2022 Presidents’ Meeting Agenda

Presidents’ Meeting, Day Two Sunday, March 13, 2022 Originally Aired March 13, 2022, on ACB Media 6

• Welcome Back for Day Two - Dan Spoone, ACB President, Orlando, FL and Eric Bridges, ACB Executive Director, Alexandria, VA
• Meet Lee Nasehi: ACB Advisory Board Member, Executive Director, VisionServe Alliance, Winter Park, FL
• ACB Strategic Plan: Vision Traction Organizer (VTO) Core Values, Vision Statement, Market Differentiators and One-, Three- and Five-Year Strategic Plans: Dan Spoone, ACB President, Orlando, FL; Eric Bridges, ACB Executive Director, Alexandria, VA; and Lee Nasehi, Executive Director, VisionServe Alliance, Winter Park, FL
• ACB Convention Auction and ACB Braille Forum Raffle: Leslie Spoone, ACB Auction Chair, Orlando, FL; and David Trott, ACB Treasurer, Talladega, AL

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20220312 Breakout Sessions Originally Aired March 12, 2022 on ACB Media 6, 7, and 8

• Room A: ACB Membership Certification Process – Future Direction How do we improve the process? Cindy Hollis, ACB Membership Services Director, Flat Rock, MI Nancy Becker, ACB Chief Financial Officer, Minneapolis, MN Brett Humphrey, ACB Advisory Board Member, Seattle, WA

• Room B: Affiliate Communications and Marketing Tips Are you struggling to promote your events to your members and reach community partners? Does your affiliate have a communications plan? Do you have an affiliate website or event calendar? Deb Cook Lewis, ACB First Vice President, Lewiston, WA Katie Frederick, ACB Board of Publications Chair, Columbus, OH Jeff Bishop, ACB Board of Directors, Redman, WA

• Room C: Getting Started with Your Own Affiliate, Chapter or Personal Podcast Learn the basics from three ACB members that have started their own podcasts Michael Babcock, “Your Own Pay,” Coquille, OR Thomas Reid, “Reid My Mind,” East Stroudsburg, PA Brian Charlson, “Picture This,” Watertown, MA

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2022 Presidents’ Meeting Agenda

Presidents’ Meeting, Day One Saturday, March 12, 2022 Originally Aired March 12, 2022, on ACB Media 6

• ACB Brenda Dillon Memorial Walk: Walking Everywhere: Donna Brown, ACB Walk Chair, Romney, WV
• Meet Erin Pitera, Chief Executive Officer, FMP Consulting: ACB Advisory Board Member, Alexandria, VA
• Sponsor Presentations; Tony Stephens, ACB Development Director, Baltimore, MD
• Keynote Speaker: Bob Ciminera, CEO, Vispero, Clearwater, FL
• ACB 2021 “A Year to Remember” Highlight Video
• DKM First-Timers Program and Leadership Fellows Awards for 2022
• Kenneth Semien Sr., DKM Fund Committee Chair, Beaumont, TX; and Zelda Gebhard, DKM Fund Committee, Edgeley, ND
• Updates from the ACB Board of Publications (BOP)
• Katie Frederick, ACB Board of Publications Chair, Columbus, OH
• Penny Reeder, ACB Board of Publications member, Montgomery Village, MD
• Cachet Wells, ACB Board of Publications member, Jacksonville, FL
• Berl Colley Leadership Institute: Coming out of COVID “Coping with Obstacles and Embracing Opportunities”: Jeff Thom, ACB Board of Directors, Sacramento, CA; Carrie Muth, ACB Of Oregon President, Coos Bay, OR; and Ray Campbell, ACB Second Vice President, Glen Ellyn, IL
• What’s New with the ACB Community
• Cindy Hollis, ACB Membership Services Director, Flat Rock, MI; Kolby Garrison, ACB Membership Services Administrative Assistant, Greensboro, NC; and Lucy Edmonds, Community Support Committee Chair, Lansing, MI
• Spanish Language Wrap Up: Gabriel Lopez Kafati, MCAC Hispanic Subcommittee Chair, Miami, FL; Swatha Nandhakumar, ACB Advocacy Specialist, Alexandria, VA

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2022 Presidents’ Meeting Agenda

Presidents’ Meeting, Day One Saturday, March 12, 2022 Originally Aired March 12, 2022, on ACB Media 6

• Opening Remarks - Dan Spoone, ACB President, Orlando, FL
• Introducing the ACB Advisory Board - Eric Bridges, ACB Executive Director, Alexandria, VA
• Meet Bill Reeder: ACB Advisory Board Member and Professor, George Mason University, Ellicott City, MD
• Expanding the Monthly Monetary Support (MMS) Program: Jean Mann, Monthly Monetary Support Committee Chair, Albany, NY and Tony Stephens, ACB Development Director, Baltimore, MD
• Launching ACB’s Mentoring Program
• How can ACB and our affiliates develop outreach to potential leaders and members from different backgrounds?: Kenneth Semien Sr., DKM Committee Chair, Beaumont, TX; Cheryl Cumings, MCAC Chair, Boston, MA; and Donna Brown, Berl Colley Leadership Institute Chair, Romney, WV
• Meet Brett Humphrey: ACB Advisory Board Member, Senior Program Manager, Windows Accessibility, Seattle, WA

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20220311 2022 ACB D.C. Leadership Board of Directors Meeting Originally Aired March 11, 2022, on ACB Media 6 Part 3 of 3

