ACB Board of Directors Telephonic Meeting

Tuesday, April 30, 2024

Broadcast on ACB Media Six

7:00PM ET – 9:00PM ET

1. Call to Order: Deb Cook Lewis , ACB President

2. Roll Call and Introduction of Guests: Denise Colley, Secretary

3. Review and Approval of Agenda: Deb Cook Lewis, ACB President

4. Review and Approval of Minutes: March 2, 2024 (DC Leadership), Denise Colley

5. Mission Moment: Deb Cook Lewis; Scott Thornhill Celebrating DC Leadership Conference

6. President’s Report: Deb Cook Lewis list of 6 items A. Convention ACB Board of Directors Meeting scheduled for Friday, July 5, 2024, at 9:00AM ET B. Fall ACB Board of Directors meeting scheduled for Friday, November 1st and Saturday, November 2nd, 2024 C. Process for Resolutions and Constitution & Bylaws D. Convention Parliamentarian hired E. Membership input to the board F. Braille Forum raffle tickets list end

7. Executive Director Report: Scott Thornhill,

Executive Director list of 2 items A. Vision Serve Alliance and CSun Assistive Technology Conferences B. Hiring of personnel list end

1. CFO Report: Nancy Becker list of 3 items A. Audit B. Membership C. scholarships list end

2. Convention Report: Janet Dickelman, ACB Convention Committee Chair

3. Convention Standing Rules: Pat Sheehan, Jeff Thom; Voting Taskforce Committee Chairs

4. Committee Reports (as needed): ACB Officers and other committee liaisons.

5. Adjourn

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The April 2, 2024 Board Of Publications Meeting Agenda: Welcome and Review of Agenda [Penny] Roll Call [Zelda] Approval of Minutes from March 12, 2024 BOP Meeting [Zelda] Public’s Point of View [The BOP welcomes all guests and encourages you to ask questions, share comments, and make suggestions.] The ACB Voices BLOG and Member on the Mic

Update on MOM [Anthony]

ACB Voices reviewers for April and May [All]

Editor’s Report [Sharon]

Braille Forum Themes [Sharon] Have we gotten positive responses from the committees and affiliates from whom we requested content for May and June, i.e., “Aging and Vision Loss” for May; “Sight and Sound Impairment” and “June Teenth” for June?

The ACB-Conversation list [Jeff, Rick, All]

Have we implemented the 5-day time limit for individual threads that we discussed in March, and can Rick or Jeff send out a message describing how the newly implemented change will work?

Do we want to discuss list moderation again? Is it appropriate for elected leaders to moderate a discussion list for members? Should we expand the moderation team, or attempt to recruit additional members again? These are issues which ACB members, including affiliate presidents, have brought to my attention.

An announce-only list for ACB [Deb, Katie]

Is this possibility still under discussion?

BOP Editorial Manual Update [Penny, Zelda, Jeff, Deb]

Let’s try again to schedule a preliminary meeting to work on the update.[Penny, Jeff, Zelda, Deb]

Groups.IO Training on Main Menu [Jeff, Rick, Penny]

Thank you to Jeff, Rick, the ACB Media Team, many BITS members, and everyone who made this happen! When will the podcast and hand-out be ready? What is the date for Part II?

ACB Editors’ Quarterly Training Update [Zelda] BOP Participation at the ACB Convention [All]

Janet tells us that we can have an hour (between 4:00 PM and 5:15 PM on Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday, with Monday probably being our best opportunity for avoiding conflicts with popular convention events, for an in-person-only Board of Publications presentation or training. Do we want to do something at convention, and, if so, what?

BOP Awards [Sharon]

Please describe the ratings process, and let us know when to expect the list of qualifying articles for our review and the deadline date for getting in our ratings.

ACB Media Report [Rick] Candidates Pages Reminder [Penny]

May 20: Your submissions are due.

June 19, BOP Candidates Forum

Additional Topics? [All] Adjourn

Next BOP Meeting: Tuesday, May 7, 2024 beginning at 9:00 PM, ET

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The March 12, 2024 Board Of Publications Meeting Agenda:

Welcome and Review of Agenda [Penny]

Roll Call [Zelda]

Approval of Minutes from February 6, 2024 BOP Meeting [Zelda]

Public’s Point of View [All guests are welcomed and encouraged to ask questions, share

comments, and make suggestions]

The ACB-Conversation list: Moderation Rules and Process[Penny, All]

Any more thoughts about current traffic on the ACB-Conversation list? Should we re-visit how the list is moderated? [All]

Has a decision been made regarding creating an announcements-only list? [Deb]

Editor’s Report [Sharon]

ACB Voices Blog:

Member on the Mic Update [Penny]

BOP BLOG Editors : Who for March?

