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Week of Jul 3rd
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GDB Breakfast – found in room CHI 213 and Heard on ACB Media 2
GDB Breakfast – found in room CHI 213 and Heard on ACB Media 2
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July 3, 2022GDB grads connect with friends and staff; those considering the guide dog lifestyle welcome. If you’d like to join GDB for breakfast please email Theresa at [email protected]
On Site Event: AAVL Lunch: Unravelling the Medicare Tangle – found in room CHI 213 (CEU Eligible)On Site Event: AAVL Lunch: Unravelling the Medicare Tangle – found in room CHI 213 (CEU Eligible)
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July 3, 2022Lori Scharff ACB’s Medicare expert, will give you the information you need to better understand the maze that is the Medicare program. Eligibility, benefits, gaps, and special plans are just a few of the areas that she will cover.
On Site and Streamed: AAVL Virtual Lunch: Unravelling the Medicare Tangle – found in room CHI 213 and Heard on ACB Media 2 (CEU Eligible)On Site and Streamed: AAVL Virtual Lunch: Unravelling the Medicare Tangle – found in room CHI 213 and Heard on ACB Media 2 (CEU Eligible)
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July 3, 2022Lori Scharff ACB’s Medicare expert, will give you the information you need to better understand the maze that is the Medicare program. Eligibility, benefits, gaps, and special plans are just a few of the areas that she will cover.
Student Led Discussion – found in room CHI 215 and Heard on ACB Media 2 (CEU Eligible)Student Led Discussion – found in room CHI 215 and Heard on ACB Media 2 (CEU Eligible)
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July 3, 2022Join ACB Student leaders to hear their perspectives on some of the many critical issues impacting blind students today. Students will discuss navigating blindness in education, health care, and in using assistive technology. Meet and interact with other students while participating in these discussions.
To Mobility and Beyond: Update on Public Right-Of-Way Accessibility Guidelines (PROWAG) – found in room CHI 211 and Heard on ACB Media 2 (CEU Eligible)To Mobility and Beyond: Update on Public Right-Of-Way Accessibility Guidelines (PROWAG) – found in room CHI 211 and Heard on ACB Media 2 (CEU Eligible)
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July 3, 2022Whether you travel with a cane or guide dog, you won’t want to miss this one, as these guidelines are required for everyone to travel safely. The Access Board’s Sarah Presley will tell us what is included in the PROWAG and update us on where the DOT and DOJ are in formally adopting the Access Board’s recommendations. Speaker: Sarah Presley, Accessibility Specialist, IS Access Board, Washington, DC.
Conversation with the World Blind Union CEO, Marc Workman – found in room CHI 215 and Heard on ACB Media 2 (CEU Eligible)Conversation with the World Blind Union CEO, Marc Workman – found in room CHI 215 and Heard on ACB Media 2 (CEU Eligible)
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July 3, 2022Mr. Workman will speak at Sunday morning’s General Session. Here is a great opportunity to hear from and talk with him directly in a smaller, more intimate setting. Come learn about the challenges and opportunities facing blind people around the world and lessons we can apply in the United States. Presenter: Marc Workman, Chief Executive Officer, World Blind Union, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Co-Sponsored by IRC and MCAC.
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ACBF Virtual Breakfast; Preserving Our Memories – found in room CHI 213 and Heard on ACB Media 2
ACBF Virtual Breakfast; Preserving Our Memories – found in room CHI 213 and Heard on ACB Media 2
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July 4, 2022Preserving family memories is more than stuffing pictures into a shoebox. Find out how to preserve tapes and videos and how to begin collecting oral histories with Micheal Hudson, Director of the American Printing House Museum. Always an inspiring speaker, Micheal is sure to get you motivated to actively collect those memories of your kids, cousins, and school and ACB friends.
IVIE Virtual Luncheon – Selling Yourself: How to Put Your Best Foot Forward in the Evolving Employment World – found in room CHI 213 and Heard on ACB Media 2 (CEU Eligible)IVIE Virtual Luncheon – Selling Yourself: How to Put Your Best Foot Forward in the Evolving Employment World – found in room CHI 213 and Heard on ACB Media 2 (CEU Eligible)
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July 4, 2022Join Sara Freemen Smith, an HR professional on the ACB Employment Committee; Pam Shaw, an entrepreneur and IVIE member; and Kaila Allen, recent new-hire and ACB Next Generation member, as they share their experience with written, verbal, and visual aspects of positioning yourself as the best job candidate and maximizing those networking opportunities. The panel will tackle these three aspects in each of their facets of the employment/networking processes. Sponsored by IVIE, ACB Next Generation and the ACB Employment committee.