1. Financial Narrative for 2021 Year-to-Date: David Trott, ACB Treasurer
2. Approval of Changes to the Expectation tor Community Events Policy: Cindy Hollis, Membership Services Director
3. Board of Publications (BOP) Report: Penny Reader, BOP Director
4. Report out from the Executive Committee Task Force: Kim Charlson, Task Force Chair
5. Report out from the Resolution 2.0 and Voting 2.0 Task Forces: Ray Campbell, Resolutions Chair and Pat Sheehan, Voting Chair
6. Executive Session
7. Adjourn

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20220311 2022 ACB D.C. Leadership Board of Directors Meeting Originally Aired March 11, 2022, on ACB Media 6 Part 2 of 3

1. Staff Reports - Executive Director: Eric Bridges - Advocacy Update: Clark Rachfal - Resource Development and Communications: Tony Stephens - Member Services: Cindy Hollis - E. Chief Financial Officer: Nancy Becker

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20220311 2022 ACB D.C. Leadership Board of Directors Meeting Originally Aired March 11, 2022, on ACB Media 6

1. Call to Order: Dan Spoone, President
2. Roll Call and Introduction of Guests: Denise Colley, Secretary
3. Review and Approval of Agenda: Dan Spoone, President
4. Review and Approval of Minutes: October 9, 2021 (Fall) and January 16, 2022 (Telephonic)Denise Colley, Secretary

5. Mission Moment: Dan Spoone and Eric Bridges ACB Celebrates “Community Events” Second Birthday: ACB Community Events has hosted over 7,000 events with 150 trained hosts and 200 plus facilitators with over 150,000 individual touches: Congratulations to ACB Staff Cindy and Kolby, Community Host Leads, Lucy, Belinda, Sheila, Chanelle, Judy and Kaila, all our community hosts and facilitators and the countless ACB volunteers. In addition, thanks to ACB Media for the partnership in this effort.

6. Consent Agenda: Dan Spoone - 2021 Year-End (unaudited) Financial Statements: Nancy Becker - Braille Forum Editor’s Report – Nutshell: Sharon Lovering - Advocacy Update Report: Clark Rachfal - 2021 Year-to-Date Development Report: Tony Stephens - Membership Services Report: Cindy Hollis

7. Convention Report: Janet Dickelman, Convention Committee Chair
8. President’s Report: Dan Spoone - ACB WBU Announces New Executive Director Marc Workman – Kim Charlson - Information, Referral and Peer Support Steering Committee Has New Staff Lead – Cindy Hollis - Scholarship and Awards Steering Committee has New Staff Lead – Tony Stephens - Auction Committee Thanks Board for Donations - Board Liaison Guidelines Updated (CARES) – Dan and Cindy - ACB Board Meeting on April 1 – Hybrid Virtual Only Final Decision

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2022 ACB Telephonic Board of Directors Meeting Friday, April 1, 2022

1. Call to Order: Dan Spoone, ACB President
2. Roll Call and Introduction of Staff and Guests: Denise Colley, Secretary
3. Review and Approval of Agenda: Dan Spoone, ACB President
4. Review and Approval of Minutes: March 11, 2022 (D.C. Leadership Conference): Denise Colley, Secretary

5. Mission Moment: Dan Spoone and Eric Bridges ACB Making A Difference: ACB Leaders participate in NIH Listening Session on accessibility of COVID19 home testing kits: ACB was the “Chief Influencer” at the NIH Listening Session on Thursday, March 24 with representation from Clark Rachfal, Advocacy Director; Jeff Thom, AAVL President; Kim Charlson, Perkins Library; and Clair Stanley, NDRN Policy Advocate. These ACB members all raised their collective voices to demand accessible home test kits for our members and our blind and low vision community. We got their attention. Many thanks and a great big Hip, Hip, Hurray!

6. Decision on Hybrid Versus Virtual for the 2022 Conference and Convention: Entire Board

7. COVID 19 Registration Rules for the “In Person” Portion of the 2022 Conference and Convention: (Optional based on decision in item 6 Recommendation from Convention Steering Committee A. Vaccine Requirement: All individuals attending the 2022 Conference and Convention in person will be required to show proof of vaccination before receiving their convention badges. Registrants with medical or religious exemption letters must provide a negative independently verified COVID19 test administered within 48 hours of the time the registrant receives their convention badge. B. Facial Masks Will Be Optional: All ACB Conference and Convention official meeting rooms will have a section of the room area identified as a “Mask Required Seating Area”. All participants seated in this area will be required to wear masks. All other seating in the meeting rooms will be mask optional areas. C. Other Hotel and City of Omaha Areas: These areas will follow the current COVID19 guidelines currently in place in the local community.

8. Support for the Blind and Low Vision Community in Ukraine through the WBU: Proposal To Authorize $1,000 From the ACB Disaster Relief Fund, Kim Charlson, President of the WBU North American and Caribbean Region

9. Form Ad Hoc Committee to Better Define Policy for Roles and Responsibilities for ACB Board, Staff, Program Steering Committees, and the EOS Leadership: Dan Spoone, ACB President

10. Clarification on 2021 Financials, Nancy Becker, ACB Chief Financial Officer
11. Request for Board/Staff Workshop on 2022 Strategic Planning
12. Review and approval of the standing rules for the 2022 Conference and Convention: Jeff Thom, ACB Board of Director
13. Executive Session
14. Adjourn

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Thursday, April 22 First Session ·         Welcome ·         Pledge of Allegiance ·         National Anthem ·         Roll Call of Chapters and Affiliates ·         Adoption of CCB Convention Rules ·         CCB History: Remembering Our Past, to Build Our Future ·         Credentials Committee Report ·         Nominating Committee Report ·         First reading of Bylaw Amendments

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6:00 - 9:30 pm: Third Session

• ** Welcome Invocation Remembrances Presidents Report Governmental Affairs Report CCB Board of Directors Elections**

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