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Events in June 2022
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AI in Music and Pictures – Heard on ACB Media 3 (CEU Eligible)
AI in Music and Pictures – Heard on ACB Media 3 (CEU Eligible)
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June 23, 2022Explore how artificial intelligence interacts with music, pictures, and blindness.
Audio Description: Nothing About Us Without Us – Heard on ACB Media 4 (CEU Eligible)Audio Description: Nothing About Us Without Us – Heard on ACB Media 4 (CEU Eligible)
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June 23, 2022Blind Consultants Involvement in Creating AD
Seeing Eye Woofs and Wags – Heard on ACB Media 2 (CEU Eligible)Seeing Eye Woofs and Wags – Heard on ACB Media 2 (CEU Eligible)
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June 23, 2022Have you ever thought about partnering with a guide dog? Wondering what we’ve been up to this last year? Come and hang out with us and get your questions answered. Learn about The Seeing Eye’s program and what we’ve been up to this last year. If you have a question you want to make sure we answer, send it to [email protected] before June 22 and we will make sure we answer it during our session.
Audio Description Update on TV Broadcast and Cable Networks and the CVAA – Heard on ACB Media 1 (CEU Eligible)Audio Description Update on TV Broadcast and Cable Networks and the CVAA – Heard on ACB Media 1 (CEU Eligible)
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June 23, 2022The ADP will have panelists from the broadcast networks and cable networks to give an update on the status of their offerings for audio description. We will also have an update on the status of the 21st Century Video Accessibility Act (CVAA)
Adaptive Sports: GET UP, GET MOVING, and Make Life Fun! – Heard on ACB Media 2 (CEU Eligible)Adaptive Sports: GET UP, GET MOVING, and Make Life Fun! – Heard on ACB Media 2 (CEU Eligible)
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June 23, 2022Want to get active and are not sure what exciting things are out there, or how you can re-engage in your favorite game or activity after sight loss? Let our team help you get back into the action! STRIVE4YOU would like to invite everyone to join us for this virtual workshop as we explore all the exciting recreational and sporting activities that are available for the VI/Blind. Together we will take a look at simple adaptations to make your leisure, recreation, and fitness activities more inclusive. Whether you’re a parent, college student, senior or a disabled veteran there is so much out there to get you off the couch living life to its fullest, and you might accidently get healthier both physically and mentally in the process!
Nominating CommitteeNominating Committee
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June 23, 2022Prose and Poetry Reading – Heard on ACB Media 2Prose and Poetry Reading – Heard on ACB Media 2
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June 23, 2022Share some of your original work or just come listen. Facilitator: Carla Hayes McMurray, PA Co-sponsored by FIA and ACB Next Generation
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NLS Expands its Foreign Language Collection – Heard on ACB Media 5 (CEU Eligible)
NLS Expands its Foreign Language Collection – Heard on ACB Media 5 (CEU Eligible)
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June 24, 2022Kelsey Corlett-Rivera, NLS Foreign Language Librarian, will speak to us about the library’s innovative projects and its implementation of the Marrakesh Treaty in the US.
Residential Adjustment to Blindness – Heard on ACB Media 2 (CEU Eligible)Residential Adjustment to Blindness – Heard on ACB Media 2 (CEU Eligible)
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June 24, 2022Training Center Panel Join ACB Students for a panel featuring representatives from three blindness training centers: The Hellen Keller Center, The Carroll Center for the Blind, and one of the National Federation of The Blind centers. These three centers are located across the country, and their representatives will join us to speak about the programs offered within them. Learn how their programs can help you gain your independence in travel, cooking, reading, writing, using technology, doing recreational activities, and more. Come learn about the importance of having a positive attitude on blindness. There will be a Q&A at the end of the session.
Science for Superheroes: Video presentation and discussion of Cryopreservation – Heard on ACB Media 4Science for Superheroes: Video presentation and discussion of Cryopreservation – Heard on ACB Media 4
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June 24, 2022Demonstrate how guide dog sperm samples from male breeders are frozen and stored. Other topics touched on are genetic diversity, dual careers for dogs and superheroes for years to come. Speaker: Zuhey Medina-Gonzalez, Director, Genetics, Reproduction, & Puppy Care, Southeastern Guide Dogs
You Gotta Have Harp – Heard on ACB Media 3You Gotta Have Harp – Heard on ACB Media 3
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June 24, 2022Relax while learning about the harp through presentations and performances. In honor of FIA past president Lynn Hedl. Presenters: Nancy Pendegraph, Huntsville, AL; Jason Castonguay, Manchester, CT.
