Individual Voting for Resolutions, Constitution, and ByLaws (virtual) (Online Only)
9:00 am – 4:00 pm
July 1, 2024
ACB members can vote on proposed Resolutions, Constitution, and By-laws. Members will use their unique voter code to vote.
9:00 am – 4:00 pm
July 1, 2024
ACB members can vote on proposed Resolutions, Constitution, and By-laws. Members will use their unique voter code to vote.
5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
July 1, 2024
Delegates will report in Zoom, membership will listen on ACB Media
9:00 am – 3:00 pm
July 5, 2024
1:00 pm – 2:15 pm
July 6, 2024
Motivational Speaker: Tricia Waechter, CEO, Blind Girl Designs
2:30 pm – 3:45 pm
July 6, 2024
Learn iPhone and Android tips for entrepreneurs, hear about various apps and how to use them effectively.
1:00 pm – 2:15 pm
July 7, 2024
Learn what it’s like to live and work in Pakistan through one man’s recent journey to become an attorney. Learn about the role of culture and family, challenges and successes, and more. Presenter: Syed Waqas Ali Shah, Peshawar P.K.K., Pakistan. Co-sponsored by AAVIA and IRC
2:30 pm – 3:45 pm
July 7, 2024
Find out from St. Mary’s University Law School professor about the significant decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court in its 2023-24 term and its work generally. Presenter: Prof. Bill Piatt, San Antonio, TX
7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
July 7, 2024
9:00 am – 10:15 am
July 8, 2024
It is always a roller coaster ride when it comes to the world of federal legislation, and this year is no exception. Join ACB advocacy staff as they whirl us through the topsy-turvy landscape of federal legislation in 2024 as it relates to blindness and low vision. In addition, be ready to share any accomplishments that your affiliate had this year in working on state legislation.
10:30 am – 11:45 am
July 8, 2024
Join a panel of disability rights attorneys as they discuss an array of issues from current case law that directly impacts the lives of people who are blind or have low vision. Be ready with questions about legal topics that relate specifically to people with vision loss.
8:30 am – 12:00 pm
July 9, 2024
1:00 pm – 2:15 pm
July 9, 2024
Come hear the inspiring immigration and service journey of Chantale Zuzi, a recent ACB scholarship recipient. From a refugee in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to an accomplished young woman committed to serving others. Learn how Chantale triumphed over adversity and found resilience, and how she is striving to empower refugee girls in East Africa to reach their full potential. Presenter: Chantale Zuzi, Founder, Refugee Can Be, Wellesley, MA.
1:00 pm – 2:15 pm
July 9, 2024
Discussion of the new standards of care for diabetes for 2024. This session will focus on updates in diabetes care and management. We will highlight new drugs to market and delve into navigating the ongoing shortages of GLP1 medications. Updates will be provided on continuous glucose monitor technology, including the newly approved Stelo Glucose Biosensor system by Dexcom, available OTC, without a prescription. Insulin pumps and automated insulin delivery system advances will also be presented. There will be ample time for open discussion and questions and answers.
2:30 pm – 3:45 pm
July 9, 2024
Lisa Murdock, ADA’s Chief Advocacy Officer, and Lynn Starr, JDRF’s Chief Global Advocacy Officer, will share their respective organizations legislative priorities for 2024, inclusive of what is being done to make durable medical equipment (DME) fully accessible. Join ACB Diabetics in Action for what promises to be a stimulating conversation about advocating for the rights of individuals living with diabetes and vision loss!
4:00 pm – 5:15 pm
July 9, 2024
This year, we feature both type 1 and type 2 diabetics, plus a spouse who discusses supporting someone who is diabetic.
5:30 pm – 6:45 pm
July 9, 2024
Mr. Kenneth Suratt, Executive Officer, Trinidad and Tobago Blind Welfare Association, will speak at Tuesday 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 in Trinidad and Tobago and lessons we can apply in the United States. Presenter: Kenneth Suratt, Executive Officer, Trinidad and Tobago Blind Welfare Association, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad. Co-sponsored by IRC and MCAC
8:30 am – 12:00 pm
July 10, 2024
2:30 pm – 3:45 pm
July 10, 2024
This session will explore how a person can advocate for themselves individually, or how a larger group can advocate at a local or national level to bring about widespread change. Advocacy can occur at an individual level, work to advance change in legislation, bring legal action, or bring together a whole community to amplify an issue. This session will explore the numerous tactics and venues that can be used to advocate for change.
8:30 am – 1:00 pm
July 11, 2024
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
July 11, 2024
Keynote Speaker: Judge David S. Tatel Author of Vision A Memoir of Blindness and Justice, one of America’s most accomplished public servants and legal thinkers – who spent years denying and working around his blindness, before finally embracing it as an essential part of his identity. Judge David Tatel served on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit from 1994 to earlier this year. After graduating from the University of Michigan and the University of Chicago Law School, he served as the founding director of the Chicago Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and then director of the National Lawyers Committee. He headed the Office for Civil Rights of the US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare during the Carter administration and then founded and led the education practice at Hogan Lovells, where he is now Senior Counsel. Judge Tatel is a member of the American Philosophical Society and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. In the past, he co-chaired the National Academy of Sciences’ Committee on Science, Technology and Law, and chaired the boards of The Spencer Foundation and The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.
8:15 pm – 8:55 pm
July 11, 2024
Keynote Speaker: Judge David S. Tatel Author of Vision A Memoir of Blindness and Justice, one of America’s most accomplished public servants and legal thinkers – who spent years denying and working around his blindness, before finally embracing it as an essential part of his identity. Judge David Tatel served on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit from 1994 to earlier this year. After graduating from the University of Michigan and the University of Chicago Law School, he served as the founding director of the Chicago Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and then director of the National Lawyers Committee. He headed the Office for Civil Rights of the US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare during the Carter administration and then founded and led the education practice at Hogan Lovells, where he is now Senior Counsel. Judge Tatel is a member of the American Philosophical Society and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. In the past, he co-chaired the National Academy of Sciences’ Committee on Science, Technology and Law, and chaired the boards of The Spencer Foundation and The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.