20210129-ACB of Maryland annual convention, Friday evening-Exhibitors

Exhibitors to the 2021 ACB of Maryland state convention: Guide lights and gadgets, A. T. Guys, Harbolt company, Pampered Chef, Youngevity, Mitsy crafts, Maryland adaptive technology program. Find out more at https://acb-events.pinecast.co Check out our podcast host, Pinecast. Start your own podcast for free with no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use … Read more

20210223-leadership conference day 3 breakout 3B-Diabetics bill of rights

Tony Stephens, ACB Director of Development, Baltimore, MD (Moderator); Jeff Bishop, ACB Board Member, Kirkland, WA; Brian Charlson, President, Baystate Council of the Blind, Watertown, MA Find out more at https://acb-events.pinecast.co Check out our podcast host, Pinecast. Start your own podcast for free with no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-af0929 … Read more

20210223-leadership conference day 3 breakout 3A-CCVA panel

Kim Charlson, Immediate Past President, ACB, Watertown, MA (Moderator); Blake Reid, Director of the Samuelson-Glushko Technology Law & Policy Clinic, Boulder, CO; Carl Richardson, co-Chair, Audio Description Project, Brighton, MA; & Karen Peltz Strauss, National Disability Advocate, Washington, DC Find out more at https://acb-events.pinecast.co Check out our podcast host, Pinecast. Start your own podcast for … Read more

20210223-leadership conference day 3 breakout 2B-Medicare low vision aides bill

Jeff Thom, ACB Advocacy Steering Committee Chair (Moderator); & Joseph Nahra, Director of Government Relations, Powers Law Firm and Coordinator, Independence Through Enhancement of Medicare and Medicaid (ITEM) Coalition, Washington, DC Find out more at https://acb-events.pinecast.co Check out our podcast host, Pinecast. Start your own podcast for free with no credit card required. If you … Read more

20210223-leadership conference day 3 breakout 2A-Broadband adoption

Clark Rachfal, ACB Director of Advocacy & Governmental Affairs, Alexandria, VA (Moderator); Cindy Hollis, ACB Membership Services Coordinator, Flat Rock, MI; Zachary Bastian, Manager, Strategic Alliances, Verizon Communications, Washington DC; Jacquelyn “Jackie” Puente, Executive Director, External Affairs, Comcast NBCUniversal, Washington, DC; & Troy Otillio, CEO, Aira, San Diego, CA Find out more at https://acb-events.pinecast.co Check out … Read more

20210223-leadership conference day 3 breakout 1B-Health and wellness

Pat Sheehan, ACB Board Member, Silver Spring, MD (Moderator); & Badar Tareen, Civil rights Analyst, Office of Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC Find out more at https://acb-events.pinecast.co Check out our podcast host, Pinecast. Start your own podcast for free with no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, … Read more

20210223-leadership conference day 3 breakout 1A-FCC disability office

Clark Rachfal, ACB Director of Advocacy & Governmental Affairs, Alexandria, VA (Moderator); Diane Burstein, Deputy Bureau Chief, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC; Will Schell, Attorney Advisor, Disability Rights Office, Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC Find out more at https://acb-events.pinecast.co Check out our podcast host, Pinecast. Start your own podcast for … Read more

20210223-leadership conference day 3-PM general session

Clark Rachfal, ACB Director of Advocacy & Governmental Affairs finishes up the Legislative seminar with a chat of several ACB Blindness Partners, followed by a  Wrap up of the Leadership conference with ACB president Dan Spoone and feedback from attendees of the virtual event. Find out more at https://acb-events.pinecast.co Check out our podcast host, Pinecast. … Read more

20210223-leadership conference day 3-AM general session

Clark Rachfal, ACB Director of Advocacy & Governmental Affairs, Alexandria, VA (Moderator); & Sachin Pavithran, Executive Director, U.S. Access Board,  Providence, UT Find out more at https://acb-events.pinecast.co Check out our podcast host, Pinecast. Start your own podcast for free with no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-af0929 for 40% … Read more

20210222-leadership conference day 2 breakout 3B-Services for older Americans with vision loss

Jeff Thom, President, Alliance on Aging and Vision Loss, Sacramento, CA (Moderator); Mark Richert, ACB First Vice President, Falls Church, VA; Pris Rogers, co-Chair, Funding & Policy Goal Committee, National Coalition on Aging and Vision Loss, Rogersville, TN Find out more at https://acb-events.pinecast.co Check out our podcast host, Pinecast. Start your own podcast for free … Read more