Breath and Sound – found in room HH CozzensBreath and Sound – found in room HH Cozzens
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July 4, 2022Join BPI as we explore the wonders of breath. What is the sound of breath? What can we do with our breath? Let’s discover how breath resonates throughout our body, mind, and soul.
Social Justice and Identity Based Training – found in room CHI 208 and Heard on ACB Media 2 (CEU Eligible)Social Justice and Identity Based Training – found in room CHI 208 and Heard on ACB Media 2 (CEU Eligible)
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July 4, 2022Join ACB Students for a transformative social justice training and learning experience. Meet other blind students, engage in self-empowering and discovery activities, and learn about how important and impactful the identity of blindness can be for all of us! Get tips on advocating for yourself, finding self-confidence, and dealing with the difficulties of blindness!
Unravelling Advocacy for Vision Rehabilitation Services – found in room CHI 215 and Heard on ACB Media 2 (CEU Eligible)Unravelling Advocacy for Vision Rehabilitation Services – found in room CHI 215 and Heard on ACB Media 2 (CEU Eligible)
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July 4, 2022Explore innovative advocacy efforts wherein states can obtain funding under the Medicaid Older Individuals who are Blind program. This program provides an array of vision rehabilitation services, however funding is extremely limited. Learn how to utilize the Older Individuals who are Blind and Medicaid programs. Presented by Alliance on Aging and Vision Loss and the Rehabilitation Issues Taskforce.
Empowering Ourselves to Advocate for the Best Mental Health and Emotional Well Being Care – found in room CHI 208 and Heard on ACB Media 2 (CEU Eligible)Empowering Ourselves to Advocate for the Best Mental Health and Emotional Well Being Care – found in room CHI 208 and Heard on ACB Media 2 (CEU Eligible)
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July 4, 2022The world can be busy and it’s often our own self-care that is the first overlooked. The medical field is often more a business; knowing how to ask the right questions and advocate for ourselves is a learned and much needed skill set. Facilitated by Pam Shaw.
Bingo – It’s a Families Tradition – found in room CHI 215 and Heard on ACB Media 2Bingo – It’s a Families Tradition – found in room CHI 215 and Heard on ACB Media 2
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July 4, 2022Braille cards, Large Print cards, and lots of great prizes! Bring yourself, bring a friend, bring the kids – fun for all ages!
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ACB Lion’s Virtual Reverse Visit – found in room CHI 213 and Heard on ACB Media 2
ACB Lion’s Virtual Reverse Visit – found in room CHI 213 and Heard on ACB Media 2
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July 5, 2022Meet Lions from Omaha and discover how blind Lions are making a difference all across America. Open to active Lions, former Lions, and anyone interested in learning more about becoming a Lion.
Knuckling Down on Endocrinology: Current and Future Treatment Strategies – found in room CHI 208 and Heard on ACB Media 2 (CEU Eligible)Knuckling Down on Endocrinology: Current and Future Treatment Strategies – found in room CHI 208 and Heard on ACB Media 2 (CEU Eligible)
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July 5, 2022Hear from a panel of leading global endocrinologists regarding current and future best practice treatment strategies for managing Type I and Type II diabetes
Accessible Covid 19 Testing – found in room CHI 211 and Heard on ACB Media 3 (CEU Eligible)Accessible Covid 19 Testing – found in room CHI 211 and Heard on ACB Media 3 (CEU Eligible)
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July 5, 2022Dr Jill Heemskerk, Deputy Director, NIBIB, and co-lead on the RADx program.
Knuckling Down on Using and Demonstrating Durable Medical Equipment – found in room CHI 208 and Heard on ACB Media 2 (CEU Eligible)Knuckling Down on Using and Demonstrating Durable Medical Equipment – found in room CHI 208 and Heard on ACB Media 2 (CEU Eligible)
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July 5, 2022Presenter: Kim Ladd RN/BS, diabetes health education specialist. Empowering clients to independently manage their diabetes and other chronic diseases with low or no vision. Kim’s passion for preventing diabetes and its complications through education stems from first-hand experience. Not only does she deal with diabetes on a daily basis, but many of her family members do so as well. Kim will demonstrate how to use many different devices for diabetes.
Self-Care is Health Care – found in room CHI 215 and Heard on ACB Media 4 (CEU Eligible)Self-Care is Health Care – found in room CHI 215 and Heard on ACB Media 4 (CEU Eligible)
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July 5, 2022Take charge of your physical, mental and emotional health. ACB Next Generation and ACB’s Get Up, Get Moving invite you to come and learn about the connection between mind, body and spirit. Come stretch out your body, learn from Leslie Spoone, a Certified Fitness Instructor, Koni Sims, a retired Medical Massage Practitioner, and Terry Suarez, a Certified Respiratory Therapist, and energize your spirit by learning to relax! Participants will also be able to share their best practices for self-care.
