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Events in July 2024
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Individual Voting for Resolutions, Constitution, and ByLaws (virtual) (Online Only) Individual Voting for Resolutions, Constitution, and ByLaws (virtual) (Online Only)
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July 1, 2024ACB members can vote on proposed Resolutions, Constitution, and By-laws. Members will use their unique voter code to vote.
Affiliate Vote on proposed Resolutions, Constitution and By Laws (Online Only) Affiliate Vote on proposed Resolutions, Constitution and By Laws (Online Only)
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July 1, 2024Delegates will report in Zoom, membership will listen on ACB Media
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The Flight to Freedom: Stories About the Southbound Underground Railway that Led to St. Augustine(Continuation of AABT Breakfast) (virtual, City Terrace 7) The Flight to Freedom: Stories About the Southbound Underground Railway that Led to St. Augustine(Continuation of AABT Breakfast) (virtual, City Terrace 7)
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July 6, 2024Discover the Flight to Freedom story of men, women and children who risked their lives to secure freedom for themselves and their families as they traveled the “southbound underground railway” to St. Augustine in Spanish Florida. Hear the story of the first legally sanctioned free African settlement in what would become the United States. Colonial Fort Mose is brought to life with hands-on artifacts depicting textiles, foods, tools, and toys that Freedom Seekers would have utilized in 1738. DD Stein, Social Studies Teacher, Florida School For The Deaf And The Blind, St. Augustine, FL.
The Buffet Where Your Favorite Recipe for Leadership Success is Served (virtual, City Terrace 9) The Buffet Where Your Favorite Recipe for Leadership Success is Served (virtual, City Terrace 9)
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July 6, 2024Several ACB leaders will stir up necessary ingredients to spice up your meetings and affiliate activities. Come to the table with a hearty appetite for strategies to deal with ingredients that might not always mix well together. Audience participation will be plentiful during this session.
Meet Lions from the Knights of the Blind in Washington State (Continuation of Lions Lunch) (virtual, City Terrace 9) Meet Lions from the Knights of the Blind in Washington State (Continuation of Lions Lunch) (virtual, City Terrace 9)
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July 6, 2024Meet Lions from the Knights of the Blind in Washington State as they explain how they teach third-graders about blindness through activities and use of the book “Grandpa’s White Cane.” Active Lions, former Lions, and anyone interested in learning more about becoming a Lion is welcome.
Burning the Candle at Both Ends (ACBNG) (virtual, City Terrace 9) Burning the Candle at Both Ends (ACBNG) (virtual, City Terrace 9)
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July 6, 2024Do you feel like you’re stretched too thin? Are things falling through the cracks and you don’t know where to turn? Join us as we learn from the experiences of Greg Lindberg, Koni Sims, and John McCann how they manage and balance their personal and professional responsibilities.
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ACB Families Program (Continuation of Breakfast) (virtual, City Terrace 7) ACB Families Program (Continuation of Breakfast) (virtual, City Terrace 7)
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July 7, 2024From high school to full-time Internet radio – how The Radio Storm, a free-form home-based radio station, came to be. Presenters: Michael and Angela McCarty, Kentucky School for the Blind Alumni and life members of the Kentucky Council of the Blind, Louisville, KY.
A Second Helping of Leadership Strategies (virtual, City Terrace 9) A Second Helping of Leadership Strategies (virtual, City Terrace 9)
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July 7, 2024ACB leaders will stir up more activities to guide session participants in running productive meetings and planning activities to include all members.
Planning Your Final Arrangements (Continuation of AAVL Lunch) (virtual, City Terrace 7) Planning Your Final Arrangements (Continuation of AAVL Lunch) (virtual, City Terrace 7)
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July 7, 2024What is an advance medical directive? How can you get prepared and have those hard discussions with family and friends? Have you adequately planned for the disposition of your estate and for your own wishes? We will discuss these and other important issues involved in making final arrangements.
Opening General Session (virtual, Grand Ballroom) Opening General Session (virtual, Grand Ballroom)
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Bridging the Generational Gaps in Advocacy (virtual, City Terrace 7) Bridging the Generational Gaps in Advocacy (virtual, City Terrace 7)
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July 8, 2024Intergenerational collaboration can lead to more inclusive and sustainable solutions by incorporating diverse perspectives and experiences. Join us as a generation-inclusive panel talks about their involvement with ACB, today’s cultural/political climate, and how advocacy efforts might be adapted to incorporate these changes. During this session, NextGen leader Amanda selm and long-time ACB member Peter Altschul will engage in live conversations with ACB members who come from diverse backgrounds to gain a better understanding of their advocacy-related experiences and perspectives.
