[Colorado-Talk] NFB Convention: Schedule for Saturday, July 10

[Curtis Chong]

Greetings everyone:

 

Here is the schedule, in Mountain Time, for the final day of our 2021
convention.

 

Regards,

 

Curtis Chong

 

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Saturday


8:30 - 9:30 AM—NOPBC IEP LIVE SESSIONS


Zoom meeting ID:  <https://zoom.us/j/4140520261> 414 052 0261
Discuss best practices for accommodations, assessments, and service time.
Learn helpful negotiation strategies for the IEP meeting. 
Carlton Cook Walker, President


9:00 AM - 10:15 AM—COLORADO CENTER FOR THE BLIND OPEN HOUSE


Zoom meeting ID:  <https://zoom.us/j/92697892966> 926 9789 2966
Have you wondered if you should consider blindness training? Are you ready
to be challenged and take a risk? What is a day of training like? Get the
inside scoop from our vibrant Center staff and dedicated students. Ask
questions and learn some things that may change your life. 
Julie Deden, Executive Director


GENERAL SESSION IV


Zoom meeting ID:  <https://zoom.us/j/95297977720> 952 9797 7720

11:00 AM     CALL TO ORDER AND INVOCATION

11:05 AM     FINANCIAL REPORT

11:35 AM    ELECTIONS

12:10 PM    RESOLUTIONS

2:00 PM    ADJOURN


GENERAL SESSION V


Zoom meeting ID:  <https://zoom.us/j/95297977720> 952 9797 7720

2:30 PM    CALL TO ORDER

2:35 PM    TRANSFORMING AND UNIFYING OUR FUTURE: THE JERNIGAN INSTITUTE
ADVANCES OUR MISSION THROUGH A WORLDWIDE PANDEMIC
Anil Lewis, Executive Director for Blindness Initiatives, National
Federation of the Blind; Baltimore, Maryland 

2:55 PM    TRANSFORMATIVE ACTION IN THE HALLS OF POWER: ADVOCACY AND POLICY
COORDINATED THROUGH ALL LEVELS OF THE MOVEMENT
John Paré, Jr., Executive Director for Advocacy and Policy, National
Federation of the Blind; Baltimore, Maryland 

3:20 PM    LEADING ALONE AND MARCHING TOGETHER: TRANSFORMATIVE ACTION FROM
THE UNITED STATES SENATE
The Honorable Tammy Duckworth, United States Senate, Illinois 

3:40 PM    STRENGTH THROUGH A DIVERSE ORGANIZED BLIND MOVEMENT: THE
INTERSECTION OF CHARACTERISTICS AND THE COMMON BOND OF RAISING EXPECTATIONS 
Moderator: Colin Wong, Co-Chair, National Federation of the Blind Committee
on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; Phoenix, Arizona
Panelists:
Tasnim Alshuli, Chairperson, NFB Blind Muslim Group; Tucson, Arizona
Doula Jarboe, President, Colorado Association of the Blind, Hard of Hearing,
and Deafblind; Denver, Colorado
Sanho Steele-Louchart, Chairperson, NFB LGBT Group; Norman, Oklahoma
Priscilla Yeung, Manager of Senior Programs, Society for the Blind;
Sacramento, California  

4:20 PM    REPORTS AND RESOLUTIONS

4:30 PM     ADJOURN


BANQUET


Zoom meeting ID:  <https://zoom.us/j/95297977720> 952 9797 7720

5:30 PM    INVOCATION
MASTER OF CEREMONIES: Pam Allen
INTRODUCTIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
BANQUET ADDRESS: Mark Riccobono
THE THIRTEENTH ANNUAL DR. JACOB BOLOTIN AWARDS
SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS

 

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