ACBL: Lessons in Leadership – found in room CHI 215 and Heard on ACB Media 2ACBL: Lessons in Leadership – found in room CHI 215 and Heard on ACB Media 2
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July 5, 2022Becoming a leader is like climbing a ladder. Some people make it to the top, while others only take two or three steps toward the goal. At least two members of ACB Lions are Past District Governors, and they will share how they, as blind Lions, navigated the climb to this office and how they successfully completed the many responsibilities and requirements of this position. True lessons in leadership that can apply to any organization.
Me to the Third Power: Finding, Working and Sharing Myself; Our Journey with Mental Health and Emotional Well Being – found in room CHI 208 and Heard on ACB Media 3 (CEU Eligible)Me to the Third Power: Finding, Working and Sharing Myself; Our Journey with Mental Health and Emotional Well Being – found in room CHI 208 and Heard on ACB Media 3 (CEU Eligible)
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July 5, 2022Its been said we hear parts of our own stories in others. This panel of speakers will share the highs and lows of their individual journeys through emotional well being.
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NIB Virtual Breakfast – found in room CHI 208 and Heard on ACB Media 2 (CEU Eligible)
NIB Virtual Breakfast – found in room CHI 208 and Heard on ACB Media 2 (CEU Eligible)
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July 6, 2022Join NSITE, National Industries for the Blind’s new national workforce enterprise that is connecting talent to opportunity.
MCAC Virtual Luncheon – found in room CHI 213 and Heard on ACB Media 2MCAC Virtual Luncheon – found in room CHI 213 and Heard on ACB Media 2
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July 6, 2022Hear from a local speaker about Nebraska’s history and culture. AS MCAC’s theme
One community coming together in ACB
expresses our aspiration for a community that is inclusive of all, this session presents a perspective of local communities.A Candid Conversation about a Critical Concept – found in room CHI 213 and Heard on ACB Media 2 (CEU Eligible)A Candid Conversation about a Critical Concept – found in room CHI 213 and Heard on ACB Media 2 (CEU Eligible)
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July 6, 2022As we move toward Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in ACB, this panel will discuss the tenants of Critical Race Theory. CRT, what it is, what it isn’t and other terms.
ACBDA: Accessible Pharmacy. Knuckling down on Accessibility – found in room CHI 211 and Heard on ACB Media 4 (CEU Eligible)ACBDA: Accessible Pharmacy. Knuckling down on Accessibility – found in room CHI 211 and Heard on ACB Media 4 (CEU Eligible)
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July 6, 2022Three Co-Founders of Accessible Pharmacy describe their rationale behind the founding of a full service pharmacy serving the needs of individuals with blindness and vision impairment. One of the business partners who is blind will explain his vision for a full service pharmacy, sharing his own personal disappointing experiences with mainstream pharmacies. Also hear from Accessible Pharmacy’s Chief Medical Officer about accessible durable medical equipment, inclusive of continuous glucose monitors, and how Accessible Pharmacy works to meet the needs of their blind and vision impaired customers!
ACB Membership Committee Seminar – found in room CHI 213 and Heard on ACB Media 2ACB Membership Committee Seminar – found in room CHI 213 and Heard on ACB Media 2
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July 6, 2022Membership 101: Panel 1: How to recruit and retain members Panel 2: How to give the best orientation to a new member
Making Sense of the Census – found in room CHI 208 and Heard on ACB Media 2Making Sense of the Census – found in room CHI 208 and Heard on ACB Media 2
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July 6, 2022It’s a once-in-a-decade event! The 1950 Census is here, and it includes cousins, neighbors, aunts and uncles, grandparents – even family friends! They are all waiting to be discovered, and many will be people you know. Every ten years the United States conducts a census, and 72 years after the census date it becomes public. Packed with family information and details; get on the road to discovery.
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Get Up and Move Dance Party – found in room HH Grand Ballroom Foyer
Get Up and Move Dance Party – found in room HH Grand Ballroom Foyer
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July 7, 2022 – July 8, 2022Get Up and Get grooving to the rhythms of different cultures from around the world. Music from hot sexy Latin, jamming reggae, British invasion and so many more in this 2 hour dance party that will make you sweat. Collaboration with the Multicultural Affairs Committee and ACB Get Up and Get Moving Campaign. Let’s dance those calories off together!
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Get Up and Move Dance Party – found in room HH Grand Ballroom Foyer
Get Up and Move Dance Party – found in room HH Grand Ballroom Foyer
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July 7, 2022 – July 8, 2022Get Up and Get grooving to the rhythms of different cultures from around the world. Music from hot sexy Latin, jamming reggae, British invasion and so many more in this 2 hour dance party that will make you sweat. Collaboration with the Multicultural Affairs Committee and ACB Get Up and Get Moving Campaign. Let’s dance those calories off together!