20220713 ACB Convention Final Voting on Resolutions and Amendments Originally Aired July 13, 2022, on ACB Media   This session concluded the 2022 ACB Annual Conference and Convention along with their Annual Business Meeting.  The Affiliate Roll Call vote was recorded along with the individual vote for the remaining Resolutions and Constitutional Amendment and Bi-Law changes.  The 2022 ACB Conference and Convention and Annual Business Meeting concluded after the announcement of the voting results.   Edited By: Jenine Stanley

20220711 ACB Convention Second Reading of Constitutional Amendments Originally Aired July 11, 2022, on ACB Media This session continued the 2022 Annual Business Meeting where the second reading of the Constitutional and Bi-Law Amendments occurred.   Edited By: Brian McCallen

20220711 ACB Convention Constitutional Amendments Originally Aired July 11, 2022, on ACB Media This session continued the 2022 Annual Business Meeting where the Constitutional and Bi-Law Amendments were introduced and debated.   Edited By: Brian McCallen

20220711 ACB Convention Resolutions continued Originally Aired July 11, 2022, on ACB Media   This was a continuation of the 2022 ACB Conference and Convention where the remaining resolutions were discussed and debated.  This session concluded with the Annual Business Meeting of the items of unfinished business and new business.   Edited By: Brian McCallen

20220706 DKM Reception Originally Aired July 6, 2022, on ACB Media   Attend the 26th annual DKM First-Timers Reception to meet the Classes of 2020, 2021 and 2022. Participants got to witness the first-ever induction ceremony of the Durward K. McDaniel (DKM) Leadership Select Honor Society.   Edited By:  Douglas Hunsinger

20220707 ACB Banquet Originally Aired July 7, 2022, on ACB Media   Keynote speaker: Judy Heumann    Judy has been involved in the Disability Rights movement since the early 1970's. She was instrumental in establishing the independent living movement and was a key player in fighting for the passage of the landmark Rehabilitation Act of 1973. She is considered the mother of disability rights, and because of her ongoing and tireless efforts, she is an internationally recognized disability advocate. Judy served as the highest official for the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services at the Department of Education under President Bill Clinton and served under Barack Obama as the senior official for International Disability Rights at the State Department. In 2020, she published her memoir "Being Heumann: An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist." As a true advocate and civil rights activist, she is well familiar with the needs of people with all disabilities, including those who are blind and low vision. Judy Heumann is making a difference for all of us in the 21st century.

20220707 ACB 2022 Conference and Convention General Session

Originally Aired July 7, 2022, on ACB Media  

Thursday, July 7

Afternoon

o   Brett Oppegaard, The UniDescription Project o   International Relations Committee, International Voices Contest presentation: Maria Kristic: IRC chair o   Resolutions o   First Reading of Constitution and By-Laws Amendments

20220707 ACB 2022 Conference and Convention General Session

Originally Aired July 7, 2022, on ACB Media  

Thursday, July 7

Morning

o   Call to Order o   Pledge of Allegiance: JP Morgan Chase Recipients: Danette Dixon o   ACB Sponsor recognition, corporate and individual sponsorships o   Diamond presentation: Meta, Monica Desai, Vice President, Global Connectivity Policy o   Resolutions

20220706 ACB 2022 Conference and Convention General Session

Originally Aired July 6, 2022, on ACB Media

Wednesday, July 6

o   Call to Order o   Pledge of Allegiance: DKM First Timers o   ACB Sponsor Recognitions, corporate sponsors o   ACB Business o   Emerald Sponsor Presentation: Walmart: Russell Shaffer, Senior Director - Global Culture, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion o   Diamond Sponsor Presentation: Comcast: Thomas Wlodkowski, Vice President, Accessibility o   Sylvia Stinson-Perez: Chief Programs Officer, American Foundation for the Blind o   Presiding Officer: David Trott, ACB Treasurer, Talladega, AL o   ACB's Growth report: Eric Bridges, ACB Executive Director, and Nancy Marks Becker, ACB Chief Financial Officer o   Day Al-Mohamed, Director of Disability Policy, Domestic Policy Council o   ACB Scholarship Presentation o   Convention Report: Janet Dickelman, Convention Coordinator o   Report on the ACB Walk and Auction: Donna Brown, Leslie Spoone, Dan Dillon o   ACB mentoring, access and pier support, Kenneth Semien Sr., Chair, Durward K. McDaniel First Timers Committee o   ACBES Report: Rev. Michael Garrett, Chair, ACB Enterprises and Services, Missouri City, TX

20220705 ACB 2022 Conference and Convention General Session

Originally Aired July 5, 2022, on ACB Media

Tuesday, July 5

o   Call to Order o   Pledge of Allegiance: Recipients of Ross Pangere Scholarships o   ACB Sponsor Recognitions, corporate sponsors o   Diamond Sponsor Presentation: Microsoft, Sagib Shaikh, Principal Engineering Manager o   ACB Angels Presentation: Rod Chard o   Presiding Officer: Denise Colley, Secretary o   ACB Advocacy Updates: Clark Rachfal, Director of Advocacy, Swatha Nandhakumar, Advocacy and Outreach Specialist o   CCLVI Scholarship Presentations o   ACB Scholarship Presentations o   Talking Book Narrator: Ray Foushee, American Printing House for the Blind