20241123 BSCB 2024 Fall Conference

Bay State Council of the Blind Fall Conference Agenda, November 23, 2024 Welcoming Remarks Ed Bosso, President of Educational Programs and Superintendent, Perkins School for the Blind President’s Report David Kingsbury, BSCB President Democracy Live Accessible In-Person Voting Technology Brian Finney, CEO Juliet Harvey-Bolia, Technician Short demo in plenary session, small groups of interested attendees will go to a breakout room on the second floor (elevator to the left of the parking lot door) for hands-on demos during the rest of the day In person and virtual participant introductions Let us know who you are, but please keep it short – Name and city of residence only Sony LinkBuds and Door Prizes Quick Orientation to Sony LinkBuds, Jeanette Kutash Are you feeling lucky? Door prizes with ElizabethAnn Johnson, more door prizes will be given out through the rest of the day Overview of MCB Happenings John Oliveira, Commissioner, Massachusetts Commission for the Blind Justine Muir, Deputy Commissioner, Massachusetts Commission for the Blind Cooking While Blind Debra Erickson, Executive chef and founder of The Blind Kitchen Overview of Mass Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired Programs Jennifer Harnish, MABVI Director of social services New Accessible Wearable Technologies Brian Charlson on the Meta glasses Jeanette Kutash on the Envision AI glasses Update on Perkins Library Happenings Kim Charlson, Director, & Cory Kadlik, Assistive Technology Manager, Perkins Library Including a demo of the new BARD feature for accessing talking books with Amazon Alexa Fitness Break Get up and stretch with Leslie Spoone and Jeanette Kutash Fun with Accessible Games Aaron Spelker and Jerry Berrier Accessible Voting Discussion What were people’s voting experiences this year, both good and bad? Feedback on the Democracy Live Accessible In-Person Voting Technology from breakout session participants Closing Remarks David Kingsbury, President Find out more at https://acb-events.pinecast.co