social time. Speaker: Chris Baugh, Reminiscences from a beloved teacher and mentor to many blind Marylanders. Convention wrap-up.

presentations include: Capitol area guide dogs, Microsoft and apple panel, Chesapeake Bay, TCS associates, Transportation hazards, services to visually impaired Marylanders.

Included in this podcast: Welcoming ceremonies, Maryland State Library for the Blind and Print Disabled, How are ACB and Maryland dealing with the pandemic, Online food shopping Vanda Pharmaceuticals, Report on MARCH.

Exhibitors to the 2021 ACB of Maryland state convention: Guide lights and gadgets, A. T. Guys, Harbolt company, Pampered Chef, Youngevity, Mitsy crafts, Maryland adaptive technology program. Find out more at https://acb-events.pinecast.co

Tony Stephens, ACB Director of Development, Baltimore, MD (Moderator); Jeff Bishop, ACB Board Member, Kirkland, WA; Brian Charlson, President, Baystate Council of the Blind, Watertown, MA Find out more at https://acb-events.pinecast.co

Kim Charlson, Immediate Past President, ACB, Watertown, MA (Moderator); Blake Reid, Director of the Samuelson-Glushko Technology Law & Policy Clinic, Boulder, CO; Carl Richardson, co-Chair, Audio Description Project, Brighton, MA; & Karen Peltz Strauss, National Disability Advocate, Washington, DC Find out more at https://acb-events.pinecast.co

Jeff Thom, ACB Advocacy Steering Committee Chair (Moderator); & Joseph Nahra, Director of Government Relations, Powers Law Firm and Coordinator, Independence Through Enhancement of Medicare and Medicaid (ITEM) Coalition, Washington, DC Find out more at https://acb-events.pinecast.co

Clark Rachfal, ACB Director of Advocacy & Governmental Affairs, Alexandria, VA (Moderator); Cindy Hollis, ACB Membership Services Coordinator, Flat Rock, MI; Zachary Bastian, Manager, Strategic Alliances, Verizon Communications, Washington DC; Jacquelyn “Jackie” Puente, Executive Director, External Affairs, Comcast NBCUniversal, Washington, DC; & Troy Otillio, CEO, Aira, San Diego, CA Find...

Pat Sheehan, ACB Board Member, Silver Spring, MD (Moderator); & Badar Tareen, Civil rights Analyst, Office of Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC Find out more at https://acb-events.pinecast.co

Clark Rachfal, ACB Director of Advocacy & Governmental Affairs, Alexandria, VA (Moderator); Diane Burstein, Deputy Bureau Chief, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC; Will Schell, Attorney Advisor, Disability Rights Office, Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC Find out more at https://acb-events.pinecast.co

Clark Rachfal, ACB Director of Advocacy & Governmental Affairs finishes up the Legislative seminar with a chat of several ACB Blindness Partners, followed by a  Wrap up of the Leadership conference with ACB president Dan Spoone and feedback from attendees of the virtual event. Find out more at https://acb-events.pinecast.co

Clark Rachfal, ACB Director of Advocacy & Governmental Affairs, Alexandria, VA (Moderator); & Sachin Pavithran, Executive Director, U.S. Access Board,  Providence, UT Find out more at https://acb-events.pinecast.co

Jeff Thom, President, Alliance on Aging and Vision Loss, Sacramento, CA (Moderator); Mark Richert, ACB First Vice President, Falls Church, VA; Pris Rogers, co-Chair, Funding & Policy Goal Committee, National Coalition on Aging and Vision Loss, Rogersville, TN Find out more at https://acb-events.pinecast.co

Ron Brooks, ACB Member, Phoenix, AZ (Moderator); Eric Danko, Director of Federal Affairs, Cruise, Washington, DC;, George Ivanov, Head of International Policy & government Affairs, Waymo, San Carlos, CA; & Dave Furukawa, co-Founder, Foresight Augmented Reality, Atlanta, GA. Find out more at https://acb-events.pinecast.co

Doug Powell, Chair, ACB Rehab Issues Task Force, Falls Church, VA (Moderator); Lee Nasehi, President & CEO, VisionServe Alliance, Winter Park, FL; Kelly Buckland, Executive Director, National Council on Independent Living, Washington, DC; & Bill Robinson, President, National Council of State Agencies for the Blind, Lansing MI Find out more at https://acb-events.pinecast.co

Sheila Styron, Chair, ACB Transportation Committee (Moderator); Sarah Calhoun, President, Guide Dog Users, Inc. (co-Moderator); Ray Prentice, Consumer Advocate, Alaska Airlines, Seattle, WA; Todd Green, American Airlines, Dallas, TX; Dana Folsom, Manager, Disability Programs, Delta Airlines, Atlanta, GA; & John Kirn, Manager - International Planning, Regulatory Affairs & Accessibility Prog...

Debbie Grubb, Chair, ACB Special Education Committee, Bradenton, FL; Lori Scharff, ACB Member, Waynesboro, VA; Mark Richert, ACB First Vice President, Falls Church, VA; Tara Armstrong, Parent Advocate, Louisville, KY Find out more at https://acb-events.pinecast.co

Clark Rachfal, ACB Director of Advocacy & Governmental Affairs, Alexandria, VA (Moderator); Livaughn Chapman, Jr., Deputy Assistant General Counsel, Office of Aviation Consumer Protection, U.S. Department of Transportation, Washington, DC; Alexander Taday, Director of Civil Rights Advocacy, Office of Aviation Consumer Protection, U.S. Department of Transportation, Washington, DC; & Maegan...

2         panels on voting and a wrap up of the days events. Hosted by Clark Rachfal, ACB Director of Advocacy & Governmental Affairs. Find out more at https://acb-events.pinecast.co

Welcome and the Political Outlook for 117th Congress – Clark Rachfal, ACB Director of Advocacy & Governmental Affairs, Alexandria, VA (Moderator); Charles Cooper, Managing Director, Chair of Advocacy at Signal Group, Washington, DC; & Jeff A. Lovitky, Attorney at Law, Washington, DC. Find out more at https://acb-events.pinecast.co

Cindy Hollis, ACB Membership Services Coordinator; Nancy Marks Becker, ACB Chief Financial Officer; along with AMMS User Panelists: Carla Ruschival and Jane Carona discuss the question: How do we improve the process? Find out more at https://acb-events.pinecast.co