Monday, February 24, 2020: 9:00 AM to 4:45 PM
9:00 – 9:15 AM: Let’s Get Started: Welcome everyone to this year’s legislative seminar and run through the order of the day.
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Dan Spoone, President
- Eric Bridges, Executive Director
- Clark Rachfal, Director of Advocacy and Governmental Affairs
- Claire Stanley, Advocacy and Outreach Specialist
9:15 – 9:30 AM: Around the Room: Introduce yourself to the other legislative seminar attendees.
9:30 – 10:15 AM: What’s the Deal with W-I-O-A?: Learn how WIOA has altered the focus of RSA concerning Pre-ETS, employment, non-vocational outcomes and OIB.
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Mark Schultz, Acting Administrator, Rehabilitation Services Administration
10:15 – 11:00 AM: Ten Years of the CVAA: Learn what’s new at the Federal Communications Commission.
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Diane Burstein, Director, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau, Disability Rights Office, Federal Communications Commission
11:00 – 11:15 AM: Break
11:15 – 11:45 AM: Accessible Air Travel and Flying Dogs!: Learn what’s happening at the Department of Transportation.
- Livaughn Chapman, Chief, Aviation Civil Rights Compliance Branch, U.S. Department of Transportation
- Alex Taday, Supervisory Analyst, U.S. Department of Transportation
11:45 AM –12:00 PM: Yes, I’m Only a Bill…: Learn about ACB’s work to create legislation in West Virginia to allow blind and visually impaired residents to independently and privately vote absentee.
- Maggie Hart, Counsel, Washington Lawyer’s Committee
12:00 – 1:00 PM: Lunch Keynote: Listen to 2020 election insights from a political insider who is neck deep in the swamp.
- Charles Cooper, Managing Director, Chair of Advocacy, Signal Group
12:50 – 1:00 PM: Break
1:00 – 1:15 PM: Back to School: Learn about the Cogswell-Macy Act that will ensure blind and visually impaired students will receive a fair and appropriate education.
- Barbara Raimondo, Executive Director, Conference of Educational Administrators of Schools and Programs for the Deaf
1:15 – 1:30 PM: Learn what the Medicare Demonstration of Coverage for Low Vision Devices Act is and the profound impact it will have on Medicare recipients who need access to low vision devices.
- Clark Rachfal, Director of Advocacy and Governmental Affairs
1:30 – 2:00 PM: Inaccessible Medical Equipment is a Chronic Condition: Learn about ACB’s continuing work to promote the development of and requirement for accessible durable medical equipment for blind and visually impaired users.
- Stephanie Willis, Counsel, Crowell & Moring LLP
- Matthew Handley, Partner, Handley Farah & Anderson PLLC
- Clark Rachfal, Director of Advocacy and Governmental Affairs
- Claire Stanley, Advocacy and Outreach Specialist
2:00 – 2:10 PM: Break
2:10 – 2:55 PM: Accessible Transportation, Now and in the Future: Learn about the work going on in the transportation realm, from those who travel by foot to driving in an autonomous vehicle.
- Pat Sheehan, ACB Board (Moderator)
- Claire Stanley, Advocacy and Outreach Specialist
- Heidi Simon, Deputy Director, America Walks
- Malcom Glenn, Head of Global Policy for Accessibility and Underserved Communities, Uber
- Eric Danko, Director, Federal Affairs, Cruise Automation
2:55 – 3:25 PM: The Fast and the Furious: Learn about the two legislative imperatives ACB is addressing this year that touch upon transportation for persons who are blind and visually impaired: the FAST Act and autonomous vehicles.
- Clark Rachfal, Director of Advocacy and Governmental Affairs
- Claire Stanley, Advocacy and Outreach Specialist
3:25 – 3:35 PM: Break
3:35 – 3:50 PM: Sponsor Presentations
Presidential:
- Cisco Systems
- JPMorgan Chase
Congressional:
- Charter
- Vispero
Ambassador:
- Aira
- Cruise Automation
- En-Vision America
- Sprint
- Uber
3:50 – 4:10 PM: Tell Claire Everything!: Educate Claire Stanley, ACB’s Advocacy and Outreach Specialist, on other issues the blindness community currently faces. Come prepared to discuss issues and potential solutions.
- Claire Stanley, Advocacy and Outreach Specialist
4:10 – 4:30 PM: What to Expect on Capitol Hill: Claire Stanley and Clark Rachfal will run through scenarios to prepare participants for their Hill meetings on Tuesday, and pose the question that if a meeting occurred and a feedback survey was not completed, did it really happen?
- Clark Rachfal, Director of Advocacy and Governmental Affairs
- Claire Stanley, Advocacy and Outreach Specialist
4:30 – 4:45 PM: In Closing: Did we remind you about completing your Hill meeting feedback forms?
- Clark Rachfal, Director of Advocacy and Governmental Affairs
- Claire Stanley, Advocacy and Outreach Specialist