2023 American Council of the Blind 62nd Annual Conference and ConventionRenaissance Hotel and Conference Center, Schaumburg, IL and, via Zoom and ACB MediaGeneral Session, July 4, 2023, Schaumburg Ballroom
- Call to Order
- Pledge of Allegiance: Veterans (invited); Singing of America the Beautiful, led by Kolby Garrison, Development Officer, American Council of the Blind, Greensboro, NC
- ACB Sponsor Recognitions, Corporate Sponsors
- Sponsorship Presentation: Diamond sponsor: Jenny Lay-Flurrie, Chief Accessibility Officer, Microsoft, Redmond, WA
- ACB Angels Presentations: Dan Sippl, Eau Claire, WI; Terry Camardelle, Marrero, LA; Richard Bird, Cleveland, OH
- Affiliate Role Call
- Presiding Officer: Denise Colley, Secretary, Richmond, TX
- International Guest Martine Abel-Williamson, President, World Blind Union, Auckland, New Zealand
- Eric Bridges, Executive Director, American Foundation for the Blind, Arlington, VA
- Jason Yasner, Deputy Director, National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled
- ACB Highlights Video
- Foundation Fighting Blindness, Steve Sroka, Associate Director of Events, Libertyville, IL
- Door Prizes and Announcements
Video of the session can be viewed at 2023 ACB Conference & Convention: General Session July 4, 2023 - YouTube
The full CART Transcript can be downloaded at Download the Tuesday, July 4: General Session CART file