NFB Jernigan Institute
Baltimore, Maryland
May 16-17, 2025
Agenda
All Times are Eastern Daylight Savings Time
All meetings will take place in the Members Hall of the National Federation of the Blind Jernigan Institute.
Friday, May 16, 2025
7:00 a.m. Breakfast
8:30 a.m. Welcome to the Knowledge is Sweet Seminar and Some Logistics
Debbie Wunder, President, Diabetes Action Network, Columbia, Missouri
9:00 a.m. Collective Collaboration is the Answer
Mark Riccobono, President, National Federation of the Blind, Baltimore, Maryland
9:30 a.m. Tandem Mobi: Bringing Accessible Insulin Pump Technology to the Blind
Kerry Harrison, MS, RDN, CDCES, Tandem Diabetes Care, Baltimore Territory Manager
10:30 a.m. Break
10:45 a.m. I'm a Type 2 Diabetic Living an A1 Life
Mark Feliz, Board Member, Diabetes Action Network, Mesa, Arizona
11:00 a.m. We’re in This Together: Being a Supportive Partner Emotionally and Financially
Jesse Shirek, Governmental Affairs Specialist, National Federation of the Blind, Baltimore, Maryland
11:45 a.m. Questions and getting ready for lunch
12:00 p.m. Lunch and Exhibits
2:00 p.m. Dialysis: My Part in Needing It and What I’ve Learned While Giving My Kidneys a Rest
John Tebockhorst, Secretary, Diabetes Action Network, Minneapolis, Minnesota
2:15 p.m. Hearing the Words “You Are a Diabetic”: My Reaction and Then Taking Control
Jean Brown, First Vice President, Diabetes Action Network, Indianapolis, Indiana
2:30 p.m. Life After Pancreas Rejection and Returning to the Insulin Pump
Sherry Shirek, Member, Diabetes Action Network, Baltimore, Maryland
2:55 p.m. Break
3:10 p.m. Diabetes on the Move: Accessories, Emergency Kits, Snacks, and More
Anil Lewis, Second Vice President, Diabetes Action Network, Atlanta, Georgia
3:25 p.m. Snack Packing and Socializing
3:50 p.m. Exhibitors Presentations from Top Level Sponsors
4:05 p.m. Special Fit Break
4:10 p.m. Latent Autoimmune Diabetes in Adults: When Type 1 is Diagnosed as Type 2
Debbie Wunder, Columbia, Missouri
5:00 p.m. Break
6:00 p.m. Dinner
Saturday, May 17, 2025
7:00 a.m. Breakfast
8:30 a.m. Welcome to Day Two
Debbie Wunder
9:00 a.m. The Importance of Exercise to the Blind Person with Diabetes
Gary Scheiner, MS, CDCES, Owner and Clinical Director, Integrated Diabetes Services, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
10:00 a.m. Pushing the Bounds of Accessibility through the Medical Device Nonvisual Accessibility Act and Taking Action
John Paré, Executive Director of Advocacy and Policy, National Federation of the Blind, Baltimore, Maryland
10:45 a.m. Break
11:00 a.m. The Carb Count Challenge
Liz Moyer, Teaching Assistant, Chimes, and Board Member, Diabetes Action Network, Baltimore, Maryland
11:30 a.m. Sugar Sugar
Danielle McCann, Membership Building Coordinator, National Federation of the Blind, and Treasurer, Diabetes Action Network, Baltimore, Maryland
12:00 p.m. Lunch and Exhibits
2:00 p.m. New Medications, Dietary Guidelines, and the Future of Blind People Using Insulin Pumps for Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes
Kiya Rivera, RD, CDCES, CPT, Certified Diabetes Educator, UM Midtown Center for Diabetes and Endocrinology, Baltimore, Maryland
3:00 p.m. My Baby, Me, and Gestational Diabetes: The Shock, My Baby’s Health, My Health, and the Future for Us Both
Julie Orozco, JD, Brown, Goldstein & Levy, Baltimore, Maryland
3:25 p.m. Strategies for Combating Fatigue, Neuropathy, and Other Complications of Diabetes, Panel Discussion
Debbie Wunder, President, Diabetes Action Network, Columbia, Missouri
Danielle McCann, Treasurer, Diabetes Action Network, Baltimore, Maryland
Gary Wunder, Board Member, Diabetes Action Network, Columbia, Missouri
3:55 p.m. After the Seminar: Ways to Get and Stay Involved with the National Federation of the Blind and the Diabetes Action Network
Danielle McCann and Mark Feliz
4:15 p.m. Summing Up the Seminar: What Did You Like, What Could We Have Done Differently, and Should We Do This Again?
Debbie Wunder and Other Members of the Board