ACB Conference and Convention
ACB Conference and Convention

20210721 - General session July 21

August 25, 2021

• Call to Order • Pledge of Allegiance: JPMorgan Chase Fellows • ACB Business ACB Sponsor recognition: Tony Stephens, Director of Development, Alexandria, VA • Candidate Speeches • Sponsor Presentation: Jim Sinocchi, Head of the Global Office of Disability Inclusion, JPMorgan Chase, Boston, MA; Lauren Oplinger, Vice President, Public Finance Sales Group, New York, NY • ACB Angels Presentations • ACB Elections; Affiliate Roll Call Presiding Officer: Denise Colley, Secretary, Lacey, WA • Kathy Martinez, President and CEO Disability Rights Advocates, Berkeley, CA • CCLVI Scholarship Presentations • ACB Scholarship Presentations •Talking Book Narrator: JP Linton, “Master of the Spoken Word”, Duart (formerly Benefit Media Inc), New York, NY • Election results • nominations for next election • door prizes, and announcements

  • Recorded during the 2021 ACB National Convention on July 21

20210722 - general session July 22

August 25, 2021

• Call to Order • Pledge of Allegiance: DKM First Timers', Kaila Allen, Mesa, AZ; Belinda Gail Collins - St. Pauls, NC • ACB Business: ACB Sponsor recognitions: Tony Stephens, Director of Development, Alexandria, VA • Candidate Speeches • Sponsor Presentation • ACB Angels presentations • ACB Elections; Affiliate roll call Presiding Officer: David Trott, ACB Treasurer, Talladega, AL • ACB's Growth report: Eric Bridges, ACB Executive Director, Alexandria, VA; and Nancy Becker, ACB Chief Financial Officer, Brooklyn Center, MN • ACB Scholarship Presentations •Report on the ACB Walk and Auction: Donna Brown, Walk Chair, Romney, WV; Leslie Spoone, Chair, ACB Auction Committee, Orlando FL; and Dan Dillon, Chair, ACB Resource Development Committee, Hermitage, TN • Election results • nominations for next election • door prizes, and announcements

  • Recorded during the 2021 ACB National Convention on July 22

20210720 - General session July 20

August 25, 2021

• 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 Officer: Ray Campbell, Second Vice President, Glen Ellyn, IL • Mike May: Chief Evangelist, GoodMaps, Reno, NV; and Evelyn Tichenor, Chief of Staff, Goodmaps, Nashville, TN • ACB Advocacy Updates: Clark Rachfal, Director of Advocacy, Alexandria VA; and Swatha Nandhakumar, Advocacy and Outreach Specialist, Naperville, IL • Scholarship Presentations • ADP Awards • Election results • nominations for next election • door prizes, and announcements

  • Recorded during the 2021 ACB National Convention on July 20

20210719 - General session July 19

August 25, 2021

• 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: How Are the Winds Blowing in the Caribbean? ◘  Kenneth Suratt, Executive Officer, Trinidad and Tobago Blind Welfare Association, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago ◘  Cheryl Adams, President, Voice of the Disabled and National Society of and for the Blind, Georgetown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines ◘  Desmond Brown, President, Bahamas Alliance for the Blind and Visually Impaired, Nassau, Bahamas 1 • Scholarship Presentations • Presentation of Vernon Henley Media Award: Deb Cook Lewis, Board of Publications, Clarkston, WA • News from the National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (NLS): ◘  Jason Yasner, NLS Interim Director, Washington, DC ◘  Mark Santangelo, Chief, NLS Patron and Network Engagement Division, Washington, DC • Election results • nominations for next election • door prizes, and announcements

  • Recorded during the 2021 ACB National Convention on July 19

20210718 - Convention opening general session

August 25, 2021

• 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 Spoone, Orlando, FL ◘ Executive Director's Report: Eric Bridges, ACB Executive Director, Alexandria, VA • Sponsor Presentation: Jeff Petty, Principal Program Manager for Windows Accessibility, Microsoft, Seattle, WA

