Banquet Day and Adjournment
8:00 - 8:45 a.m. Devotions
Room 340 A
8:15 - 8:45 a.m. Registration ($30) and Packet Pickup
Registration Desk, Level 4
8:15 - 8:45 a.m. Banquet Exchange
Lanier Grand Ballroom Pre-function Area
General Session V (Thursday)
Lanier Grand Ballroom A – I
Zoom meeting ID: 916 8496 8543
1CapApp Event: nfb
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Call to Order and Invocation
Leveraging Personal AI to Build the Organized Blind Movement
Suman Kanuganti, CEO, Personal.ai; San Diego, California
Artificial Intelligence Directed by the Blind: Progress and Possibilities with Be My Eyes
Mike Buckley, Chairman and CEO, Be My Eyes; San Francisco, California
Together Living Blindfully: Perspectives on the Wisdom of the Shared Blind Community
Jonathan Mosen, CEO, Workbridge, and Producer and Presenter, Living Blindfully; Wellington, New Zealand
Rebuilding What I Should Have Known: Reflections on My Journey to be Accountable to the Blind Community
Shir Ekerling, Co-CEO and Co-Founder, accessiBe; New York, New York
Defining Meaningful Access and Consumer Control: The Blind and the Evolution of Overlays
Curtis Chong, Nonvisual Access Technology Consultant; Aurora, Colorado
Tired of Waiting: Perspectives on Ride Denials from Uber
Liza Winship, Director of Driver Operations for the US and Canada, Uber; San Francisco, California
Full Participation of the Disabled in America: Nothing without Us
Andrés Gallegos, Chairman, National Council on Disability; Washington, District of Columbia
Expanding the Reach of the National Library Service: A Commitment to High Expectations for Blind Patrons
Jason Broughton, Director, National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled; Washington, District of Columbia
Reports and Resolutions
Adjourn
12:00 - 1:45 p.m. Banquet Exchange
Lanier Grand Ballroom Pre-function Area
Final opportunity to exchange banquet tickets prior to banquet.
12:15 - 1:45 p.m. Raffles and Drawings
Room 339 B
12:30 - 1:30 p.m. Amateur Ham Radio Group Meeting
Room 329
Talking with people around the world, responding to emergencies, and tinkering with electronics are just some of the benefits of becoming a licensed ham radio operator. Join us in a discussion about the hobby and plans for a permanent ham radio station at the Jernigan Institute.
Corbb O'Connor, Chair
12:45 - 1:45 p.m. Preventing Veteran Suicide
Room 330
Become informed about suicide prevention, interventions, postvention, and education resources.
Clairmont Barnes, Associate Director, Partnerships and Community Relations, Veterans Health Administration
General Session VI (Thursday)
Lanier Grand Ballroom A – I
Zoom meeting ID: 916 8496 8543
1CapApp Event: nfb
2:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Call to Order
The Sixteenth Annual Dr. Jacob Bolotin Awards
Everette Bacon, Chairperson, Dr. Jacob Bolotin Award Committee, and Board Member, National Federation of the Blind; Salt Lake City, Utah
Transformation of Jobs in the AbilityOne Program: Disability Advocacy, Leadership, and the Power of Concentrated Action
Chai Feldblum, Vice Chairperson, United States AbilityOne Commission; Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, and Fort Lauderdale, Florida
By Us for Us: A Report on the Federation’s Research, Training, and Partnership Programs
Anil Lewis, Executive Director for Blindness Initiatives, National Federation of the Blind; Baltimore, Maryland
We Have Work to Do: Reflections on Changing the Blind Employment Paradigm
Mary Fernandez, Lead Disability Inclusion Consultant, Cisco Systems; Silver Spring, Maryland
Working Together to Elevate the Blind in America: A Leader and Partner of the Organized Blind Movement
The Honorable Sheila Jackson Lee, United States House of Representatives, Eighteenth Congressional District; Houston, Texas
Digital Access for All: Leading the Way in Advancing the Right to Live in the Twenty-First Century
The Honorable Tony Coelho, Former Congressman, United States House of Representatives, and Author, Americans with Disabilities Act; Doylestown, Pennsylvania
Reports and Resolutions
Adjourn
Banquet (Thursday)
Lanier Grand Ballroom A – I
Zoom meeting ID: 916 8496 8543
1CapApp Event: nfb
7:00 p.m. Invocation
Master of Ceremonies: Pam Allen
Introductions and Presentations
Banquet Address: Mark Riccobono
Scholarships and Awards