[nabs-l] NABS Agenda in Message Body

[Sean Whalen]

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Sean

 

Building Bridges and Breaking down Barriers

National Association of Blind Students

A Division of the National Federation of the Blind

Annual Seminar and Business Meeting

July 6, 2015

7:00         Welcome and Call to Order - Sean Whalen, President, National
Association of Blind Students

7:05         A Message from Our President - Mark Riccobono, President,
National Federation of the Blind

7:20         Meet the Class of 2015 Part I - Patti Gregory-Chang, Chair, NFB
Scholarship Committee 

7:35         Blind abroad: The three most useful characteristics that helped
me in Latin America - Justin Harford, Mobility International USA

7:45         An Introduction to Accessible Math and Graphics - John Gardner,
President, ViewPlus

8:00         Visual Interpreter using Google Glass - Suman Kanuganti, CEO,
Aira Tech Corp and Michael Hingson, President, Michael Hingson Group

8:05         Why I'm in NABS and Why Stepping up Matters - Karen Anderson,
1st Vice President, National Association of Blind Students

8:15         Meet the Class of 2015 Part II - Patti Gregory-Chang, Chair,
NFB Scholarship Committee 

8:25         Mentoring Matters - Mary Alexander, National Director,
Initiatives for the Blind, Learning Ally

8:35         What Can I Do?: NABS Update - Sean Whalen, President, National
Association of Blind Students

8:50         The Long Arm of the Law: NFB's Work to Ensure an Equal
Education for Blind Students - Mehgan Sidhu, General Counsel and Valerie
Yingling, Paralegal, National Federation of the Blind 

9:00         TEACH to SMART: Our Journey toward Achieving Accessibility in
Higher Education - Gabe Cazares, Government Affairs Specialist, National
Federation of the Blind; 2nd Vice President, National Association of Blind
Students

9:10         How Diversifying Technology Proficiencies Can Ease Problem
Solving and Collaborating - Cindy Bennett, 1st Year Ph.D. Student in Human
Centered Design and Engineering, University of Washington

9:20         Have You Considered Entrepreneurial Opportunities in
Randolph-Sheppard?: Maybe You Should - Jesse Hartle, Rehabilitation Services
Administration, United States Department of Education

9:25         The PAC Attack is Back - Scott LaBarre, Chair, PAC Committee;
President, National Federation of the Blind of Colorado

9:30         Revitalizing the Massachusetts Student Division - Derek
Manners, 1st Vice President, Massachusetts Association of Blind Students;
Board Member, National Association of Blind Students

9:40         Announcements

9:55         Elections

10:30  Adjourn