Motivating State Agencies to Improve Their Business Enterprise Programs (virtual, City Terrace 7) Motivating State Agencies to Improve Their Business Enterprise Programs (virtual, City Terrace 7)
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July 8, 2024This panel will focus on how to insure state agencies administering the Randolph-Sheppard vending facility program work to ensure that blind vendors will be awarded military dining facility sites and keep their programs moving forward. The panel will discuss how state agency staff can be more entrepreneurial in their efforts to get new vending facility locations and help blind vendors to be more entrepreneurial, as well. The panel will also discuss what steps can be taken for elected committees of blind vendors and state agencies to work together for the best interests of the program and the vendors within it.
Looking How I’m Feeling (CCLVI) (virtual, City Terrace 9) Looking How I’m Feeling (CCLVI) (virtual, City Terrace 9)
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July 8, 2024Join us for a roundtable session where we share how we radiate confidence in everyday situations. We’ll discuss techniques for shopping to find the products that help you best project your image, exploring your personal style, and navigating social outings. Together we will embrace looking how we feel as people with low vision.
Discovering Emotional Intelligence – How to Develop It, Hone It, and Practice It (ACBNG) (virtual, City Terrace 7) Discovering Emotional Intelligence – How to Develop It, Hone It, and Practice It (ACBNG) (virtual, City Terrace 7)
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July 8, 2024Emotional intelligence is the capacity to be aware of and express one’s emotions, and to handle interpersonal relationships judiciously and empathetically. This session is a discussion about what emotional intelligence is, how we apply it, and how it influences our communication styles.
Prose and Poetry (FIA) (virtual, City Terrace 9) Prose and Poetry (FIA) (virtual, City Terrace 9)
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July 8, 2024Share some of your original work or just come listen. Family-friendly, please. Moderated by: Carla Hayes, McMurray, PA.
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BRL Breakfast Speaker (virtual, City Terrace 7) (Online Only) General Session (virtual, Grand Ballroom) Meet the Talking Book Narrator (LUA/BRL/AABT) (virtual, City Terrace 9) Meet the Talking Book Narrator (LUA/BRL/AABT) (virtual, City Terrace 9)
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July 9, 2024As in years past, we will once again get to listen to and ask questions of a wonderful talking book narrator, Mare Trevathan, who records at both Books to Life and Talking Book Publishers Inc. She is a perennial favorite and is likely to read a bit from a couple of her long list of NLS titles. Come early because this is frequently standing room only.
Update from NLS Director (LUA/BRL/AABT) (virtual, City Terrace 9) Update from NLS Director (LUA/BRL/AABT) (virtual, City Terrace 9)
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July 9, 2024Come and speak with the Director of the National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled, Jason Broughton. He will update us on changes at the National Library Service and answer our questions on what we can expect in the years to come.
Mental Health Every Day (virtual, City Terrace 9) Mental Health Every Day (virtual, City Terrace 9)
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July 9, 2024There’s the occasional Mental Health Day, but if you really want to experience what it’s like to live in Mental Health and well being, come to this event.
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General Session (virtual, Grand Ballroom) Nothing About Us Without Us; Black American Perspective on Jacksonville History (Continuation of MCAC luncheon) (virtual, City Terrace 7) Nothing About Us Without Us; Black American Perspective on Jacksonville History (Continuation of MCAC luncheon) (virtual, City Terrace 7)
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July 10, 2024Jacksonville, Florida, has a rich and diverse history. The experience of African-Americans in Jacksonville was unique, home of the renowned poet James Weldon Johnson and his brother, John Rosamund Johnson, who together wrote the Black National Anthem (Lift Every Voice and Sing), and home of one of the few free Black communities established under Spanish rule and maintained until its relocation to Oklahoma. Come and learn about the stories and events you may never have heard before. The Multi-Cultural Affairs Committee invites you to join us on this journey.
To Advocate and Educate, The History of Activism in Jacksonville (virtual, City Terrace 7) To Advocate and Educate, The History of Activism in Jacksonville (virtual, City Terrace 7)
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July 10, 2024Continue with us on our odyssey through the history of Jacksonville. Come interact with a panel of diverse voices shaping the community of Jacksonville today, “the new, bold city of the south.”
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General Session (virtual, Grand Ballroom) ACB Banquet (virtual, Grand Ballroom) ACB Banquet (virtual, Grand Ballroom)
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July 11, 2024Keynote 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.
Keynote Speaker – Judge David Tatel (virtual, Grand Ballroom) Keynote Speaker – Judge David Tatel (virtual, Grand Ballroom)
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July 11, 2024Keynote 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.