Bay State Council of the Blind

• 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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