ACB Events

20251018-3-ACB Of Oregon - Part 3

Originally broadcasted on October 18, 2025 on ACB Media 9

Your Daily AI Toolkit - Michael Babcock & Jeff Bishop

Participants learned how AI could fit into everyday life with tools that made things more accessible and saved time. Demos of Seeing AI, Be My Eyes with AI, ChatGPT, and Alexa were presented, plus practical tips attendees could start using right away.

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20251018-5-ACB Of Oregon - Part 5

Originally broadcasted on October 18, 2025 on ACB Media 9

6:30 PM Banquet Program

Guest Speaker, Jeff Bishop, BITS President

ACB of Oregon Scholarship Winner, Ella Shroud

50/50 Drawing

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20250928 0900 Sunday Morning 2025 NCCB Convention Business and Board Meeting North Carolina Council of the Blind 2025 State Convention Wyndham Garden Greensboro Saturday Evening September 27, 2025

– General Business Meeting

• Welcome & Call to Order — Sandi Owens, President

• Attendance Roll Call — Ashley Coleman, Secretary – Secretary’s Report — Ashley Coleman – Treasurer’s Report — Chris Flynt, Treasurer

• President’s Report — Sandi Owens

Committee Reports (2 minutes each, in this order)

Advocacy & Accessibility

• Advocacy Committee — George Smith • Assistive Technology Committee — Ashley Coleman • Environmental Access Committee — Chris Bell • Employment Committee — Tim Snyder

Finance & Operations

• Budget Committee — Jane Ferrita • Investment Committee — Chris Bell • Fundraising Committee — Ashley Coleman • Convention Committee — Lawrence Carter

Membership & Outreach

• Membership Committee — Lawrence Carter • Scholarship Committee — Christina Owens • Publicity Committee — Ashley Coleman

Policy & Governance

• Constitution, Bylaws, and Resolutions Committee — Allen Moore • Policy Committee — Allen Moore • Brady Jones Committee — Ricky Scott • Nominations Committee — N/A • Transportation Committee — N/A

– Old Business

• New Business & Elections — Lawrence Carter – Final Remarks — Sandi Owens, President – Door Prizes & Adjournment

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North Carolina Council of the Blind 2025 State Convention Wyndham Garden Greensboro Saturday Evening September 27, 2025

Banquet & Evening Program

• Invocation
• Keynote Speaker — Claire Stanley, J.D.
• Scholarship Awards
• Door Prizes
• Closing Remarks — Sandi Owens, President

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North Carolina Council of the Blind 2025 State Convention Wyndham Garden Greensboro Saturday Morning September 27, 2025

• Opening Session — Welcome & Opening Remarks: Sandi Owens, President
• Pledge of Allegiance
• Invocation
• Mayor’s Welcome
• Abbott Diabetes Care — Pam Lisi
• Vanda Pharmaceuticals — Vicki Preddy, MSN, RN
• Disability Rights NC — Lena Welch, Attorney
• North Carolina Lions Foundation — Carlton V. Metts II, Executive Director
• Keynote Speaker Introduction — Claire Stanley, J.D., Director of Advocacy & Governmental Affairs, ACB
• Closing Remarks — Sandi Owens, President

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North Carolina Council of the Blind 2025 State Convention Wyndham Garden Greensboro Friday Evening September 26, 2025

• Welcome & Opening Remarks — Sandi Owens, President
• Division of Services for the Blind — Cynthia Speight, Director
• Governor Morehead School — Dr. Nancy N. Barbour, Interim Superintendent
• NC Statewide Independent Living Council — Shana Ayscue, Executive Director
• State Library of NC: Accessible Books & Library Services — Clint Exum, Outreach Specialist
• NCCB Board Candidate Speeches — Each candidate has 3 minutes

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Missouri Council of the Blind Banquet and Awards

Originally broadcasted on ACB Media 8 on October 3, 2025

Friday, October 3, 2025

Education and Advocacy Meeting

Time: 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Central Time

Bylaws and Resolutions Committee Meeting

Time: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM Central Time

President's Luncheon

Time: 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM Central Time

General Assembly

Time: 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM Central

20250927-4 ACB Maryland

Originally broadcasted on ACB Media 8 on September 27, 2026

5:00         Social Get Together and Visit with Friends, What is Your Banquet Choice? Facilitator: Terry Pacheco.

5:45         Pre Banquet Festivities – Facilitators: Cindy LaBon and  Pat Sheehan.

6:00         Lifetime Achievement Award – Pat Sheehan, Presenter.

6:15         Banquet Guest Speaker - Peter Heide,  ACB Board of Directors, Liaison to ACB of MD. Facilitator: Cindy LaBon.

6:45         Closing Remarks – Cindy LaBon.

20250927-1 ACB Maryland

Originally broadcasted on ACB Media 8 on September 27, 2025

9:30         Welcome – Cindy LaBon, President, ACB of Maryland.

9:40         Let’s Find Out Who’s Here! – Participants’ introductions –Facilitator: Cindy LaBon.

10:00       What’s New in the Way of Reading Equipment? - John Owens, Director, Maryland State Library for the Blind and Print Disabled; Ashley M. Biggs, Marketing and Outreach Librarian – Facilitator: Penny Reeder.

10:45       2025 DORS Update - Tandra Hunter-Payne, Program Manager, Office for Blindness and Vision Services, Division of Rehabilitation Services (DORS), Maryland State Department of Education.   – Facilitator: Penny Reeder. 

11:30       ACB National Advocacy Update – Claire Stanley, ACB Director of Advocacy & Governmental Affairs. Q\&A: Scott Thornhill, ACB Executive Director - Facilitator: Susan Crawford.