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

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