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What are your transportation rights? How can you request accessible pedestrian signals in your neighborhood?
Join the ACB Transportation and Environmental Access Committees for a joint presentation at the 55th annual Conference and Convention of the American Council of the Blind and learn answers to these questions and more.
1030 South Washington Ave
Minneapolis, MN 55415
Phone: (612) 746-0300
Hours of Operation:
Monday thru Friday: 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Sunday: Closed
Website: www.mplsvet.com
Sponsored by Regal Cinemas
Bring the kids (ages 6 to 12) for a great week of tours and fun in the Kids’ Explorer Club. Games, crafts, swimming, and trips; every day is packed with fun. Breakfast, lunch and snack included. Open Sunday from 6:30 PM until 9:00 PM, Monday through Thursday from 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM, and on Friday from 7:00 AM until after the banquet.
Participants must register and pay the convention administrative fee before attending any events. Discounted tickets for events may be purchased on the pre-registration form.
BrailleNote (TM) Touch
The future is so close you can touch it
Introducing BrailleNote Touch, the note taker of the future
More than ever, students and professionals who are blind require an intelligent device that combines the simplicity and accessibility of a note taker with the power and efficiency of a modern smartphone or tablet. Our latest solution is the groundbreaking BrailleNote Touch, the first Android All in One braille tablet providing Play Store access.
Contact us for a free demonstration
Ned E. Freeman
Georgia 1961-1966
Reese H. Robrahn
Kansas 1966-1972
Floyd Qualls
Oklahoma City, OK 1972-1978
Oral O. Miller
Washington, DC 1978-1981
Grant M. Mack
Salt Lake City, UT 1981-1987
Dr. Otis H. Stephens
Knoxville, TN 1987-1989
LeRoy F. Saunders
Oklahoma City, OK 1989-1995
Paul Edwards
Miami, FL 1995-2001
Christopher Gray
San Francisco, CA 2001-2007
8:30pm Jewish Havdalah - Carson
Rabbi Eliza Beth Beyer, Reno, NV
9:00am Roman Catholic Mass - Cen Pac
Father Mike Mahone, Our Lady of the Snows Parish, Reno, NV
9:00am LDS Sacrament Meeting - Washoe
Bishop David Baggett, D.V.M., Valley 2nd Ward, Reno North Stake
10:30am Interdenominational Church Service - Cen Pac
Tom Thompkins, Pastor, Reno Christian Fellowship, Reno, NV
Blind People Take in the Mesquite Championship Rodeo
in the Mesquite News by Kenny Green
http://starlocalmedia.com/mesquitenews/news/rodeo-vision-attendees-exper...
Are you facing hearing loss after having dealt with vision loss? Are you a family member or friend of someone facing this journey?
The Sight and Sound Impaired (SASI) Committee presents Ruth Silver, former Executive Director and founder of the Center for Deaf-Blind Persons in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Ms. Silver will speak on her journey with combined vision and hearing loss. She is the author of the book "Invisible: My Journey through Vision and Hearing Loss", available on Bookshare. Come prepared to learn and ask questions.
Attend two complimentary sessions at the American Council of the Blind Conference and Convention in Minneapolis, MN and find out.
With the new BrailleNote Touch from Humanware, you can create professional documents, research the web, and communicate with popular apps. Use accessible third-party apps with the efficiency of KeySoft and TouchBraille.
When - Monday, July 4, 5:45 - 7:00 PM
The hotel lobby is a rectangle with smooth tile floors. In the center of the lobby is a seating area. From the front door of the hotel walk straight to find four steps down to the seating area. If you turn right from the front door and walk about 40 feet you will find four steps down to the hotel restaurant.
Important Tour Information: Please read the following information completely. It will answer many of your tour-related questions and will help you have a more enjoyable tour experience.
The official ACB photographer for the 2016 conference and convention will be taking pictures and video in the exhibit hall, on selected tours, and at many social events. He will visit committee and affiliate meetings, workshops, general sessions, and the banquet.
It is understood that all activities and programs scheduled at the 2016 conference and convention are subject to be photographed or videoed. Photos and video are the property of ACB, and are for ACB's use.
Alaska Independent Blind Inc.
American Blind Golf
ACB of Colorado
ACB of Maryland
Audio Description Associates
Austin Council of the Blind
Bay State Council of the Blind
Ardis Bazyn
Margarine G. Beaman
Kevin Berkery
Audley Blackburn
Kathy Blackburn
Blue Grass Council of the Blind
Braille Revival League
Shirley Brokaw
California Council of the Blind
Patti and David Cox
1. Each debatable issue before the convention shall be limited to approximately twenty (20) minutes with a three-minute time limit per speaker, alternating between affirmative and opposing speakers, unless a majority of the members agree to extend debate for an additional period of time.
from the Mesquite News by Kenny Green
Blind People Take in the Mesquite Championship Rodeo
An evening filled with a delicious dinner, horse racing, and even poker at Canterbury Park. Friday, July 1, at the 55th annual Conference and Convention of the American Council of the Blind in Minneapolis, MN.
Begin the evening with a dinner buffet, including crab legs, shrimp scampi, seafood boil, chef's choice of fish, peel and eat shrimp and Chef carved New York strip loin with chef's choice of accompaniments. There's also assorted greens, dressings, salad toppings, assorted fresh salads and fruit. Fresh baked rolls and desserts.
The BeSpecular app is landing in the USA the first week of July and will be previewed at the 55th annual Conference and Convention of the American Council of the Blind in Minneapolis, MN!
BeSpecular is an iOS and Android app that connects you to sighted volunteers around the world.
What makes BeSpecular different from the others? Come to their free July 4 tech session and find out! They'll assist you with downloads and help you get the most out of the app.
Sponsored by Microsoft
Registration is located in Lakeshore Ballroom B on the first floor of the Hyatt.
NEW THIS YEAR! – Registration will not be open Thursday night as in years past. Pre-registration packets can be picked up anytime Registration is open, but Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM are reserved exclusively for pre-registration pickup ONLY. Onsite registration will only be done from 11:00 AM to 7:00 PM on these three days. This is an attempt to better manage the lines during the first days of the convention.
Hours are:
Sponsored by Buell Fund
Chair: Oral Miller
Monday, July 4, 6th Floor Spin Room
5:45 PM – 7:00 PM: Yogalates with Leslie Spoone. Stay fit with a yoga and Pilates workout. Open to all levels of experience. Presenter: Leslie Spoone, Certified Aerobics Instructor and Personal Trainer, Orlando, FL. Sponsored by WCC and Recreation Zone.
Thursday, July 7, 6th Floor Spin Room