ACBVA held its annual meeting on November 4, 2023. Below is information on four of the program sessions featured at the annual meeting.
Update from the National Office of the American Council of the Blind – Deb Cook Lewis, President, spent time with us to let us know of some important happenings at the national level.
You can find the presentation, ACB VA 2023 Update from the ACB National Office, below or at this link:
Resources from Hadley – Mark Arnesen, Director of Communication, shared all the latest that Hadley has to offer since it has reinvented itself in recent years.
You can find the presentation, ACB VA 2023 Latest Resources from Hadley, below or at this link:
You can find more information on Hadley’s services at
https://hadley.edu/
Update from the Virginia Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired – Rick Mitchell, Commissioner, shared with us exciting news from DBVI.
You can find the presentation,
ACB VA 2023 Update from DBVI of Virginia, below or at this link:
Panel of Radio Reading Services: This session featured the innovative activities and resources the Radio Reading Services can provide for individuals who are blind or who have low vision in Virginia.
Presenters included:
Neely Oplinger, Executive Director, Metropolitan Washington Ear, Inc.
Yvonne Mastromano, CEO, Virginia Voice
Jim Holtzer, Program Coordinator, The WHRO Voice
You can find the presentation, ACB VA 2023 All About Radio Reading Services, below and at this link:
Archived Agenda for the Day
10:00am, Business meeting
- Introduction of Officers, Directors , and Guests
- Review and Acceptance of 2022 Annual Meeting Minutes from Secretary Sue Bowmaster
- Review and Acceptance of the Treasurer’s Report from Marie Brinas
- election of new Board members.
- discussion of constitution and bylaws
- President’s Report from Doug Powell
- committee reports:
- membership – Marie Brinas
- outreach – RoseAnn Ashby and Tina Egge
- program – Sue Bowmaster and Sam Joehl
- advocacy – Donna Browning (federal), and Doug Powell (state)
- Communications – Doug Powell
- Other Business (any other motions from the officers, directors, or members of ACBVA)
- Adjourn Business Meeting
11:30am Update from the ACB National Office
- Deb Cook Lewis, President, will be spending time with us to let us know of some important happenings at the national level.
12:15pm Resources from Hadley
- Mark Arnesen, Director of Communication, will be sharing all the latest that Hadley has to offer since it has reinvented itself in recent years.
1:00pm Update from the Virginia Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired
- Rick Mitchell, Commissioner, has once again agreed to share with us exciting news from DBVI.
1:30pm How’s Voting Going for You?
- Every seat in the Commonwealth General Assembly is up for election, plus several local races depending on your locality on Tuesday, November 7. Let’s share when and how you are going to vote.
2:00pm Radio Reading Services: Innovations, Activities and Resources
- Be prepared to share your questions and suggestions with these panelists:
- Neely Oplinger, Executive Director, Metropolitan Washington Ear, Inc.
- Yvonne Mastromano, CEO, Virginia Voice
- Jim Holzer, Program Coordinator, The WHRO Voice