2025 Presidents Meeting

Breakouts 1A

• 1A Governance and Oversight: We must ensure that the missions of our affiliates align with ACB’s mission and values while allowing affiliates to maintain autonomy.

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2025 Presidents Meeting

Breakout 1B

• 1B Communication and Coordination: Ensure that ACB and all affiliates are working towards the same goals and objectives.

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2025 Presidents Meeting

First Breakouts Summary Reports

• 1A Governance and Oversight: We must ensure that the missions of our affiliates align with ACB’s mission and values while allowing affiliates to maintain autonomy.
• 1B Communication and Coordination: Ensure that ACB and all affiliates are working towards the same goals and objectives.

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2025 Presidents Meeting

-Second Breakouts 2A

• Policies: There must be clear policies that the national organization and all affiliates agree to uphold. Categories might include: membership, fundraising, and program implementation.

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2025 Presidents Meeting

Breakouts Session 2B

• Branding and Identity: Each affiliate will have its unique mission and approach, it's essential to ensure that they all align with the values and branding of the national organization.

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2025 Presidents Meeting Second Breakouts Summary Reports

• 2A Policies: There must be clear policies that the national organization and all affiliates agree to uphold. Categories might include: membership, fundraising, and program implementation.
• 2B Branding and Identity: Each affiliate will have its unique mission and approach, it's essential to ensure that they all align with the values and branding of the national organization.

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Legislative Seminar Agenda Monday, March 17, 2025

• Introductions

• Imperatives (30 minutes each with Role Plays)

• Sponsors

• Keynote Speaker, Jeff Mittman, Bosma Enterprise

• Federal Panel FCC: Will Schell, Disability Rights Office -- NCD: Kimie Eacobacci -- U.S. Access Board: Dr. Sachin Dev Pavithran

• Panel on Alternative Advocacy Channels Speakers: Jeff Thom, ACB Board Member -- Jessica Podesva, National Council on Independent Living -- Michael Lewis, American Association of People with Disabilities

• Presentation by the State Department on Making the Passport Application Process Accessible Speakers: Elizabeth Straghalis, User Experience Lead for Online Passport Renewal, eSimplicity --
  Mike Rubanka, Product Development Division Chief, Consular Affairs at U.S. Department of State -- Mike Liu, Tech Lead for Online Passport Renewal, Focus Consulting -- Paul D’Addario, Member, ACB of Virginia

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Sustaining Federal Policies and Programs Empowering People Experiencing Vision Loss to Continue Contributing to America Blind individuals contribute to society in countless meaningful ways, just like anyone else. We are taxpayers, business owners, employees, consumers, homeowners, veterans, students, and seniors. We excel in various fields such as education, arts, technology, science, sports, and so much more. However, specific federal policies and programs must be sustained by Congress to empower all Americans experiencing vision loss to continue contributing to our economic and social life. These laws and programs provide education, rehabilitation, employment, and opportunities for a healthy, fulfilling, and independent life. Essential Laws and Programs for the Independence of People with Vision Loss: The Rehabilitation Act of 1973

This law provides rehabilitation services for people with disabilities. It also prohibits disability discrimination by the federal government, federal contractors, and recipients of federal funds. This law has historically opened the door to countless employment and other opportunities for people with disabilities, including people who are blind or who have low vision. The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990

This law provides equal opportunity by prohibiting discrimination against people with disabilities by private and public employers, state and local governments and public accommodations. It enables blind and low vision people to participate equally and fully in all areas of our economy and society. Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

School districts receive federal funding to provide special education and services that blind school-age children need to learn and compete in employment and to access higher educational opportunities. The Older Individuals Who are Blind Program

This program provides funding to each state for targeted services to seniors experiencing vision loss. These services enable seniors to remain in their own homes and to avoid unwanted, unnecessary, and costly institutionalization in nursing homes. The National Library Services

The program provides funding for audio and Braille books and other reading material to state and regional libraries for distribution to people who are blind or have low vision. Together with the Free Matter for the Blind privilege under the U.S. Postal Service, students can receive needed materials that set them up for remarkable success. The Department of Transportation

Provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act and other related laws enforced by DOT enable the blind and low vision community to travel independently to places of employment, public accommodations, and other social events.

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20250304 Board of Publications Monthly Meeting Originally Broadcasted March 4, 2025, on ACB Media 6 Board of Publications Agenda list of 14 items • Welcome, Katie Frederick, BOP Chair • Roll Call, Zelda Gebhard • Approval of agenda, BOP • Approval of February minutes, BOP • Public comment, BOP • ACB Braille Forum report, Sharon Lovering, Editor • Forum themes, BOP themes for July-December • Reminder April 1 BOP awards deadline • Communicator’s Workshop, Zelda, April? • ACB Media updates, ACB Media team • Conversation/Leadership Email List Guidelines Discussion, BOP • Other items? • Next meeting April 1 | 9:00 PM Eastern • Adjourn list end Sponsored by: ACB Board of Publications

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Agenda list of 14 items • Welcome, Katie Frederick, BOP Chair • Roll Call, Zelda Gebhard • Approval of agenda, BOP • Approval of February minutes, BOP • Public comment, BOP • ACB Braille Forum report, Sharon Lovering, Editor • Forum themes, BOP themes for July-December • Reminder April 1 BOP awards deadline • Communicator’s Workshop, Zelda, April? • ACB Media updates, ACB Media team • Conversation/Leadership Email List Guidelines Discussion, BOP • Other items? • Next meeting April 1 | 9:00 PM Eastern • Adjourn list end

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