~~Community Run- Guide Dog Schools Update: The past 12 months have been challenging. Grab your favorite toy and settle from your scampering about to learn the creative ways guide dog schools have weathered the pandemic. The innovations they are using so as to pull in to the harness and move forward! Presenters: Representatives from multiple guide dog schools.
~~SASI presents Employment Strategies for those with a Dual Sensory Loss: Sight and Sound Impaired (SASI) Committee presented a panel of people who have a dual sensory loss of hearing and vision loss. The panel discussed how they used reasonable accommodations, communication techniques, assistive technology and other strategies to gain and maintain employment. Panelists: ♠ Scott Davert, Coordinator of Technology Research and Innovation Center for the Helen Keller National Center, Sands Point, NY ♠ Megan Conway, Research and Accessibility Specialist, Helen Keller National Center, Healdsburg, CA ♠ Kerry Thompson, Senior Officer for Communications, Inclusion, & Analytics, Disability Rights Fund, Boston, MA ♠ Brian Horst, Child Support Program Administrator, Division of Child Support, Washington, DC
~~Saturday School: “Teaching Through the Years”: Memories, thoughts, and opinions of a blind educator as she discussed her multi-faceted career teaching blind students. Presenter: Chris Baugh, Classroom Teacher, Maryland School for The Blind, Baltimore, MD
~~Adventures in Coaching: Exploring the Hottest New Career: Ever wonder how to become a coach? Would you like to earn while you learn? This workshop uncovered the answers you have been looking for. Attendees heard straight talk on the common challenges new coaches face. Discovered what clients want and how to fill this need immediately. They heard from successful coaches who have built profitable businesses. Presenters: • Pam Shaw, Joy Restoration Coach, The Joy Filled Life, Philadelphia, PA • Lisa Pisano, Director of Admissions, Coach Training Alliance, Ft. Collins, CO Panel: • Peter Altschul, Moderator • Ardis Bazyn, Business Coach, Bazyn Communications, Burbank, CA • Satauna Howery, Voice Coach, Clifton Park, NY Co-sponsored by: Employment Committee, IVIE, and ACBNG
~~“So You Want to Be An Entrepreneur?”: Is the being your own boss lifestyle right for you?: Attendees joined current and former business owners from ACB Women and IVIE for a lively and informative discussion which explored the pleasures and pitfalls of creating your own business. Presenters: ♦ Ardis Bazyn, CEO, Bazyn Communications, Burbank, CA ♦ Norma Boge, Owner of Lifetech Iowa, Des Moines, IA ♦ Linda Porelle, Retired Social Worker/Life Coach, San Francisco, CA ♦ Leslie Spoone, Certified Personal Trainer and Aerobics Instructor, Orlando, FL
~~Global Tails: With greater global awareness of guide dogs, more and more training programs are being established around the world. How do such programs get started? Often, knowledge sharing from more established schools plays an important role. What have these cross-border exchanges been like? Presenters from several schools will share their experiences of helping to create the best guide dogs around the world! Presenters: ♥ David Locklin, Director of Programs, Leader Dogs for the Blind, Rochester Hills, MI ♥ Dave Johnson, Director of Programs, The Seeing Eye, Morristown, NJ ♥ Diane Bergeron, President, CNIB Guide Dogs, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Co-sponsored by: GDUI and IRC
~~Tips and Tricks for Nailing that Job Interview: Attendees learned new ways to address those annoying interviewing challenges. Panelists ♣ Anthony Corona, BPI/Sunday Edition, Miami, FL ♣ Pam Shaw, “Joy Restoration Coach,” Philadelphia, PA ♣ Michael Garrett, ACB Enterprises and Services, Chair, Missouri City, TX ♣ Brooke Jostad, Employment Committee Chair, Fort Collins, CO Facilitators: Carrie Muth, Coos Bay, OR Peter Altschul, Columbia, MO Co-sponsored by: ACB Next Gen, IVIE, and Employment Committee
~~Raising Revenue for Affiliate Conventions: Attendees joined the Resource Development Committee to delve into ways to fund-raise at affiliate conventions. They showed you how to approach corporations for sponsorships and provided information on how to hold a successful auction. Presenters: ◘ Margarine G. Beaman, Volunteer Fund-raiser for ACB and numerous other organizations, Austin, TX ◘ Dan Dillon, ACB Board Member, Hermitage, TN ◘ Leslie Spoone, ACB Auction Committee Chair, Orlando, FL ◘ Janet Dickelman, Convention Coordinator, St Paul, MN
~~Helen Keller and the Lions: In 1925 Helen Keller challenged the Lions to be“knights of the blind.” Micheal Hudson, Director of the American Printing House for the Blind Museum in Louisville, KY, took us back nearly 100 years and helped us discover how it all happened. An amazing piece of Helen Keller history. Questions were welcomed.
~~A conversation with NLS: Attendees joined LUA's traditional up close and personal visit with the representative of the National Library Service Director. - Recorded during the 2021 ACB National Convention on July 19~~