ACB Events

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20210130-ACB of Maryland Saturday evening events Mar 04, 2021

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The ACB of Maryland Banquet including pre-banquet social time. Speaker: Chris Baugh, Reminiscences from a beloved teacher and mentor to many blind Marylanders. Convention wrap-up.

20210130-ACB of Maryland Saturday afternoon presentations Mar 04, 2021

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presentations include: Capitol area guide dogs, Microsoft and apple panel, Chesapeake Bay, TCS associates, Transportation hazards, services to visually impaired Marylanders.

20210130-ACB of Maryland Saturday morning presentations Mar 04, 2021

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Included in this podcast: Welcoming ceremonies, Maryland State Library for the Blind and Print Disabled, How are ACB and Maryland dealing with the pandemic, Online food shopping Vanda Pharmaceuticals, Report on MARCH.

20210129-ACB of Maryland annual convention, Friday evening-Exhibitors Mar 04, 2021

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Exhibitors to the 2021 ACB of Maryland state convention: Guide lights and gadgets, A. T. Guys, Harbolt company, Pampered Chef, Youngevity, Mitsy crafts, Maryland adaptive technology program.

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20210223-leadership conference day 3 breakout 3B-Diabetics bill of rights Mar 02, 2021

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Tony Stephens, ACB Director of Development, Baltimore, MD (Moderator); Jeff Bishop, ACB Board Member, Kirkland, WA; Brian Charlson, President, Baystate Council of the Blind, Watertown, MA

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20210223-leadership conference day 3 breakout 3A-CCVA panel Mar 02, 2021

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Kim Charlson, Immediate Past President, ACB, Watertown, MA (Moderator); Blake Reid, Director of the Samuelson-Glushko Technology Law & Policy Clinic, Boulder, CO; Carl Richardson, co-Chair, Audio Description Project, Brighton, MA; & Karen Peltz Strauss, National Disability Advocate, Washington, DC

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20210223-leadership conference day 3 breakout 2B-Medicare low vision aides bill Mar 02, 2021

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Jeff Thom, ACB Advocacy Steering Committee Chair (Moderator); & Joseph Nahra, Director of Government Relations, Powers Law Firm and Coordinator, Independence Through Enhancement of Medicare and Medicaid (ITEM) Coalition, Washington, DC

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20210223-leadership conference day 3 breakout 2A-Broadband adoption Mar 02, 2021

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Clark Rachfal, ACB Director of Advocacy & Governmental Affairs, Alexandria, VA (Moderator); Cindy Hollis, ACB Membership Services Coordinator, Flat Rock, MI; Zachary Bastian, Manager, Strategic Alliances, Verizon Communications, Washington DC; Jacquelyn “Jackie” Puente, Executive Director, External Affairs, Comcast NBCUniversal, Washington, DC; & Troy Otillio, CEO, Aira, San Diego, CA

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20210223-leadership conference day 3 breakout 1B-Health and wellness Mar 02, 2021

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Pat Sheehan, ACB Board Member, Silver Spring, MD (Moderator); & Badar Tareen, Civil rights Analyst, Office of Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC

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20210223-leadership conference day 3 breakout 1A-FCC disability office Mar 02, 2021

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Clark Rachfal, ACB Director of Advocacy & Governmental Affairs, Alexandria, VA (Moderator); Diane Burstein, Deputy Bureau Chief, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC; Will Schell, Attorney Advisor, Disability Rights Office, Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC

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