20241123 BSCB 2024 Fall Conference


Bay State Council of the Blind
Fall Conference Agenda, November 23, 2024

  • Welcoming Remarks
    Ed Bosso, President of Educational Programs and Superintendent, Perkins School for the Blind
  • President’s Report
    David Kingsbury, BSCB President
  • Democracy Live Accessible In-Person Voting Technology
    Brian Finney, CEO
    Juliet Harvey-Bolia, Technician
    Short demo in plenary session, small groups of interested attendees will go to a breakout room on the second floor (elevator to the left of the parking lot door) for hands-on demos during the rest of the day
  • In person and virtual participant introductions
    Let us know who you are, but please keep it short – Name and city of residence only
  • Sony LinkBuds and Door Prizes
    Quick Orientation to Sony LinkBuds, Jeanette Kutash
    Are you feeling lucky? Door prizes with ElizabethAnn Johnson, more door prizes will be given out through the rest of the day
  • Overview of MCB Happenings
    John Oliveira, Commissioner, Massachusetts Commission for the Blind
    Justine Muir, Deputy Commissioner, Massachusetts Commission for the Blind
  • Cooking While Blind
    Debra Erickson, Executive chef and founder of The Blind Kitchen
  • Overview of Mass Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired Programs
    Jennifer Harnish, MABVI Director of social services
  • New Accessible Wearable Technologies
    Brian Charlson on the Meta glasses
    Jeanette Kutash on the Envision AI glasses
  • Update on Perkins Library Happenings
    Kim Charlson, Director, & Cory Kadlik, Assistive Technology Manager, Perkins Library
    Including a demo of the new BARD feature for accessing talking books with Amazon Alexa
  • Fitness Break
    Get up and stretch with Leslie Spoone and Jeanette Kutash
  • Fun with Accessible Games
    Aaron Spelker and Jerry Berrier
  • Accessible Voting Discussion
    What were people’s voting experiences this year, both good and bad?
    Feedback on the Democracy Live Accessible In-Person Voting Technology from breakout session participants
  • Closing Remarks
    David Kingsbury, President

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