[Ohio-Talk] National Convention Thursday, July 6th,

[Suzanne Turner]

Thursday, July 6, 2023

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Banquet Day and Adjournment

8:00 - 8:45 a.m. Devotions

 

Room 340 A

 

8:15 - 8:45 a.m. Registration ($30) and Packet Pickup

 

Registration Desk, Level 4

 

8:15 - 8:45 a.m. Banquet Exchange

 

Lanier Grand Ballroom Pre-function Area

 

General Session V (Thursday)

 

Lanier Grand Ballroom A – I

Zoom meeting ID: 916 8496 8543

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9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

 

Call to Order and Invocation

Leveraging Personal AI to Build the Organized Blind Movement

 

Suman Kanuganti, CEO, Personal.ai; San Diego, California

 

Artificial Intelligence Directed by the Blind: Progress and Possibilities with Be My Eyes

 

Mike Buckley, Chairman and CEO, Be My Eyes; San Francisco, California

 

Together Living Blindfully: Perspectives on the Wisdom of the Shared Blind Community

 

Jonathan Mosen, CEO, Workbridge, and Producer and Presenter, Living Blindfully; Wellington, New Zealand

 

Rebuilding What I Should Have Known: Reflections on My Journey to be Accountable to the Blind Community

 

Shir Ekerling, Co-CEO and Co-Founder, accessiBe; New York, New York

 

Defining Meaningful Access and Consumer Control: The Blind and the Evolution of Overlays

 

Curtis Chong, Nonvisual Access Technology Consultant; Aurora, Colorado

 

Tired of Waiting: Perspectives on Ride Denials from Uber

 

Liza Winship, Director of Driver Operations for the US and Canada, Uber; San Francisco, California

 

Full Participation of the Disabled in America: Nothing without Us

 

Andrés Gallegos, Chairman, National Council on Disability; Washington, District of Columbia

 

Expanding the Reach of the National Library Service: A Commitment to High Expectations for Blind Patrons

 

Jason Broughton, Director, National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled; Washington, District of Columbia

 

Reports and Resolutions

Adjourn

12:00 - 1:45 p.m. Banquet Exchange

 

Lanier Grand Ballroom Pre-function Area

Final opportunity to exchange banquet tickets prior to banquet.

 

12:15 - 1:45 p.m. Raffles and Drawings

 

Room 339 B

 

12:30 - 1:30 p.m. Amateur Ham Radio Group Meeting

 

Room 329

Talking with people around the world, responding to emergencies, and tinkering with electronics are just some of the benefits of becoming a licensed ham

radio operator. Join us in a discussion about the hobby and plans for a permanent ham radio station at the Jernigan Institute.

Corbb O'Connor, Chair

 

12:45 - 1:45 p.m. Preventing Veteran Suicide

 

Room 330

Become informed about suicide prevention, interventions, postvention, and education resources.

Clairmont Barnes, Associate Director, Partnerships and Community Relations, Veterans Health Administration

 

General Session VI (Thursday)

 

Lanier Grand Ballroom A – I

Zoom meeting ID: 916 8496 8543

1CapApp Event: nfb

 

2:00 - 5:00 p.m.

 

Call to Order

The Sixteenth Annual Dr. Jacob Bolotin Awards

 

Everette Bacon, Chairperson, Dr. Jacob Bolotin Award Committee, and Board Member, National Federation of the Blind; Salt Lake City, Utah

 

Transformation of Jobs in the AbilityOne Program: Disability Advocacy, Leadership, and the Power of Concentrated Action

 

Chai Feldblum, Vice Chairperson, United States AbilityOne Commission; Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, and Fort Lauderdale, Florida

 

By Us for Us: A Report on the Federation’s Research, Training, and Partnership Programs

 

Anil Lewis, Executive Director for Blindness Initiatives, National Federation of the Blind; Baltimore, Maryland

 

We Have Work to Do: Reflections on Changing the Blind Employment Paradigm

 

Mary Fernandez, Lead Disability Inclusion Consultant, Cisco Systems; Silver Spring, Maryland

 

Working Together to Elevate the Blind in America: A Leader and Partner of the Organized Blind Movement

 

The Honorable Sheila Jackson Lee, United States House of Representatives, Eighteenth Congressional District; Houston, Texas

 

Digital Access for All: Leading the Way in Advancing the Right to Live in the Twenty-First Century

 

The Honorable Tony Coelho, Former Congressman, United States House of Representatives, and Author, Americans with Disabilities Act; Doylestown, Pennsylvania

 

Reports and Resolutions

Adjourn

Banquet (Thursday)

 

Lanier Grand Ballroom A – I

Zoom meeting ID: 916 8496 8543

1CapApp Event: nfb

 

7:00 p.m.    Invocation

Master of Ceremonies: Pam Allen

Introductions and Presentations

Banquet Address: Mark Riccobono

Scholarships and Awards

 

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