[blindLaw] NABL 2019 Annual Meeting

[Scott C. LaBarre]

Happy Independence Day Everyone!

 

Below you will find the agenda  for our 2019 Annual Meeting.  The meeting
will be a little different this year due to logistical constraints involving
the hotel.  The business meeting will last a little over three hours with
180 minutes of programming that may be eligible for CLE in your state.  We
had to run the meeting short so that we would have time to squeeze in our
reception.  The reception will end by 5:30, and because food is so extremely
expensive at this hotel, the offerings will be lighter than usual.  You
should consider the reception food as a snack as opposed to a full meal
opportunity.  Because we are ending earlier, you can have a few drinks, a
bite to eat, and then make your way to one of the dozens of restaurants in
the hotel or the plethora outside.  

 

For those coming to the Convention, I wish you safe travels.  For those who
are not, we will raise a toast in your honor.

Cheers!

Scott

 

 

AGENDA

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BLIND LAWYERS

2019 ANNUAL MEETING

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Tuesday, July 9, 2019

Tropics B

Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino

Las Vegas, Nevada

 

12:55 p.m. WELCOME AND MEETING LOGISTICS

                    Scott C. LaBarre, President, NABL, Centennial, CO

 

1:00 p.m.   ACCESSIBILITY INITIATIVES AT THE LAW SCHOOL ADMISSIONS COUNCIL

Leanne M. Shank, Senior Vice President for Legal and Corporate Affairs,
LSAC, Newtown, Pa ; Troy Lowry, Senior  Vice President of Technology
Products and Chief Information Officer/Chief Information Security Officer,
LSAC, Newton Pa; Michele Goldberg,  Manager of Accommodated Testing, LSAC,
Newtown, PA; Boutros AbiChedid,  Accessibility Lead, LSAC, Newton, PA 

 

1:40 p.m.   MAKING MICROSOFT WORD ACCESSIBLE FOR BLIND LAWYERS

Jenny Lay-Flurrie, Chief Accessibility Officer, Microsoft, Redmond, WA; Eric
Damery, Vice President Software Product Management, Vispero, Clearwater, FL

 

2:10 p.m.   CIVIL RIGHTS AND THE SHARING ECONOMY

Michael W. Bien, Partner, Rosen Bien Galvan & Grunfeld, San Francisco, CA;
Timothy R. Elder, TRE Legal, Freemont, CA

 

2:50 p.m.   THE 21ST-CENTURY COMMUNICATIONS & VIDEO ACCESSIBILITY ACT  

Michal Nowicki, Marashlian & Donahue, PLLC, Chicago, IL    

 

3:20 p.m.   SURVEYING PARENTAL RIGHTS LAWS PROTECTING BLIND PARENTS

Scott LaBarre, LaBarre Law Offices P.C., Centennial, CO; Assemblywoman
Lesley Cohen, Las Vegas, NV

 

3:45 p.m.   LEARN ABOUT THE UNITED STATES COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS

David Kladney, Commissioner, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, Las Vegas, NV

 

4:00 pm     ELECTIONS AND GENERAL BUSINESS

 

4:10 pm     BREAK TO SET ROOM FOR RECEPTION

 

4:30 to 5:30 p.m.  ANNUAL NABL RECEPTION (ticketed event)

 

Join us for cocktails and hors d'oeuvres as we celebrate the progress of our
organization.  Network and meet your fellow blind attorneys and legal
professionals.