[All]

BOP Editorial Manual Update [Let’s try again to schedule a preliminary meeting to work on the update.[Penny, Jeff, Zelda, Deb]

BOP-Sponsored Training [Penny, Rick, All]

Thanks to LUA and BRL for the spectacular Humanware E-Reader training.

E-mail do’s and don’ts and useful shortcuts [Rick, Penny]

Candidates’ Pages [Penny, Sharon, all]

April Braille Forum has already gone to press. We need to identify an alternative way to allow those running for office to introduce themselves and respond to BOP-generated questions, to decide on a date by when we need to receive responses, and where and when to post candidates’ responses,.

ACB is not the same organization we were before the pandemic, and we need to review the questions the BOP routinely poses, to candidates to reflect those differences.

BOP Awards [Penny, Sharon]

When will qualifying articles be shared with BOP members, and by what date do we need to submit our ratings?

ACB Media Report [Rick]

Update.

BOP’s Role with respect to community and media support committees? [Penny]

Meeting Time and Next Meeting. [Penny, All]

Additional Topics? [All]

Adjourn

Next BOP Meeting: April 2, 2024.

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20240304 Legislative Seminar Agenda -Afternoon Originally Broadcasted March 4, 2024, on ACB M

• Accessible Voting o Presenters:

• Stephanie Flynt, National Coalition

• Jocelyn Bucaro, Tusk Philanthropies

• Legislative Imperatives – Medical Devices and Medicare/Medicaid Benefits bills o Medicare Presenter:

• Leela Baggett, Powers Law o Medical Devices Presenter:

• Justin Young, NFB

• video from Rep. Jan Schakowsky

• FAA Reauthorization Act o Presenter:

• Heather Ansley, Paralyzed Veterans of America

• Capitol Hill Etiquette Panel and Visit Preparation Session

• Closing Remarks with Claire Stanley and Swatha Nandhakumar

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20240304 Legislative Seminar Agenda -Morning Originally Broadcasted March 4, 2024, on ACB Media 6

• Welcome and Introductions

• Legislative Imperatives – Web Access and CVTACVT o Presenters:

• Karen Peltz Straus

• Kim Charlson o Web Access Presenters:

• Sarah Malaier, AFB

• video from Rep. John Sarbanes, MD

• Seniors with Vision Loss o Presenters:

• Jeff Thom

• Doug Powell
• Kenneth Semien Sr.

• Anisio Correia

• Sponsors: o Presenters:

• Matt Ater, Vispero

• Brian Finney, Democracy Live

• Lunch and Keynote Speaker: o Karla Gilbride, EEOC o

• Advocating for Accessible Pedestrian Signals: o Presenters:

• Chris Bell, J.D.

• Becky Davidson
• Susan Crawford
• Patrick Sheehan

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20240303 Presidents Meeting - Afternoon Originally Broadcasted March 3, 2024, on ACB Media 6

Afternoon breakout Sessions Putting the “Fun” in Fundraising: Supporting Affiliates This session explored strategies for effective Fundraising: From Grassroots to Partnerships to Individuals

• Moderator: Kolby Garrison o Presenters:

• Bill Reeder

• Jo Lynn Bailey-Page
• Leslie Spoone, FL
• Koni Sims, SD

How to Hold a Hybrid Meeting How are local chapters meeting in today’s environment? How can you take your chapter meeting from in-person only to being more inclusive? How tech savvy must you be to hold a hybrid meeting? All this and more was shared in this presentation.

