[NFB-Science] Invitation To The Science and Engineering Division of the National Federation of the Blind 2026 Annual Meeting

[Louis Maher]

Hello,

Here is an invitation to the Science and Engineering Division of the National Federation of the Blind 2026 annual meeting to take place at the NFB convention on July 5, 2026, at 6:30 PM.

Below is a list of topics, and their presenters, that will be given at the meeting. Attached you will find the complete meeting agenda including the talk abstracts and the speaker introductions.

If you have any questions, please contact Louis Maher (713-444-7838, ljmaher03 at outlook.com<mailto:ljmaher03 at outlook.com>).

Annual Meeting

To either become a registered member of the Science and Engineering division, or to renew your membership, go to NFB Division Join Or Renew<https://www.nfb.org/divisiondues>. The dues are $5 a year per person.  Please do not make any STEM scholarship donations on this page because the NFB is not yet equipped to separate dues payments from donations on this web page.

The link to make an online donation for The STEM scholarship can be found at "https://nfb.org/contribute/Science"

6:30 Registration
7:00 Call to order - John Miller
7:05 Making benchtop tools in life science labs accessible - Bryan Shaw, Bryan_Shaw at baylor.edu<mailto:Bryan_Shaw at baylor.edu>
7:30 The Equalize Editor - A Web Application for Braille Math Document Translation - Sam Dooley,
        sam at lakepinesbraille.com<mailto:sam at lakepinesbraille.com>
7:55 Capabilities of the Monarch Braille and Tactile Graphics Tablet - Elijah Massey,
       emassey0135 at gmail.com<mailto:emassey0135 at gmail.com>
8:20 Barriers in Science: Lack of Accessibility to Visual-Only Scientific Data for the BVI community and
       Sonification as a Viable Alternative - to Data Interpretation - A Pilot Study - Nitya Sharma
8:45 Digital Math and the Perkins' TEAM (Tech Equity and Access in Math) Initiative - Susan Osterhaus,
        osterhauss at tsbvi.edu<mailto:osterhauss at tsbvi.edu>
9:10 What's New in the Nemeth Code: The Latest Updates, Quick Review, Resources to Learn More, and
        what the Future Holds - Susan Osterhaus and Maylene Bird, osterhauss at tsbvi.edu<mailto:osterhauss at tsbvi.edu> and
        maylenebird at gmail.com<mailto:maylenebird at gmail.com>
9:35 Business Meeting

Regards
Louis Maher
Phone: 713-444-7838
Email: ljmaher03 at outlook.com

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