20240224-1 American Council of the Blind of Maryland (ACBM)


20240224-1 American Council of the Blind of Maryland (ACBM)
20240224-1 Daily Session

Explore Today, Discover Tomorrow

  • Welcome and Attendee Introductions
    o Facilitator: Susan Crawford, Convention Planning Chair
    o Presenter: Sandra Sermons, ACBM President
  • What’s New at Maryland’s Office of Blindness and Visual Impairment Services (OBVS)
    o Facilitator: Penny Reeder
    o Presenters:
  • Tony March, Director of OBVS
  • Tandra Hunter-Payne, Program Manager, Division of Rehabilitation Services
  • Assistive Technology Services in Maryland
    o Facilitator: Ninette Legates
    o Presenter: Nora Walker, Maryland Technical Assistance Project (MD TAP)
  • An Update from the ACB National Office in the Advocacy World.
    o Facilitator: Liz Bottner
    o Presenter: Claire Stanley, ACB Director of Advocacy and Governmental Affairs
  • Door Prizes:
  • Sandra Sermons, Chair, Door Prizes
  • ACBM Leadership Reports
    o Facilitator: Peggy Ann Clark, ACBM Second Vice-President
  • President’s Report: Sandra Sermons
    o Chapter Reports:
  • Cindy LaBon, President, Capital Area Guide Dog Users
  • Steve Hairsine, President, Central Maryland Council of the Blind
  • Penny Reeder, President, National Capital Area Chapter of ACB
  • Library Services and Resources
    o Facilitator: Francie Gilman
    o Presenters:
  • Jerry Price, Assistive Technology Education Program Coordinator Maryland State Library for the Blind and Print Disabled
  • "Online Books, Music, Movies and More at your Library: Libby and Hoopla." Erin Kelly Accessibility Coordinator, Office of Equity and Fair Practice, Enoch Pratt Free Library, Baltimore
  • Are you Game for Games? Maryland Fun Facts Trivia
    o Facilitator: Liz Bottner
  • Door Prizes
    o Sandra Sermons

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