ACB Events

11:00AM EST – 5:00PM EST 1.     Call to Order: Dan Spoone, President 2.     Roll Call and Introduction of Guests: Katie Frederick substituting for Denise Colley, Secretary 3.     Review and Approval of Agenda: Dan Spoone, President 4.     Review and Approval of Minutes: October 13 (2021 Convention Decision) Deb Cook Lewis, November 14 (Fall) Kim Charlson and … Read more

# 7:00 PM: ACB-Ohio Annual auction

4:00-5:15 PM: A Refugee’s Perspective: Being blind in two countries, Introduced by Brant Adams, ACB-Ohio Board member 5:15-5:30 PM: ACB-Ohio Board Meeting

1:00-2:15 PM: Cincinnati Reds Radio broadcaster, Tommy Thrall, introduced by Lori Woodall, ACB-Ohio 2nd Vice-President 2:30-3:45 PM: Accessible Games: Everything from apps to board games — and beyond; introduced by Katie Frederick, ACB-Ohio Board member

Episode Notes Presidential Inaugural Committee’s Audio Described 2021 Inauguration of Kamala D. Harris and Joseph R. Biden, Jr. This podcast contains the audio description of the 2021 Presidential Inauguration as produced by the Presidential Inauguration Committee (PIC) Tuesday January 19th COVID Memorial Service: Memorial to remember and honor the lives lost to COVID-19 as part … Read more

Session 4, Saturday June 20, 1 PM to 4 PM 1 PM Call to order and announcements, Judy Wilkinson, CCB President, presiding. 1:05 PM Launch of the CCB’s OntheMuV partnership: Patrick Netter OntheMuV CEO and Steve Bauer, CCB Board member. 1:20 PM Reading and Approval of the 2019 Conference and Convention Minutes, Linda Porelle, CCB … Read more

Session 3: Saturday June 20, 9 AM to 12 PM 9 AM Call to order, announcement and preliminary matters, Judy Wilkinson, CCB President, presiding. 9:05 Vanda Pharmaceuticals  Presentation: Leslie O’Neil 9:25 AM Explanation of Voting process, Jeff Thom, CCB Chair, Conference and Convention Committee. 9:45 AM Elections. The offices of president, first vice president, second … Read more

Session 2: Friday June 19, 6 PM to 9 PM 6 PM Call to order, Gabe Griffith, First Vice-President presiding. 6:05 PM “The Building Blocks for a Strong Chapter, Member Recruitment and Retention”, Cindy Hollis, American Council of the Blind, Membership Services Coordinator, Minneapolis, MN. Ms. Hollis will provide a dynamic approach to building up … Read more

Session 1: Friday June 19, 1 PM to 4 PM 1 PM Call to order, Judy Wilkinson, CCB President presiding. 1:05 PM Announcements and preliminary matters. Pledge of Allegiance 1:15 PM Virtual Conference and Convention Etiquette, Rob Turner, Member, CCB Board of Directors. 1:20 PM Adoption of Conference and Convention Rules, Gabe Griffith, CCB First … Read more

12:35 – 2 p.m. RSVNY program hosted by Alex Meister, RSVNY president with guest presenter Louise Werner, topic TBD. (use meetings) 2:30 Affiliates in Action AALV; ACB Students; ACB Next Gen presentations Jeff Tom 3:40 Scholarship recipient award Ian Foley, Scholarship chair 5:00 ACBNY Through the Decades panel (interactive) 6:15 p.m. Final comments and closing … Read more