20240224-1 American Council of the Blind of Maryland (ACBM)

Explore Today, Discover Tomorrow

• Welcome and Attendee Introductions

  o Facilitator: Susan Crawford, Convention Planning Chair
  o Presenter: Sandra Sermons, ACBM President
• What's New at Maryland's Office of Blindness and Visual Impairment Services (OBVS)

  o Facilitator: Penny Reeder
  o Presenters:
• Tony March, Director of OBVS
• Tandra Hunter-Payne, Program Manager, Division of Rehabilitation Services
• Assistive Technology Services in Maryland

  o Facilitator: Ninette Legates
  o Presenter: Nora Walker, Maryland Technical Assistance Project (MD TAP)
• An Update from the ACB National Office in the Advocacy World.

  o Facilitator: Liz Bottner
  o Presenter: Claire Stanley, ACB Director of Advocacy and Governmental Affairs
• Door Prizes:
• Sandra Sermons, Chair, Door Prizes
• ACBM Leadership Reports

  o Facilitator: Peggy Ann Clark, ACBM Second Vice-President
• President's Report: Sandra Sermons

  o Chapter Reports:
• Cindy LaBon, President, Capital Area Guide Dog Users
• Steve Hairsine, President, Central Maryland Council of the Blind
• Penny Reeder, President, National Capital Area Chapter of ACB
• Library Services and Resources

  o Facilitator: Francie Gilman
  o Presenters:
• Jerry Price, Assistive Technology Education Program Coordinator Maryland State Library for the Blind and Print Disabled
• "Online Books, Music, Movies and More at your Library: Libby and Hoopla." Erin Kelly Accessibility Coordinator, Office of Equity and Fair Practice, Enoch Pratt Free Library, Baltimore
• Are you Game for Games? Maryland Fun Facts Trivia

  o Facilitator: Liz Bottner
• Door Prizes

  o Sandra Sermons

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