ACB Events Podcast
20241102 American Council of the Blind of Maine Annual Convention Morning Sessions  Welcome and introductions. 1st Reading of proposed constitution changes. Conversation with Scholarship recipients. Transportation Panel with Ron Brooks from Accessible Avenue, and Zoe Miller from Moving Maine. Employment panel with Alyssa Rowe Director of DBVI, and Lori Scharff from APH. Remembrances. Find … Read more
20241019 2024 PCB CONFERENCE & CONVENTION 20241019 Banquet  Accessibility: A Buffet of Choices  Greetings and Sponsor Acknowledgements, Debby Hill, PCB President Drawing the 50/50 Conference Raffle Banquet speaker: Karla Gilbride, General Counsel of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Title of presentation We Have the Power: Fighting for Access and Opportunity in the 21st … Read more
20241019 2024 PCB CONFERENCE & CONVENTION 20241019 Evening Sessions  Accessibility: A Buffet of Choices  Caring for Pets When You Have Limited or No Vision, Debby Hill, and Dr. DeAnna Moore. If someone is blind or has low vision and they have not had training for a guide dog, what do they need to … Read more
20241018 2024 PCB CONFERENCE & CONVENTION 20241018 Evening Sessions  Accessibility: A Buffet of Choices  ·     Practical Uses of AI With Your Favorite Screen Reader or Without! Jason Miller and Anthony Ballou. o Have you ever needed information really fast that is challenging to find? Let’s face it, as students, parents, and regular people, … Read more
20241018 2024 PCB CONFERENCE & CONVENTION 20241018 Afternoon Sessions  Accessibility: A Buffet of Choices  Accessible Appliances: A Menu of Options, Joe Fagnani with the PCB Technical Access Team. Audience members learned how many options they have for accessible appliances. Creating Art as Vision Changes, Lisa Busch with Lynda McKinney Lambert, Carol Farnsworth, and … Read more
20241018 2024 PCB CONFERENCE & CONVENTION 20241018 Morning Sessions  Accessibility: A Buffet of Choices Creating Accessible Environments for the Blind and Visually Impaired, Idan Meir and Darren Gladstone. This was a discussion around the challenges of making buildings more accessible and how the RightHear audio format signage system can help to turn buildings into … Read more
20241017 2024 PCB CONFERENCE & CONVENTION 20241017 Evening Sessions  Accessibility: A Buffet of Choices PEER PASSINGS We are saddened to report on the passing of the following PCB peers since our last conference. ·      Theresa Diehl, ·      Janet Facemyer, PRC ·      Connie Howe, GTCB ·      William J. Newman, PRC ·      Elderrean Paules, Keystone ·      … Read more
Bay State Council of the Blind 2024 Spring Conference and Convention Agenda Grousbeck Center, Perkins School for the Blind, Watertown, MA Morning Session Welcome From Our Host, Perkins School for the Blind Opening Remarks David Kingsbury, President, BSCB Overview of Massachusetts Commission for the Blind Activities John Oliveira , Commissioner, MCB Participant Introductions State Government … Read more
Re-experience the April 8, 2024 total eclipse of the sun through sound. Harvard University’s Astronomy Department welcomes those who are blind or have low vision to experience the total eclipse of the sun, through use of the LightSound device which uses a technique called sonification, the process of converting data, in this case light intensity … Read more
20240407-1 Illinois Council of the Blind 20240407-1 Morning Sessions ICB Business o Elections o Treasurer’s Update o Resolutions o Affiliate Reports o Convention 2025 Discussion o Old Business & New Business Find out more at https://acb-events.pinecast.co