ACB Events

Bill Reeder, ACB Advisory Board member and Professor George Mason University, shares his 30 years of experience on relationships, planning and implementation for fundraising campaigns.  He is joined by Jo Lynn Bailey-Page, ACB Grant Writer and Tony Stephens, ACB Director of Development. Find out more at https://acb-events.pinecast.co

Michael Tally, ACB board member conducts a roundtable interview with 6 new ACB members under the age of 45 to discuss the topics of: Why Did You Get Involved In ACB? What was the initial attraction? What works and What are ACB’s opportunities for improvement? Find out more at https://acb-events.pinecast.co

Learn about Spectrum Access, tips to advocate for AD with your local broadcast station, participate in virtual museum tours with AD and access AD with a smart TV and subscriptions to Netflix and Amazon Prime Video with Carl Richardson, Audio Description Project (ADP) Co-Chair, Kim Charlson, Audio Description Project (ADP) Co-chair, Joel Snyder, ACB Audio Description Project (ADP) Director, and Joh...

Are you struggling to reach new members, donors and community partners? Does your affiliate have a communications plan? What’s new with ACB email lists: Kate Vendemio, Mount Vernon Consulting, Rockville, MD; Lori Crowe, Communications Executive, Crowe Communications, Atlanta, GA; Kelly Gasque, Executive Assistant & Multimedia Design Specialist; and Katie Frederick,member of the ACB public awar...

Tony Stephens, ACB Director of Development; Debbie Hazelton, Program Director, ACB Radio; Rick Morin, Technical Director, ACB Radio; and Jeff Bishop, ACB Board Member and chairman of the ACB Radio steering committee, Discuss the rebranding of ACB Radio, the evolution of internet radio, the  demand for podcasts, live streaming on YouTube and beyond; and the launch of the Community Channel

Tony Stephens, ACB director of development and guests discuss the health and wellness campaign and fundraising, including the MMS program; A wrap up of the first day by ACB President Dan Spoone.

Presentations by sponsors: Vispero and Vanda; Keynote by Will Butler-VP of Community By My Eyes; 2020 Highlight reel; DKM committee; Update from NLS-Karen Keninger; Resolutions task force committee; What’s new with the ACB community?

# Opening remarks by Dan Spoone, ACB President and Eric Bridges, ACB Executive Director; dedication of the 2021 leadership conference to Charles Crawford ; Fostering diversity: an update from the Multicultural affairs committee

Join us for a special event with ACB President Dan Spoone, as he sits down for a fireside chat with leaders from across the blindness field, including Mark Richert, Interim Executive Director for the Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired (AER), Kirk Adams, President & CEO of American Foundation for the Blind (AFB), Craig Meador, President of the Americ...

8. ACB Radio Update: Debbie Hazelton, Program Director, and Rick Morin, Technical Director A.     Updates from ACB Radio team B.    Review and Approval of ACB Radio policy and guidelines 9. Board of Publications (BOP) Report: Penny Reeder, BOP Director 10.   Convention Update for Virtual (2021), Omaha (2022 and Schaumburg (2023) Conventions: Janet Dickelman, Convention Committee Chair 11.   Voting...

B.   Chief Financial Officer: Nancy Becker 1.     Blair Trust Distribution 2.     AMMS Update – Two fields added for Gender Identity and Race/Ethnicity 9.     Financial Narrative for 2020: David Trott, ACB Treasurer 10.   Proposed Changes to ACB Board of Directors Policies: Jeff Bishop A.     Allow virtual participation at Fall Board Meeting B.    Increase Board stipend for Board travel, hotel and...

8.     Staff Reports A.     Executive Director’s Report: Eric Bridges 1.     Move to Groups. IO for eMail lists 2.     Contract with Lathrop GPM to provide Human Resources (HR) consulting and training 3.     ACB Job Posting Updates 4.     Rollout of EOS Employee Performance Evaluation Methodology 5.     Other updates B.   Advocacy Update: Clark Rachfal 1.     Accessible mail in voting 2.     DOT A...

