[NFB-Conventions] General Session Starts at 2:00 PM Today

[Suzanne Turner]

2:00 - 5:00 pm          GENERAL SESSION               ; Phone: 669 900 6833,
ID: 4081850851

 

2:00 pm:     Opening Ceremonies: Call to Order, Richard Payne, President,
NFB of Ohio 

2:05 pm:     Invocation: Robert Pierce, U.S. veteran and member, NFB of
Lorain County

2:10 pm:     Welcome to Dayton: Honorable, Mayor Nan Whaley, Office of the
Mayor, City of Dayton, Ohio

2:25 pm:     Welcome from the Host Chapter, Dr. Carolyn Peters, President,
NFB of the Miami Valley

2:35 pm:     NFB Pledge: Kinshuk Tella, President, Ohio Association of Blind
Students 

2:40 pm:     National Anthem: MaKenzie Love, BELL Student

2:45 pm:     National Report, Scott C. LaBarre 

National Representative, President, NFB of Colorado 

3:15 pm:     Never Fear, NFB is Here: A Mom's Perspective on Learning and
Growing with the NFB Braille Enrichment for Literacy and Learning (BELL)
Program, Anne Casey, Member, Capital Chapter

3:30 pm:      What Parents and Advocates Need to Know: Making the Most of
Educational Opportunities for Blind Children, Sarah Buoni, M. Ed. Education
Program Specialist, Low Incidence Disabilities, Office for Exceptional
Children

3:55 pm:     Report from Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities (OOD)
and the Bureau of Services for the Visually Impaired (BSVI), Kevin Miller,
OOD Director, Greg Dormer, Deputy Director, BSVI, and Berna King, Acting
Program Manager, BSVI. Their mission is to empower Ohioans with disabilities
through employment, disability determinations, and independence.

4:25 pm:     Finding a New Job in the Storm with Patients in the Time of a
Pandemic, Suzanne Turner, Member, National Employment Committee, National
Federation of the Blind

4:45 pm:     Roll Call of Chapters and Principles for Voting, Richard Payne,
President, NFB of Ohio Affiliate and Eric Duffy, Secretary, NFB Ohio Board

5:00 pm                   Recess

 

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