ACB Conference and Convention Podcast
• Call to Order • Pledge of Allegiance: Recipients of Ross Pangere Scholarships • ACB Business ACB Sponsor Recognitions: Tony Stephens, ACB Director of Development, Alexandria, VA • Candidate Speeches • Sponsor Presentation: Monica Desai, Global Head, Connectivity and Access Policy, Facebook, Washington, DC • ACB Angels Presentations • ACB Elections: Affiliate Roll Call Presiding … Read more
• Call to Order • Pledge of Allegiance: JPMorgan Chase Leadership Fellows • ACB Business ACB Sponsor Recognitions: Tony Stephens, Director of Development, Alexandria, VA • Candidate Speeches • Sponsor Presentation: Google • ACB Angels Presentations: • ACB Elections; Affiliate Roll Call Presiding Officer: Mark Richert, First Vice President, Falls Church, VA • International Perspective: … Read more
• Call to Order: Dan Spoone, President, American Council of the Blind, Orlando, FL • Moment of reflection • Presentation of Colors National Anthem: Matthew H. Shifrin, Auburndale, MA • Welcome to Convention: Janet Dickelman, convention coordinator, Saint Paul, MN • ACB Highlight Video • ACB President’s and ACB Director’s Report: ◘ President’s Report: Dan … Read more
~~An Evening With ACB: Panel on Increasing Financial Literacy: Financial issues touch every aspect of our lives. The more we can learn about successfully navigating this whole area of interest, the more successful we can become in handling various financial matters that contribute to our independence. Although we could never hope to fully handle this … Read more
~~An Evening With ACB: Panel on Increasing Financial Literacy: Financial issues touch every aspect of our lives. The more we can learn about successfully navigating this whole area of interest, the more successful we can become in handling various financial matters that contribute to our independence. Although we could never hope to fully handle this … Read more
~~An Evening with ACB: Audio Description and Olympics Opening Ceremony Extravaganza: Pre-Show Olympic coverage which spotlighted the process of providing audio description for the Olympics through interviews with NBC personnel responsible for delivering television coverage of the event, profiles of the audio describers, interviews with present and past Paralympians, the members of the U.S. Goalball … Read more
~~ACB Banquet: Banquet Emcee: Dan Spoone, ACB President, Orlando, FL ♠ Moment of reflection ♠ God Bless America, Anthony Corona, BPI member and host of Sunday Edition, Miami, FL ♠ Keynote Speaker: Peter Sagal Best known as the host of the Peabody Award-winning NPR news quiz “Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me!” One of the most popular … Read more
The ACB Diamond Jubilee auction held July 20, 2021. Auctioneers include: Michael Garrett and Zelda Gephardt; Jeff Thom and Teri Lynn.
The ACB Diamond Jubille auction held on July 20 2021. Featuring auctioneers: Cindy Hollis and Meka White, Dan Spoone and Kim Charleson.
~~An Evening with ACB: Audio Description and Streaming Services: This industry panel featured representatives from major streaming services to discuss their product’s, programming, services, and offerings. Moderator: Carl Richardson, Co-Chair, ACB Audio Description Project, Brighton, MA Panelists: ♣ Melanie Goodman, Lead Digital Supply Chain Specialist, HULU, Agoura Hills, CA ♣ Martha Heller, Vice President, Government … Read more