20230306 Legislative Seminar: Day One
Originally Broadcasted in English on ACB Media 6, and in Spanish on ACB Media 7
Connection Show #7
o Cindy Hollis, ACB Membership Services Director, Flat Rock, MI
o Lucy Edmonds, Community Support Committee Chair, Lansing, MI
Opening Remarks
o Dan Spoone, ACB President, Orlando, FL
o Clark Rachfal, ACB Director of Advocacy and Governmental Affairs, Alexandria, VA
o Swatha Nandhakumar, ACB Advocacy and Outreach Specialist, Alexandria, VA
Introducing the 2023 Legislative Imperatives and Special Guest Speaker
Deafblind Advocacy
o Kim Charlson, ACB Immediate Past President, Watertown, MA
o Megan Conway, PH.D., Director, Information, Research and Professional Development, Helen Keller National Center, Healdsburg, CA
o Carl Richardson, ACB sight and Sound Impaired Committee Chair, Boston, MA
o Koni Sims, ACB Board Member, Sioux Falls, SD
Connection Show #8
o Cindy Hollis, ACB Membership Services Director, Flat Rock, MI
o Lucy Edmonds, Community Support Committee Chair, Lansing, MI
Self-Advocacy for Older Americans with Vision Loss
o Anisio Correia, Vision/Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired, Palm Coast, FL
o Jeff Thom, ACB Board Member, Sacramento, CA
Accessible At-Home Testing
o Dr. Jill Heemskerk, National Institutes of Health, Washington, DC
o Dan Spoone, ACB President, Orlando, FL
Connection Show #9
o Cindy Hollis, ACB Membership Services Director, Flat Rock, MI
o Lucy Edmonds, Community Support Committee Chair, Lansing, MI
Accessible Health and Wellness
o Tom Tobin, ACB Diabetics in Action President, Cleveland Heights, OH
o Koni Sims, ACB Board Member, Sioux Falls, SD
o Veronica Elsea, Accessible Insulin Pump Task Force Chair, Santa Cruz, CA
o Sue Boyd, Sue Boyd Law, Kirkland, WA
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