ACB Events Podcast
American Council of the Blind of Maryland 2022 Annual Conference and Convention February 25-26, 2022 A mighty little state with a wealth of history and resources Panel: Mobility and beyond MaryBeth Cleveland, certified orientation and mobility specialist, A to B and Back, Derwood, MD, mbcleveland@fastmail.net and Cecelia Rose, certified orientation and mobility specialist, cyrose@verizon.net Diane … Read more
American Council of the Blind of Maryland 2022 Annual Conference and Convention February 25-26, 2022 A mighty little state with a wealth of history and resources Welcome and opening remarks, ACB of MD president Jo Ann Kucic, Parkville, MD, akiva1203@gmail.com Updates from our state library John Owen, Director, Maryland State Library for the Blind and … Read more
2022 Annual Conference and Convention February 25-26, 2022 A mighty little state with a wealth of history and resources Sean Curry and Caren Forsten, CEO, Prevention of Blindness Society of Metropolitan Washington cforsten@youreyes.org Mia Richardson, Glamorous Gems – Paparazzi Jewelry chemia624@outlook.com Joel Snyder, Audio Description Associates, Takoma Park MD jsnyder@audiodescribe.com Find out more at https://acb-events.pinecast.co
American Council of the Blind of Maryland 2022 Annual Conference and Convention February 25-26, 2022 A mighty little state with a wealth of history and resources Friday, February 25 – Exhibitors: Pat Zawasky, Vice president Accessibility Solutions Group, and Greg Hooks, assistive technology specialist, Integration Technology Group, Alexandria, VA, pat@itgonline.com and gregory.hooks@itgonline.com Diane Ducharme, Community … Read more
2022 Legislative Seminar Breakout Day 2 Originally Aired March 15, 2022, on ACB Media Channels 6, 7, and 8 3 Concurrent Breakouts • Breakout #1: The Intersection of Accessibility, Privacy, Security, & Safety (Originally Aired on ACB Media 6) Panel Lead: Clark Rachfal, Director of Advocacy & Governmental Affairs Presenters: Troy Otillio, CEO, AIRA Bryan … Read more
2022 Legislative Seminar Day 2 Originally Aired March 15, 2022 on ACB Media 6 Closing General Session Leads: Clark Rachfal Swatha Nandhakumar Meet Charles Cooper: ACB Advisory Board Member and Managing Director, Signal Group Political Landscape: Presenters: Charles Cooper, Managing Director, Signal Group Spanish Language Connect Show Find out more at https://acb-events.pinecast.co
2022 Legislative Seminar Day 2 Originally Aired March 15, 2022 on ACB Media 6 Welcome and Opening General Session Leads: Clark Rachfal, Director of Advocacy & Governmental Affairs, American Council of the Blind Swatha Nandhakumar, Advocacy & Outreach Specialist, American Council of the Blind Alison Barkoff, Principal Deputy Administrator, Administration for Community Living, U.S. Department … Read more
2022 Legislative Seminar Breakouts Day 1 Originally Aired March 14, 2022, on ACB Media 6, 7, and 8 • Breakout #1: How May Affiliates Assist the ACB National Office and Staff with the Implementation of ACB Resolutions? (Originally Aired on ACB Media 6) Panel: Chris Hunsinger, President, Pennsylvania Council of the Blind Jeff Thom, Chair, … Read more
2022 Legislative Seminar Day 1 Originally Aired March 14, 2022, on ACB Media 6 Federal Communications Commission: Broadband Adoption and Disability Rights Leads: Clark Rachfal Swatha Nandhakumar Presenters: Lyle Ishida, Chief, Consumer Affairs and Outreach Division, Consumer and Government Affairs Bureau Michael Scurato, Assistant Chief, Policy Division, Media Bureau Darryl Cooper, Attorney, Disability Rights Office, … Read more
2022 Legislative Seminar Day 1 Originally Aired March 14, 2022, on ACB Media 6 Welcome and Opening General Session Leads: Clark Rachfal, Director of Advocacy & Governmental Affairs Swatha Nandhakumar, Advocacy & Outreach Specialist Presenters: Dr. Sachin Pavithran, Executive Director, U.S. Access Board Ann Sommers McIntosh, Executive Director, National Council on Disability Legislative Imperative Overview … Read more