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 into sound.

The American Council of the Blind and ACB Media are proud to partner with Harvard to broadcast this amazing event where you experience and track through sound the eclipse as it reaches totality at different times from Texas through Vermont. Folks from many different organizations around the country connected their LightSound devices to Zoom as the eclipse reached totality at their location.

The podcast opens with an interview of Allyson Bieryla, Science Center Astronomy Lab and Telescope Manager, Harvard University Astronomer, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory who describes the LightSound Project, and demonstrates and explains the LighhtSound device.

For more information about the LightSound Project, go to The LightSound Project (harvard.edu)

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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

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20240406-3 Illinois Council of the Blind 20240406-3 Banquet

• ICB Banquet: o guest speaker Kolby Garrison o Presentation of Awards & 50/50 Raffle Winner Presented o Memorial Service - Remembering ICB members, friends and guide dogs who have passed since our last convention. Note: Memorial service started shortly after the conclusion of banquet

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20240406-2 Illinois Council of the Blind 20240406-2 Afternoon Sessions

• Railroad Relocation Project History: o Kevin Seal - Hansen Engineering

• Accessible Pharmacy: o Andy Burstein

• Audio Description Project: o Samantha Gould

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20240406-1 Morning Sessions

• BBS Update: o Kim Borowicz

• ACB Report

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20240405-2 Illinois Council of the Blind 20240405-2 Afternoon Sessions

• ISVI: o Michelle Clark

• Illinois State Library Talking Book and Braille Service: o Director, Stephen McMinn

• Candidates Forum

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20240405-1 Illinois Council of the Blind 20240405-1 Business Meeting

• ICB Business: o Credentials Report o First Reading of Nominations o Nominations from the Floor o First Reading of Constitution and Bylaws Amendments

• Blind Mice Mart: o Dale Campbell

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20240224-3 Auction

Explore Today, Discover Tomorrow

• ACBM Auction. Join in our lively auction, a fun-filled convention conclusion to support ACBM o Facilitator: Gary Legates o Auctioneer: Rev. Ray Raysor

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20240224-2 American Council of the Blind of Maryland (ACBM) 20240224-2 Banquet

Explore Today, Discover Tomorrow

• Banquet o Facilitator: Gary Legates o Banquet Speaker: Tom Kaufman, Musician and native-born Marylander

• More Door Prizes! o Sandra Sermons

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20240224-1 American Council of the Blind of Maryland (ACBM) 20240224-1 Daily Session

Explore Today, Discover Tomorrow

• Welcome and Attendee Introductions o Facilitator: Susan Crawford, Convention Planning Chair o Presenter: Sandra Sermons, ACBM President

• What's New at Maryland's Office of Blindness and Visual Impairment Services (OBVS) o Facilitator: Penny Reeder o Presenters:

• Tony March, Director of OBVS

• Tandra Hunter-Payne, Program Manager, Division of Rehabilitation Services

• Assistive Technology Services in Maryland o Facilitator: Ninette Legates o Presenter: Nora Walker, Maryland Technical Assistance Project (MD TAP)

• An Update from the ACB National Office in the Advocacy World. o Facilitator: Liz Bottner o Presenter: Claire Stanley, ACB Director of Advocacy and Governmental Affairs

• Door Prizes:

• Sandra Sermons, Chair, Door Prizes

• ACBM Leadership Reports o Facilitator: Peggy Ann Clark, ACBM Second Vice-President

• President's Report: Sandra Sermons o Chapter Reports:

• Cindy LaBon, President, Capital Area Guide Dog Users

• Steve Hairsine, President, Central Maryland Council of the Blind
• Penny Reeder, President, National Capital Area Chapter of ACB

• Library Services and Resources o Facilitator: Francie Gilman o Presenters:

• Jerry Price, Assistive Technology Education Program Coordinator Maryland State Library for the Blind and Print Disabled

• "Online Books, Music, Movies and More at your Library: Libby and Hoopla." Erin Kelly Accessibility Coordinator, Office of Equity and Fair Practice, Enoch Pratt Free Library, Baltimore

• Are you Game for Games? Maryland Fun Facts Trivia o Facilitator: Liz Bottner

• Door Prizes o Sandra Sermons

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