Friday

*Please note that times listed are in Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Please convert published times to your appropriate time zone.

9:30 - 10:30 AM—NOPBC IEP LIVE SESSIONS

  • Zoom meeting ID: 471 527 4444
  • Get an overview of the IEP process. Discuss blindness-specific IEP issues.
  • Carlton Cook Walker, President

10:00 - 11:00 AM—UP TO BAT: USING BLIND ACCESSIBILITY TESTERS

  • Zoom meeting ID: 949 9591 5689
  • In this forty-five-minute presentation and fifteen-minute Q&A session, members of the LCI Tech team discuss why we use blind accessibility testers and why LCI thinks this should be an industry best practice.

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM—AFFILIATE CAUCUSES

  • Join your state affiliate caucus to meet or renew ties with your Federation friends and family, to review this year’s resolutions, and to learn more about the work of the Federation. Visit your affiliate’s website or contact your delegate, typically your state president, for exact times and connection details.

GENERAL SESSION

  • Zoom meeting ID: 987 1727 4382
  • 1:30 PM; CALL TO ORDER AND INVOCATION
  • 1:35 PM; PRESIDENTIAL REPORT
    • Mark Riccobono, President, National Federation of the Blind; Baltimore, Maryland
  • 3:05 PM; A COMMITMENT TO PROGRESS THROUGH ACCESSIBILITY: ANSWERING THE CALL OF THE NATION’S BLIND TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
    • Tim Bozik, President, Global Product & North America Courseware, Pearson; Hoboken, New Jersey
  • 3:20 PM; A TEST OF STRENGTH AND EQUALITY: BLIND STUDENTS ORGANIZE AGAINST THE COLLEGE BOARD
    • Kaleigh Brendle, Student; Freehold, New Jersey
  • 3:40 PM; FROM CHAMELEON TO MANTIS AND BEYOND: A PARTNERSHIP OF SHARED VALUE WITH THE ORGANIZED BLIND MOVEMENT
    • Craig Meador, President, American Printing House for the Blind; Louisville, Kentucky
  • 4:00 PM; AUTHENTIC INTELLIGENCE: A BLIND RESEARCHER BRINGING WISDOM TO THE FUTURE OF TECHNOLOGY INNOVATIONS
    • Cynthia Bennett, Postdoctoral Researcher, Carnegie Mellon; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • 4:20 PM; ADVANCING TECHNOLOGY INSPIRED BY THE BLIND: THE VISPERO JOURNEY LEADS TO INDEPENDENCE
    • Tom Tiernan, President and CEO, Vispero; Clearwater, Florida
  • 4:35 PM; STARTING UP WITH THE BLIND: REMARKS FROM A PARTNER AND INTRODUCTION TO LUTHER PRIMES
    • Suman Kanuganti, CEO, Luther.ai; San Diego, California
  • 4:45 PM; REPORTS AND RESOLUTIONS
  • 5:00 PM; ADJOURN

GENERAL SESSION

  • Zoom meeting ID: 987 1727 4382
  • 6:30 PM; CALL TO ORDER
  • 6:35 PM; MAKING GAINS FOR BLIND AMERICANS: LEADERSHIP IN THE UNITED STATES SENATE
    • The Honorable Dick Durbin, United States Senator; Illinois
  • 6:50 PM; OUR ROOTS: ADVANCING HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE TRADITION OF SERVING OUR NATION
    • Mariyam Cementwala, US Diplomat; Washington, DC
  • 7:10 PM; USING KNOWLEDGE TO INFORM, INSPIRE, AND ENGAGE: PERSPECTIVES ON EQUAL ACCESS FROM THE LARGEST LIBRARY IN THE WORLD
    • Carla Hayden, Librarian of Congress, US Library of Congress; Washington, DC
  • 7:25 PM; EQUAL JUSTICE UNDER LAW: A BLIND CLERK BLAZES A TRAIL BEHIND THE SCENES AT THE SUPREME COURT
    • Laura Wolk, Law Clerk to the Honorable Clarence Thomas, October Term 2019; Washington, DC
  • 7:40 PM; LEVERAGING THE POWER OF THE ADA TO SECURE OUR RIGHT TO LIVE IN THE WORLD FOR THIRTY YEARS: WHERE WE’VE BEEN AND WHERE WE’RE GOING, FROM THE FEDERATION’S PERSPECTIVE
    • Moderator: Scott LaBarre, President, National Association of Blind Lawyers; President, National Federation of the Blind of Colorado; Denver, Colorado
    • Panelists:
      • Marc Maurer, Director of Legal Policy and Immediate Past President, National Federation of the Blind; Baltimore, Maryland
      • Daniel F. Goldstein, Retired Attorney; Spofford, New Hampshire
      • Eve Hill, Partner, Brown, Goldstein, and Levy; Baltimore, Maryland
      • Timothy Elder, Principal Attorney, TRE Legal Practice; San Francisco, California
  • 8:20 PM; FROM THE HEART TO THE HAND: A BLIND ARTIST ADVANCING TOUCH FOR OVER FORTY YEARS
    • Michael Naranjo, Sculptor; Albuquerque, New Mexico
  • 8:35 PM; MOVIE ENJOYMENT MADE EASY: INNOVATIONS TO INCLUDE ALL SUBSCRIBERS AT NETFLIX
    • Greg Peters, Chief Product Officer, Netflix; Los Gatos, California
  • 8:55 PM; BROADCASTING THE AUTHENTIC PERSPECTIVE OF BLINDNESS: A CONVERSATION WITH A BLIND YOUTUBER WHO IS ADVANCING A POSITIVE IMAGE
    • Molly Burke, YouTuber; Los Angeles, California
    • Mary Fernandez, People and Communities Consultant, Cisco Systems; Woodbridge, New Jersey
  • 9:20 PM; REPORTS AND RESOLUTIONS
  • 9:30 PM; ADJOURN