American Action Fund for Blind Children and Adults
Future Reflections Special Issue on Cooking NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
by Lauren Altman
Reprinted from Braille Monitor, Volume 66, Number 4, April 2024
From the Editor: Lauren Altman serves as president of the National Association of Blind Students (NABS). NABS held its annual winter gathering in Chicago during the weekend of March 22-24.
During the 2024 NABS Winter Seminar, the spotlight was on student resilience. Leaders were vulnerable in speaking about instances of discrimination and inaccessibility that tried to prevent them from fulfilling their goals and how they worked to overcome them. During a variety of speeches and panels, we learned tips for sharing your authentic story, heard about some of the many resources and opportunities coming up in spring and summer 2024, and learned from prominent leaders including President Riccobono, Justin Young, and Pam Allen. The end of the seminar was a bittersweet moment when Gene Kim announced that he is stepping down from his role as secretary of NABS. We wish Gene the best of luck with his future endeavors and thank him tremendously for the work that he has put into the student division.