Credentials Committee Report: Ralph Smitherman, Jackson, MS Convention Standing Rules and Nominating Committee Report: Brian Charlson, Watertown, MA • Life Member Presentations: Dan Spoone, ACB President, Orlando, FL; and Nancy Becker, ACB Chief Financial Officer, Brooklyn Center, MN • ACB Angels Presentations: Tony Stephens, ACB Director of Development, Alexandria, VA; and Dan Dillon, ACB Board Member, Hermitage, TN ◘  ACB Angel Presentations: Charlie Crawford (1947-2020), Maryland ◘  Berl Colley (1942-2020), Washington • “Special Thank You Tribute” • ACB First Timers: Kenneth Semien Sr., Chair, Durward K. McDaniel First Timers Committee, Beaumont, TX • ACB JPMorgan Chase Leadership Fellows: Eric Bridges, ACB Executive Director, Alexandria, VA • Roll Call of Affiliates: Denise Colley, ACB Secretary, Lacey, WA • ACB Elections

  • Recorded during the 2021 ACB National Convention on July 18

20210721 - An evening with ACB: Creating financial literacy

August 17, 2021

~~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 subject in one panel session, we presented a sampling of topics we believe will be of interest and assistance to convention attendees. Panelists: ♦ Brian Charlson, Watertown, MA, an expert in the area of credit through his work on the Structured Negotiation on Credit Report Accessibility, shared this expertise with us and presented a discussion of the importance of knowing your credit status, and how to obtain and utilize your free and accessible credit reports from the three major credit bureaus. All financial literacy starts with credit, and Brian will tell us just what we need to know about it to make it work for us. ♦ Judy Dixon, Arlington VA, our resident expert in iOS-related photography, stretched our comfort zones by demonstrating the techniques she uses to allow a totally blind person to deposit a check into her bank account using only her iPhone. ♦ Kelly Ford, a brilliant trainer, answer man, and problem solver from Microsoft's Enterprise Disability Answer Desk, Madison, WI, is adept at all things Excel. Kelly shared information on pivot tables and data types, two awesome and exciting features that are accessible and will allow us to track our expenses and get stock-related information using some cool Excel techniques.

  • Recorded during the 2021 ACB National Convention on July 21~~

20210723 - An evening with ACB: Audio Description - Olympics pre-opening ceremonies extravaganza!

August 10, 2021

~~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 team, and much more.

  • Recorded during the 2021 ACB National Convention on July 22~~

20210722 - An evening with ACB: The ACB Banquet

August 10, 2021

~~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 shows on public radio. In addition, he is, has been, and perhaps someday will be again, a husband, father, playwright, screenwriter, author, journalist, columnist, marathoner, Jeopardy contestant, dramaturg, podcast host, documentary host, foreign correspondent, wedding officiant, and magician’s assistant. He is the author of “The Book of Vice” and “The Incomplete Book of Running”, a memoir about the 2013 Boston Marathon Bombing and other adventures while running long distances. During the infamous Boston Marathon bombing incident, Peter was guiding a blind runner through his first Boston marathon. They finished just five minutes before the bombing occurred. The difference between running the last mile or taking a walking break was a literal life or death situation for the duo.

  • Recorded during the 2021 ACB National Convention on July 22~~

20210720 - An evening with ACB: The ACB Diamond Jubilee auction

August 10, 2021

The ACB Diamond Jubilee auction held July 20, 2021.

Auctioneers include: Michael Garrett and Zelda Gephardt; Jeff Thom and Teri Lynn.

20210720 - An evening with ACB: The ACB Diamond Jubilee auction part 1

August 10, 2021

The ACB Diamond Jubille auction held on July 20 2021.

Featuring auctioneers: Cindy Hollis and Meka White, Dan Spoone and Kim Charleson.