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20230429-3 Illinois Council of the Blind

20230429-3 Afternoon Session

April 30, 2023

20230429-3 Illinois Council of the Blind 20230429-3 Afternoon Session

  • Piano for the Blind: o Mark Miller

  • Come Create & Craft: o Kayla Allen

  • Candidates Forum

  • Everyday People with Everyday Problems: o Alice Lopez

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20230429-2 Illinois Council of the Blind

20230429-2 Exhibits

April 30, 2023

20230429-2 Illinois Council of the Blind 20230429-2 Exhibits

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20230429-1 Illinois Council of the Blind

20230429-1 Morning Session

April 30, 2023

20230429-1 Illinois Council of the Blind 20230429-1 Morning Session

ACB Update: Dan Spoone, ACB Representative

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20230428-2 Illinois Council of the Blind

20230428-2 Afternoon Session

April 28, 2023

20230428-2 Illinois Council of the Blind 20230428-2 Afternoon Session

  • ICB Business: o Credentials Report o Nominating Committee Report o First Reading of Constitution and Bylaws Amendments

  • OrCam: o Corinne Nero

  • BBS Update: o Kim Borowicz, Bureau Chief

  • Library Update: o Sheri L.L. Bay, Outreach Librarian

  • High Tech Talk - Discussing our favorite apps, websites, etc.: o Ray Campbell o Rachel Schroder o a representative from HumanWare

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20230428-1 Illinois Council of the Blind

20230428-1 Morning Session

April 28, 2023

20230428-1 Illinois Council of the Blind 20230428-1 Morning Session

  • Hadley School for the Blind: o Marc Arneson

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20230415-2 American Council of the Blind of Nebraska

20230415-2 Afternoon Sessions

April 15, 2023

20230415-2 American Council of the Blind of Nebraska 20230415-2 Afternoon Sessions

  • ACB Reports o An Update on ACB National Happenings — Ray Campbell, ACB 1st Vice-President, Glen Ellen, IL

  • Outlook Enrichment Update o Paulette Monthei, Omaha NE-Outlook Enrichment Coordinator

  • Team Building Exercise

  • “Walking for ACB” o Amber Steet, Omaha, NE

  • ACBN Annual Business Meeting & Election of Officers

  • Adjourn

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20230415-1 American Council of the Blind of Nebraska

20230415-1 Morning Sessions and Keynote Address

April 15, 2023

20230415-1 American Council of the Blind of Nebraska 20230415-1 Morning Sessions and Keynote Address

  • Conference Welcome o Pledge o logistics.

  • Life After the Pandemic - “Getting Back to Normal” o Tracy L. Grothe, Omaha NE-Counselor, MEd, EdS, LIMHP, LPC-S

  • NCBVI News & Notes o Carlos Servan, Lincoln NE-Executive Director Nebraska Commission for the Blind & Visually Impaired

  • Commission Board Update o Mark Bulger, Omaha NE-ACBN’s Gubernatorial Appointed Designee

  • “No One Can Do It Alone” o Nancy Flearl, Omaha, NE-Retired Omaha District Supervisor Nebraska Commission f/t Blind

  • Newsline Update o Kimberley Scherbarth, Kearney NE- NFB Newsline Coordinator

  • Keynote Address “Power of Commitment” Darrel Draper, Omaha NE-Historical Re-enactor & Motivational Speaker

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20230414 2023 Arizona Council of the Blind Conference

20230414 Game Night

April 14, 2023

20230414 2023 Arizona Council of the Blind Conference 20230414 Game Night

This year’s theme was “Care, Connect and Create,” and each of our sessions and speakers focused on how we can come together to offer friendship and support within our local chapters, through our state organization and through our national parent organization, the American Council of the Blind.

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20230415-3 2023 Arizona Council of the Blind Conference

20230415-3 Lunch and Learn 

April 5, 2023

20230415-3 2023 Arizona Council of the Blind Conference 20230415-3 Lunch and Learn 

This year’s theme was “Care, Connect and Create,” and each of our sessions and speakers focused on how we can come together to offer friendship and support within our local chapters, through our state organization and through our national parent organization, the American Council of the Blind.

  • Lunch and Learn: o Arizona Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA): Brian Dulude

  • Arizona Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired (ACBVI): Steve Tepper o Foundation for Blind Children (FBC): Julie Oliver o The Southern Arizona Association for the Visually Impaired (Saavi): Rachel Kuntz o Arizona Talking Book Library: Elizabeth Thompson o Arizona Industries for the Blind (AIB): David Steinmetz o SunSounds: Mares Wright

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20230415-2 2023 Arizona Council of the Blind Conference

20230415-2 Sessions 3 and 4

April 5, 2023

20230415-2 2023 Arizona Council of the Blind Conference 20230415-2 Sessions 3 and 4

This year’s theme was “Care, Connect and Create,” and each of our sessions and speakers focused on how we can come together to offer friendship and support within our local chapters, through our state organization and through our national parent organization, the American Council of the Blind.

  • Session 3 – Care, Connect, Create at the Local Level o Participants joined Central Arizona chapter members Lisa Brooks and Ted Chittenden, and Southern Arizona chapter members Jordan Lopuszanski and Lupita Hernandez as they shared the value their local affiliate has made in their lives and how they and their affiliates give back to their local community.

  • Session 4 – Care, Connect, Create at the Member Level o Participants joined four AzCB members, Lily Bogan, Ron Brooks, Karen Hughes, and Melanie Sinohui and learn about what brought them to ACB and what keeps them coming back .

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