En-Vision America – Heard on ACB Media 2 (CEU Eligible)En-Vision America – Heard on ACB Media 2 (CEU Eligible)
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June 24, 2022Accessible Prescription Labeling Advocacy: Board of Pharmacy Rulemaking vs Legislation
Super Computers and Super Pups – Heard on ACB Media 4Super Computers and Super Pups – Heard on ACB Media 4
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June 24, 2022Learn how a guide dog school has teamed up with North Carolina State University and IBM to use artificial intelligence and smart collars to increase the number of exceptional guide dogs available to our community. Panel facilitated by Carl Richardson (Brighton, MA) with speakers from Guiding Eyes, IBM and North Carolina State University.
Affiliate Presidents MeetingAffiliate Presidents Meeting
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June 24, 2022BookShare Office Hours – Heard on ACB Media 2 (CEU Eligible)BookShare Office Hours – Heard on ACB Media 2 (CEU Eligible)
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June 24, 2022Join Bookshare to learn about the latest additions to the world’s largest ebook library for blind people, promotions, and new and exciting tools like Bookshare Reader for Alexa and more.
Showcase of the Performing Arts – Heard on ACB Media 1Showcase of the Performing Arts – Heard on ACB Media 1
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June 24, 2022Get ready for another outstanding panoply of performances from musicians, poets, and others. The pinnacle of diversity, creativity, and professionalism. Co-sponsors: FIA and ACB Next Generation
Showcase After Hours – Heard on ACB Media 1Showcase After Hours – Heard on ACB Media 1
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June 24, 2022 – June 25, 2022Participate in our celebration of the Showcase with performers and those behind the scenes who put it all together.
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Showcase After Hours – Heard on ACB Media 1
Showcase After Hours – Heard on ACB Media 1
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June 24, 2022 – June 25, 2022Participate in our celebration of the Showcase with performers and those behind the scenes who put it all together.
FIA Business MeetingFIA Business Meeting
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June 25, 2022Do you really need Indeed? Indeed you might. – Heard on ACB Media 2 (CEU Eligible)Do you really need Indeed? Indeed you might. – Heard on ACB Media 2 (CEU Eligible)
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June 25, 2022Learn to leverage Indeed.com to jumpstart you job search. Presenter: Don Horvath, Senior Instructor, Helen Keller National Center, Sand Point, NY.
ACB Committee Chairs MeetingACB Committee Chairs Meeting
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June 25, 2022The Art of Disability Culture: Nontraditional Visually-Impaired Artist panel – Heard on ACB Media 2 (CEU Eligible)The Art of Disability Culture: Nontraditional Visually-Impaired Artist panel – Heard on ACB Media 2 (CEU Eligible)
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June 25, 2022Visually-impaired artists from different creative springboards, (pottery, graphical art, movement, and theater), will share their experiences presenting and working with curators to provide interactive and accessible connections to their work.
Audio Description Project: Self-Description: Too Much or Just Enough – Blind Community Perspectives – Heard on ACB Media 3 (CEU Eligible)Audio Description Project: Self-Description: Too Much or Just Enough – Blind Community Perspectives – Heard on ACB Media 3 (CEU Eligible)
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June 25, 2022Social Security at Work – Heard on ACB Media 2 (CEU Eligible)Social Security at Work – Heard on ACB Media 2 (CEU Eligible)
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June 25, 2022Learn how to address the tensions between SSDI, SSI and money earned while working. Panelists: Lori Scharff, Certified Financial Incentive Professional, Waynesboro, VA; Chris Peterson, Founder, President and CEO, Penny Forward, Richfield MN.
ACB Families Goes to Camp – Heard on ACB Media 2ACB Families Goes to Camp – Heard on ACB Media 2
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June 25, 2022It’s summertime – time for sitting around the campfire, eating hotdogs and s’mores. Whether you’re a kid or a kid at heart, camp is a special experience. Share stories and play games. And what’s a campfire without a skit! Finally, discover some camping opportunities for today’s fun-loving folks!
FIA Writer’s Workshop – Heard on ACB Media 2FIA Writer’s Workshop – Heard on ACB Media 2
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June 25, 2022Effortless Editing: Learn of the similarities and differences between self-editing and editing for others: how to know when to stop writing and start editing, how to maintain a good relationship with a editing client, tools of the trade, and other biz tips. Panelists: Kim Nova, Our Special Editor, NBP; Mary Jo Wondersitor of Magnets and Ladders; Kathy King and Cheryl McNeil-Fisher, Writing Works Wonders; Chris Kuell, Editor in Chief, Breath and Shadow Journal of Disability Literature; Ann Harrison Barnes, Blogger, Author and Freelance Editor; and Cachet Wells, ACB Blog Voices contributor and member of ACB Board of Publications.