Bay State Council of the Blind
Fall Conference Agenda, November 23, 2024
Welcoming Remarks
Ed Bosso, President of Educational Programs and Superintendent, Perkins School for the Blind
President’s Report
David Kingsbury, BSCB President
Democracy Live Accessible In-Person Voting Technology
Brian Finney, CEO
Juliet Harvey-Bolia, Technician
Short demo in plenary session, small groups of interested attendees will go to a breakout room on the second floor (elevator to the left of the parking lot door) for hands-on demos during the rest of the day
In person and virtual participant introductions
Let us know who you are, but please keep it short – Name and city of residence only
Sony LinkBuds and Door Prizes
Quick Orientation to Sony LinkBuds, Jeanette Kutash
Are you feeling lucky? Door prizes with ElizabethAnn Johnson, more door prizes will be given out through the rest of the day
Overview of MCB Happenings
John Oliveira, Commissioner, Massachusetts Commission for the Blind
Justine Muir, Deputy Commissioner, Massachusetts Commission for the Blind
Cooking While Blind
Debra Erickson, Executive chef and founder of The Blind Kitchen
Overview of Mass Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired Programs
Jennifer Harnish, MABVI Director of social services
New Accessible Wearable Technologies
Brian Charlson on the Meta glasses
Jeanette Kutash on the Envision AI glasses
Update on Perkins Library Happenings
Kim Charlson, Director, & Cory Kadlik, Assistive Technology Manager, Perkins Library
Including a demo of the new BARD feature for accessing talking books with Amazon Alexa
Fitness Break
Get up and stretch with Leslie Spoone and Jeanette Kutash
Fun with Accessible Games
Aaron Spelker and Jerry Berrier
Accessible Voting Discussion
What were people’s voting experiences this year, both good and bad?
Feedback on the Democracy Live Accessible In-Person Voting Technology from breakout session participants
Closing Remarks
David Kingsbury, President
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