[Ohio-Talk] Enclosed is the National General Session 2 and General Session 3 information for today, which has a different Zoom Id

[Suzanne Turner]

GENERAL SESSION II


Zoom meeting ID: 987 4172 7764 <https://zoom.us/j/98741727764> 

2:00 PM    CALL TO ORDER AND INVOCATION

2:05 PM    PRESIDENTIAL REPORT
Mark Riccobono, President, National Federation of the Blind; Baltimore, Maryland

3:05 PM    TRANSFORMATIVE INNOVATIONS IN TRANSPORTATION: A COMMITMENT TO A FUTURE INFORMED BY THE BLIND
The Honorable Pete Buttigieg, Secretary, United States Department of Transportation; Washington, District of Columbia

3:30 PM    STRONGER TOGETHER: HOW THE ORGANIZED BLIND MOVEMENT BENEFITS FROM THE GLOBAL ADVANCEMENT OF THE UNITED NATIONS CRPD
Gerard Quinn, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; Ireland

3:50 PM    TRANSFORMING ADVOCACY INTO VOTES: THE IMPACT OF THE FEDERATION ON VOTING EQUALITY
Eve Hill, Partner, Brown, Goldstein, and Levy; Baltimore, Maryland

4:05 PM    TRANSFORMATIVE LEADERSHIP IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE BLIND: COLORADO RAISES EXPECTATIONS FOR ALL BLIND AMERICANS
Jena Griswold, Colorado Secretary of State; Louisville, Colorado

4:20 PM    A STRONGER FUTURE TOGETHER THROUGH A COMMITMENT TO FULL PARTICIPATION: BUILDING THE TOOLS TO EMPOWER ALL TO VOTE
Bradley Tusk, CEO and Co-Founder, Tusk Philanthropies; New York, New York

4:35 PM    REPORTS AND RESOLUTIONS

5:00 PM    ADJOURN 


 


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GENERAL SESSION III


Zoom meeting ID: 987 4172 7764 <https://zoom.us/j/98741727764> 

6:30 PM    CALL TO ORDER

6:35 PM    FEDERATION SAFE: HEALING AND THE TRANSFORMATION OF PAIN INTO PROGRESS
The 2021 National Federation of the Blind Survivor Task Force

6:55 PM    LEARNING FROM THE PAST AND BUILDING FOR OUR FUTURE: A REPORT FROM THE FEDERATION’S 2021 SPECIAL COMMITTEE

7:15 PM    THE STRENGTH OF A CHAMPION: TRANSFORMING FEDERATION SPIRIT INTO PERSONAL PROGRESS
Randi Strunk, Member, National Federation of the Blind of Minnesota and National Federation of the Blind Sports and Recreation Division

7:35 PM    STRONGER TOGETHER: RAISING CULTURAL COMPETENCY, ENGAGING DIVERSE BLIND MENTORS, AND ADVANCING THE EDUCATION OF BLIND YOUTH
Monique Coleman, TVI, President of VISTAS Education Partners and Founder of the National Homework Hotline, Highland Park, New Jersey

7:50 PM    TRANSFORMING AND ACCELERATING ACCESSIBILITY: THE NEED FOR THE ORGANIZED BLIND MOVEMENT TO INNOVATE THROUGH INCLUSIVE DESIGN
Sina Bahram, Founder and President, Prime Access Consulting; Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 

8:05 PM    INNOVATING MAPPING TECHNOLOGY: A MISSION BUILT ON THE EXPERIENCE OF THE BLIND
Jose Gaztambide, CEO, GoodMaps; Louisville, Kentucky

8:20 PM    STRONGER TOGETHER: TRANSFORMING ACCESSIBILITY FROM INKLING TO INNOVATION IN THE TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY
Moderator: Chancey Fleet, President, Assistive Technology Trainers Division of the NFB; Brooklyn, New York

9:05 PM    TRANSFORMING THE FUTURE THROUGH PERSONAL AI: HOW THE BLIND CAN CONTRIBUTE AUTHENTICITY TO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Suman Kanuganti, CEO, Personal AI; San Diego, California

9:15 PM    REPORTS AND RESOLUTIONS 

9:30 PM    ADJOURN