11:00AM EST – 5:00PM EST 1.     Call to Order : Dan Spoone, President 2.     Roll Call and Introduction of Guests: Katie Frederick substituting for Denise Colley, Secretary 3.     Review and Approval of Agenda : Dan Spoone, President 4.     Review and Approval of Minutes: October 13 (2021 Convention Decision) Deb Cook Lewis, November 14 (Fall) Kim Charlson and November 23 and December 2 (Budget) R...

# 7:00 PM: ACB-Ohio Annual auction

4:00-5:15 PM: A Refugee’s Perspective: Being blind in two countries, Introduced by Brant Adams, ACB-Ohio Board member 5:15-5:30 PM: ACB-Ohio Board Meeting

1:00-2:15 PM: Cincinnati Reds Radio broadcaster, Tommy Thrall, introduced by Lori Woodall, ACB-Ohio 2nd Vice-President 2:30-3:45 PM: Accessible Games: Everything from apps to board games -- and beyond; introduced by Katie Frederick, ACB-Ohio Board member

Episode Notes Presidential Inaugural Committee’s Audio Described 2021 Inauguration of Kamala D. Harris and Joseph R. Biden, Jr. This podcast contains the audio description of the 2021 Presidential Inauguration as produced by the Presidential Inauguration Committee (PIC) Tuesday January 19th COVID Memorial Service: Memorial to remember and honor the lives lost to COVID-19 as part of the inaugural a...

Session 4, Saturday June 20, 1 PM to 4 PM 1 PM Call to order and announcements, Judy Wilkinson, CCB President, presiding. 1:05 PM Launch of the CCB’s OntheMuV partnership: Patrick Netter OntheMuV CEO and Steve Bauer, CCB Board member. 1:20 PM Reading and Approval of the 2019 Conference and Convention Minutes, Linda Porelle, CCB Secretary. 1:30 PM Treasurer’s Report, Lisa Thomas, CCB Treasurer. 1:3...

Session 3: Saturday June 20, 9 AM to 12 PM 9 AM Call to order, announcement and preliminary matters, Judy Wilkinson, CCB President, presiding. 9:05 Vanda Pharmaceuticals  Presentation: Leslie O’Neil 9:25 AM Explanation of Voting process, Jeff Thom, CCB Chair, Conference and Convention Committee. 9:45 AM Elections. The offices of president, first vice president, second vice president, treasurer and...

Session 2: Friday June 19, 6 PM to 9 PM 6 PM Call to order, Gabe Griffith, First Vice-President presiding. 6:05 PM "The Building Blocks for a Strong Chapter, Member Recruitment and Retention", Cindy Hollis, American Council of the Blind, Membership Services Coordinator, Minneapolis, MN. Ms. Hollis will provide a dynamic approach to building up our membership and retaining that growth. 6:...

Session 1: Friday June 19, 1 PM to 4 PM 1 PM Call to order, Judy Wilkinson, CCB President presiding. 1:05 PM Announcements and preliminary matters. Pledge of Allegiance 1:15 PM Virtual Conference and Convention Etiquette, Rob Turner, Member, CCB Board of Directors. 1:20 PM Adoption of Conference and Convention Rules, Gabe Griffith, CCB First Vice President. 1:30 PM "Meeting the Unmet Need for...

12:35 – 2 p.m. RSVNY program hosted by Alex Meister, RSVNY president with guest presenter Louise Werner, topic TBD. (use meetings) 2:30 Affiliates in Action AALV; ACB Students; ACB Next Gen presentations Jeff Tom 3:40 Scholarship recipient award Ian Foley, Scholarship chair 5:00 ACBNY Through the Decades panel (interactive) 6:15 p.m. Final comments and closing of convention.

Saturday 10/17/2020 9:25 11 a.m. Guide Dog Users of the Empire State (GDUES) Join us for a presentation from the Federation of Search and Rescue Teams and learn about the matching and training of these task-driven canines and their handlers. Marlene crimmen 11:15 12:15 p.m. CCLVNY topic TBD (use ACBNY meetings) President Bob (Charles) Cronin

5:00 Presentation: Diversity in ACBNY guest speaker Stan Holbrook and hosted by Meghan Parker, ACBNY Legislative cochair and ILNY Director of Advocacy.

2:05 Chapter presidents greetings 2:45 ACBNY Annual Business meeting 4:30 Vendor messages