ACB Media Calendar

GDB grads connect with friends and staff; those considering the guide dog lifestyle are welcome. If you’d like to join GDB for breakfast, please email Jane at [email protected] to RSVP.

Unsure how to navigate business dinner environments or banquets? Join ACB Students as we learn to educate practices to maintain professionalism as a blind consumer. We will show you some tips and tricks to indulge in goods while engaging in conversations that can further your professional development.

A volunteer from the Alzheimer’s Association of Illinois will help us: Describe typical age-related memory, thinking or behavior changes Recognize common warning signs of Alzheimer’s and Dementia Discuss the tips for approaching someone about memory concerns Explain the importance of early detection and benefits of diagnosis Identify possible tests and assessments for the diagnostic process Name the resources available through the Alzheimer’s Association

Jeremy Millard will discuss his job seeking experiences and his job with Disability Rights New York.

Can’t wait to experience new tech at the exhibit hall? Wet your appetite for accessibility as vendors demonstrate new assistive technology. Play with gadgets, ask questions, and plan your time in the exhibit hall.

Ever watch someone seem to get everything done, all the time, without breaking a sweat? Wonder how they work, take care of the kids, travel, volunteer for everything, and seem to meet every deadline? How do they do it? Join us as we learn the methods that Kenneth Semien, Sr, Michael Babcock, and Hindley Williams, use to get everything done and not lose their marbles.

Rural areas make up only 3 percent of the entire land area of the country but are home to more than 80 percent of the population. Conversely, 97 percent of the country’s land mass is rural but only 19.3 percent of the population lives there. This program will highlight challenges in 3 areas, climate, navigating in the winter when snow, snowplows, and drifts bring along a whole new landscape. How does one navigate with low vision or deafblindness when sidewalks are non-existent and other landmarks are obliterated? There is urban, rural, and very rural. What does very rural consist of, what happens when you only have one street light in your entire neighborhood, who do you talk to when advocating for crosswalks and APS when no infrastructure exists? Sometimes it is about access, or improving safety other times in very rural areas all you have are portable stop signs that are move from site to site to affect traffic. How do you speak to MUTCD when there are no traffic engineers or traffic control devices? Possible solutions: In rural areas a group like the new Sioux Falls Active Transportation Board (ATB) which is is charged with coordinating and de-conflicting the recommendation from the overarching Pedestrian Master Plan, Bicycle Master Plan, Vision Zero, Safe Routes to School, and Safe Streets. Is there an entity like the ATB in your area, are they looking for candidates? Who do you talk to in very rural areas when an ATB does not exist? Are there ways to follow the money to see if any projects can be funded to promote better access or increased safety for pedestrians? Learn about National Rural Transit Assistance Programs. What can National RTAP do for you? Plus you will learn much more.

Two attorneys will discuss making court appearances and the remote practice of law.

In this post pandemic era, it seems as if everything has changed. This interactive workshop will enable you to design and implement your personal version of the New Normal. Presenter: Pam Shaw, Philadelphia, PA

In this session, career options would be explored including Randolph-Sheppard opportunities available.

This 2 part session will explore the changing landscape of transportation in the United States both as the immediate aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic and then the results of the passage of the bipartisan infrastructure package. The panelists will discuss both the good and bad effects of such changes for travelers who are blind or low vision. The 2 session event will include panels on experts in the transportation space, as well as government officials from the U.S. Department of Transportation.

Join Ryan Jones from Vispero for the annual User Group meeting. All skill levels are welcome. We’ll demonstrate and discuss the recent developments and look at what’s coming in 2024. We will also discuss how you can help shape the future of our products. Bring your questions and join the fun as we kick off the 2023 Convention!

Whether your goal is to describe, entertain, inform, instruct or persuade, socialize and share tips and tools to navigate your next article. Join the ACB Board of Publications for a Mix & Mingle event that will surely have you scripting some new stories to share.

Free Drink from the Cash Bar