Legislative Seminar: Day One
Monday, March 6, 2023: 12:30 pm to 6:00 pm ET
Broadcast in English on ACB Media 6, and in Spanish on ACB Media 7
12:30 pm: Connection Show #7
Cindy Hollis, ACB Membership Services Director, Flat Rock, MI; and Lucy Edmonds, Community Support Committee Chair, Lansing, MI
1:00 pm: Opening Remarks
Dan Spoone, ACB President, Orlando, FL; Clark Rachfal, ACB Director of Advocacy and Governmental Affairs, Alexandria, VA; and Swatha Nandhakumar, ACB Advocacy and Outreach Specialist, Alexandria, VA
1:15 pm: Introducing the 2023 Legislative Imperatives and Special Guest Speaker
2:00 pm: DeafBlind Advocacy
Kim Charlson, ACB Immediate Past President, Watertown, MA; Megan Conway, PH.D., Director, Information, Research and Professional Development, Helen Keller National Center, Healdsburg, CA; Carl Richardson, ACB sight and Sound Impaired Committee Chair, Boston, MA; and Koni Sims, ACB Board Member, Soux Falls, SD
2:45 pm: Connection Show #8
3:00 pm: Self Advocacy for Older Americans with Vision Loss
Anisio Correia, Alliance on Aging and Vision Loss (AAVL) Vice President, Palm Coast, FL; and Jeff Thom, ACB Board Member, Sacramento, CA
3:45 pm: Accessible At-Home Testing
Dr. Jill Heemskerk, National Institutes of Health, Washington, DC; and Dan Spoone, ACB President, Orlando, FL
4:45 pm: Connection Show #9
5:00 pm: Accessible Health and Wellness
Tom Tobin, ACB Diabetics in Action President, Cleaveland Heights, OH; Koni Sims, ACB Board Member, Soux Falls, SD; Veronica Elsea, Accessible Insulin Pump Task ForceChair, Santa Cruz, CA; and Sue Boyd, Sue Boyd Law, Kirkland, WA
ACB Legislative Seminar: Day Two
Tuesday, March 7, 2023: 12:30 pm to 6:00 pm ET
Broadcast in English on ACB Media 6, and in Spanish on ACB Media 7
12:30 pm: Connection Show #10
Cindy Hollis, ACB Membership Services Director, Flat Rock, MI; and Lucy Edmonds, Community Support Committee Chair, Lansing, MI
1:00 pm: Welcome Back for Day Two
Dan Spoone, ACB President, Orlando, FL; Clark Rachfal, ACB Director of Advocacy and Governmental Affairs, Alexandria, VA; Swatha Nandhakumar, ACB Advocacy and Outreach Specialist, Alexandria, VA
1:15 pm: Legislative Imperative Overview and Special Guest
Charles Cooper, Brumidi Group Founder, Washington, DC; Paul Burden, Vice President U.S., Waymap; the honorable Debbie Dingell (D-MI-06)
2:00 pm: How to File Federal Complaints
Chris Bell, ACB Board Member, Pittsboro, NC; Timothy Wynn, Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC; Jessica Hunt, Department of Justice, Washington, DC; and Suzanne Kotrosa, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Washington, DC
Resources:
3:00 – 3:15 pm: Connection Show #11
3:15 – 4:00 pm: Hill Etiquette
Swatha Nandhakumar, ACB Advocacy and Outreach Specialist, Alexandria, VA; Claire Stanley, ACB Transportation Committee Chair, Rockville, MD; Becky Davidson, ACB Pedestrian Environmental Access Committee Chair, Charlotte, NC; and Jeff Thom, ACB Board Member, Sacramento,CA
4:00 pm: Issues Related to Housing Advocacy
Claire Stanley, ACB Transportation Committee Chair, Rockville, MD; Sue Crawford, ACB Member, Silver Spring, MD; Swatha Nandhakumar, ACB Advocacy and Outreach Specialist, Alexandria, VA; Jeanine Worden, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, DC; and Billy Lynch, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, DC
4:45 PM: Connection Show #12
5:00 pm: Remote Accessible Voting
Karyn Campbell, Illinois Council of the Blind Education and Welfare Committee Chair, Springfield, IL; Dee Ann Hart, ACB of Indiana Legislative and Advocacy Committee Chair, Muncie, IN; Martin Cahill, ACB of New York Legislative Chair, West Chester County, NY; Ian Foley, ACB of New York Immediate Past Legislative Chair, Buffalo, NY; Aaron Wilson, Enhanced Voting CEO, Jacksonville, FL; and Douglas George Town, Access Ready CEO, Pinellas Park FL