• Presenters: o Ian Foley, Buffalo Chapter, ACB of New York o Michael Babcock, Southwestern Chapter, ACB of Oregon o Leet Tucker, Columbus Chapter, ACB of Ohio

• Leadership Opportunities from the DKM and INSPIRE Programs

• General Discussion
• Next steps
• Announcements
• Adjourn

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20240303 Presidents Meeting - Morning

Originally Broadcasted March 3, 2024, on ACB Media 6

·       Strengthening the Ties that Bind Us Together.  Let’s explore the Value of our special interest affiliates and their benefit to our state affiliates and overall organization

o   Panelists:

§  Doug Powell, Alliance on Aging and Vision Loss

§  Jeff Bishop, Blind Information Technology Specialists

§  Denise Colley, Braille Revival League

§  Sheila Young, Florida Council of the Blind

**Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility (DEIA): Holding Space for Challenging Conversations Part 1

In these two interactive sessions, we discussed the challenges and opportunities of work to promote diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) within organizations and communities. We considered models for holding space for difficult conversations and engaged in conversation about how we come together across differences. Presenters:**

Dr. Leslie Dwyer, Associate Professor, Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution, George Mason University

Luncheon Speaker:

·       Susan Baille, The Procter & Gamble Company Perfumer, Senior Scientist, Beauty Care Research & Development Accessibility Leader

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility (DEIA): Holding Space for Challenging Conversations Part 2

• Panelist:

§  Arthur Romano, Associate Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies, Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution, George Mason University

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20240302 Board of Directors Meeting - Afternoon Originally Broadcasted March 2, 2024, on ACB Media 6 10. Staff Reports: Dan Spoone, ACB Interim Executive Director and Nancy Marks Becker, Chief Financial Officer 5. ACB Media Report:  Rick Morin 6. Financial Report: Nancy Marks-Becker list end list of 2 items 1. Presented by Nancy Becker for Michael Garrett, ACB Treasurer 2. ACB Enterprise and Services Board Report: Presented by Nancy Becker on behalf of Michael Garrett, ACBES Board Chair list end 11. Board of Publications (BOP) Report: Penny Reader, BOP Director 12. Convention Report: Janet Dickelman, ACB Convention Committee Chair 13. 2024 Strategic Plan: Deb Cook Lewis and Dan Spoone 14. Committee Reports (as needed): ACB Officers and other committee liaisons 15. Adjourn

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20240302 Board of Directors Meeting - Morning Originally Broadcasted March 2, 2024, on ACB Media 6 1. Call to Order: Deb Cook Lewis, President 2. Roll Call and Introduction of Board and Staff: Denise Colley, Secretary 3. Review and Approval of Agenda: Deb Cook Lewis, President 4. Review and Approval of Minutes: January 30, 2024 (Telephonic), Denise Colley, Secretary 5. Report on Board Executive Sessions on February 8 and February 15, 2024: Deb Cook Lewis 6. Mission Moment: Deb Cook Lewis and Dan Spoone ACB Thanks the executive Search committee: Kim Charlson; Michael Garrett; Jeff Thom; Sayuree Naik; and Nancy Becker for their efforts to recruit and hire our new Executive Director. 7. Consent Agenda list of 7 items 1. Financial Statements: Nancy Becker 2. Braille Forum Editor’s Report – Nutshell: Sharon Lovering 3. ACB Media Report: Rick Morin 4. Advocacy Update Report: Claire Stanley & Swatha Nandhakumar 5. Resource Development Report: Jo Lyn Bailey-Page & Kolby Garrison 6. Membership Services Report: Cindy Hollis 7. Audio Description Project Report:  Tabitha Kenlon list end 8. Approval of Application for Affiliation from the Palmetto Council of the Blind: Jennifer Blazer 9. President’s Report: Deb Cook Lewis list of 4 items 1. President’s meeting and Legislative Seminar to be held in both English and Spanish language with captioning 2. Next Telephonic ACB Board of Directors meeting scheduled for Tuesday, April 16, 2024, at 7:00PM ET 3. Convention ACB Board of Directors Meeting scheduled for Friday, July 5, 2024, at 9:00AM ET 4. Fall ACB Board of Directors meeting scheduled for Friday, November 1st and Saturday, November 2nd, 2024 list end 10. Staff Reports: Dan Spoone, ACB Interim Executive Director and Nancy Marks Becker, Chief Financial Officer list of 6 items 1. Audio Description Report:  Tabitha Kenlon 2. Advocacy Report: Claire Stanley & Swatha Nandhakumar 3. Membership Services Report: Cindy Hollis 4. Resource Development Report:  Jo Lynn Bailey-Page & Kolby Garrison

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Join ACB's Advocacy and Outreach Specialist, Swatha Nandhakumar,and learn about the final Legislative Imperative, The Medical Devices Nonvisual Accessibility ACT (S.3621 and H.R.1328).

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