Presiding Officer: Denise Colley, WCB Immediate Past President

• Welcome Back

• National Report Learn what’s happening on a national level with American Council of the Blind. Deb Cook Lewis, ACB First Vice President

• The Jobs People Do The unemployment rate of those who are blind continues to be at an unacceptably high level. Panelists are successfully employed in very different fields and will share the paths which led them there. Facilitated by Cindy Hollis Panelists: Chelsea Armstrong, Test Technician Quality Logic Boise, ID

  Larry Watkinson, Deputy Director of the Office of Equal Opportunity Washington State Department of Transportation Olympia, WA Natalie Couch, Customer Service Representative Louisville Gas and Electric and Kentucky Utilities Louisville, KY

• Presiding Officer: Reginald George, WCB Board Director

• APH ConnectCenter Learn about American Printing House for the Blind’s ConnectCenter, presented by Richard Rueda.

• Put the FUN in Fundraising This presentation will highlight fundraising ideas for local chapters as well as opportunities that are available through WCB, focusing on what’s applicable to fundraising in the state of Washington. Presented by Lisa George, Chair, WCB Fundraising Committee and Kim Moberg, President, South Kitsap Council of the Blind.

• The Big Three Let’s learn what’s happening with our agencies serving the blind and visually impaired. Panelists: Scott McCallum Superintendent Washington State School for the Blind (WSSB) Danielle Miller Director and Regional Librarian Washington Talking Book and Braille Library (WTBBL) Michael MacKillop Acting Executive Director Department of Services for the Blind (DSB)

• Forward Together: An Inside Look at Guide Dog Training This presentation hosted by Guide Dog Users of Washington State (GDUWS) is excerpted from the Guide Dog Users, Inc. (GDUI) program at the 2021 ACB conference and convention. It features Christie Bane, author of the book "Forward Together: An Inside Look at Guide Dog Training."

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• The Newlywed Game hosted by Cindy Hollis, with our 3 couples: Colette and Andy Arvidson, Hayley and David Edick, and Ursula and Glenn McCully.

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• WCB Fundraising Live Auction Auctioneers extraordinaire Cindy Hollis and Dan Spoone wrangle bidders into a frenzy … just in time for the holidays!

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• Getting Fit and Staying Fit: It’s a Personal Choice Fitness journeys are individual and personal. In this session, we’ll learn how two people who are blind have embraced theirs, providing us all a little extra motivation to create our own. Facilitated by Cindy Hollis Panelists: Tim McCorcle, Seattle, WA Leslie Spoone, Orlando, FL

• Say What You Mean and Mean What You Say “Ironically, one of the strongest vehicles of communication is not what you say, rather it’s how you say it.” Join this informative presentation to learn about Toastmasters through an online community for those who are blind and visually impaired. Facilitated by Cindy Hollis Presented by Ted Shelly, President, VIP Online Toastmasters

• Featured Vendors Non-24/Vanda Northwest Association for Blind Athletes A.T. Guys Northwest Access Fund

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• Framing Advocacy for Accessible Prescription Labeling Ari Ne’eman, author of an essay recently published in The New York Times called “What if Disability Rights Were for Everyone?” presents.

• Disaster Medicine Project Dr. Robert Mitchell, retired physician, will present Stop the Bleed, teaching ordinary people how to respond in an emergency situation.

Presiding Officer: Alco Canfield, WCB Secretary

• Clubhouse: a Personal Adventure, an Organizational Asset
  This powerful new online tool is a melding of conferencing and social networking. How might your affiliate benefit from such a resource? Facilitated by Frank Cuta, Engineer, retired Panelists: Cindy Hollis, ACB Membership Services Coordinator Jeff Bishop, Program Manager, Microsoft

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• Featured Vendors HIMS, Inc. Irie-AT, Inc. Leading Edge Vision

- Hungry? No big deal, let us prepare your meal Facilitated by Cathy Wilson Panelists: Emily Antin, Inbound Sales Representative, B2B HelloFresh

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• Opening Ceremonies Invocation Minister Antoinette Jackson, by His word Christian center

• Welcome from the WCB Board of Directors

• President’s Report Julie Brannon, President, Washington Council of the Blind

• Nominating Committee Report Sheri Richardson, Chair, WCB Nominating Committee

• Constitution and Bylaws Committee Report Frank Cuta, Chair, WCB Constitution and Bylaws Committee Reading of proposed amendments to our governing documents

• American Foundation for the Blind Kirk Adams, CEO Kirk shares a little about AFB and also his journey as a blind person who has accomplished admirable life goals.

• Presiding Officer: Andy Arvidson, WCB First Vice President Careers after COVID and Higher Education post-COVID Panelists from Department of Services for the Blind share their perspective on the outlook for higher education and job and career possibilities for blind and visually impaired Washingtonians after COVID Panelists: Michael MacKillop, Acting Executive Director Lisa Wheeler, MA Assistant Director of Vocational Rehabilitation and Workforce

• Medical Track This presentation includes various topics, including accessible hospital discharge paperwork, a medical alternative which provides affordable medical care in your own home, and accessible medical equipment for diabetics. Facilitated by Judy Brown, RN DSN Panelists: De Ann Johnson, Business Development Representative Dispatch Health Kirsten Anderson, Senior Clinical Account Manager Dexcom Kim Morrison, RN BSN CDE, Seattle Territory Manager Dexcom

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WCB 2021 Virtual Convention

Pre-convention WCB Board Meeting

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Kansas Association of the Blind and Visually Impaired (KABVI) 2022 Virtual Convention

Saturday Jan. 22, 2022

• Zoom Reminders,, ACB host intro. And thank-you, sponsors, door-prizes

• AT Guys, J.J. Meddaugh

• GoodMaps, videos and Mike May, Chief Evangelist

• Setting up a “How-To” user’s group, fund-raising, membership items, Carolyn Thomasin, Membership Secretary, Ann Byington, Membership participants

• White Cane Users Alerting Drivers, ♣ Rev. Dr. Gene Bourquin, Pedestrian Control Over Drivers’ Yielding: All pedestrians are reliant on drivers to yield when they share spaces like crosswalks with vehicles. Many variables affect drivers’ behaviors. This presentation reviewed factors that affect the behaviors, emphasizing the principles and techniques pedestrian can use to increase the likelihood of drivers yielding. Presenters:

• Guidelights and Gadgets Barry Scheurer

• White Cane Safety Day, KS State School for the Blind presentation

• Meet the KS Author of Dust and roses: losing everything is only the beginning ...Wes Brummer, DBC08678
  1930's Kansas. Sara McGurk has a comfortable life: an exciting boyfriend, a good home, and a responsible job. She answers the fan mail for her father's radio show. And a broadcasting network has just picked Pastor's program for a national debut. Sam McGurk is about to become a celebrity. But Sara gets some unexpected news. She is with child. The fa©ʹade of her easy life is about to implode. Some violence.

And he has a new book out!

• Finish KABVI business

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