2023 American Council of the Blind 62nd Annual Conference and Convention
Renaissance Hotel and Conference Center, Schaumburg, IL and, via Zoom and ACB Media
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
The full CART Transcript can be downloaded at Download the Tuesday, July 4: General Session CART file