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2019
- Marty Schultz talks about Objective Ed
- We learn about on-going research by APH regarding accessible cities
- Jerry Berrier and Nona Haroyan tell their stories from the BSCB 2019 Story Slam
- Kim Charlson gives her final President’s Report at the 2019 annual ACB Conference and Convention
- Newly elected ACB President Dan Spoone shares his vision of what lies ahead for the organization
- Excerpts from our first ever BSCB Story Slam
- Dianna Leonard discusses the AIRA/MBTA pilot program
- Tim Vernon talks about his 11-year career as a customer service representative for Eversource
- Daisy Russell conducts a panel of BSCB students on the impact of technology in their lives
- Michele Ellicks discusses the Real ID and how to obtain it
- Amber Valencort and her team discuss services available from the Department of Veterans’ Affairs
- Bob Hachey updates us on the state budget
- David Kingsbury talks about his recently published book
- Brian Charlson’s President’s Report from this year’s Spring Conference and Convention
April, 2019: Highlights from the 2019 BSCB Spring Conference
- Conference attendees introduce themselves
- ACB President Kim Charlson presents the 2019 BSCB
award recipients - Karen Santiago, editor of The Blind Perspective, discusses this unique monthly newsletter
- We listen to this year’s banquet speaker
- Bob Hachey talks about BLIND Day
- Frank Ventura takes us on an audio tour of his model railroad
- BSCB President Brian Charlson outlines the road ahead for 2019
- Nona Haroyan previews our Spring Conference and Convention program
- Nina Kagan talks about this year’s BSCB auction
- Bob Hachey demonstrates our new Philmore messaging system
- Rick Morin discusses differences in the way the ADA is written and applied regarding paratransit
- Mary Haroyan conducts a panel discussion of regional transit authorities in Massachusetts
2018
- Attendees of the 2018 BSCB Fall Conference introduce themselves
- AIRA representative Marty Watts demonstrates this innovative product
- Jennifer Harnish and Sharon Strzalkowski lead a discussion of how to deal with group situations
- Mary Haroyan gives the rundown on the 2018 BSCB Fall Conference
- Cheryl Cumings discusses BSCB’s accessible voting survey
- We hear a summary of the 2018 ballot questions for Massachusetts
- Bob Hachey tells us about National White Cane Safety Day
- BSCB President Brian Charlson updates us on happenings in the commonwealth
- We learn about ACB’s role in audio description
- Karen Keninger, director of the National Library Service
- Demonstration of the accessible features of Amazon Locker
- Laura Giannarelli talks about her career as an NLS talking book narrator
- Introducing the 2018 Bay State scholarship winner
- College success: making it happen
- An update from Comcast
- New innovations in accessible household appliances
- A blind actress shares her professional experiences
- Travel adventures: a nearby vacation, a cruise, and adventure in a foreign land
- Perkins Library update – Kim Charlson
- Introducing the new BSCB Philmore voice mailbox
- Our Space Our Place coding camp
- Navigating a busy airport
- BSCB President’s report – Brian Charlson
- Traveling: booking trips, on-line resources, and packing tips
- Meet Dianna Leonard, newest member of the BSCB Board
- Ronda Trott, ACB Tour Coordinator and speaker at the BSCB 2018 annual banquet
- Legislative update – Bob Hachey
- Our Space Our Place workshops – Cheryl Cumings
- The 2018 annual BSCB Awards Ceremony
- Spring Conference preview – Sharon Strzalkowski
- ACB mid-year meeting report – BSCB President Brian Charlson
- Introducing the Eclipse Soundscape iPhone app
- Introducing the BSCB Boston Chapter – Frank Ventura
- Hannah Fairbairn discusses her latest book, When You Can’t Believe Your Eyes
2017
- Attendees of the 2017 BSCB Fall Conference introduce themselves
- President’s Report – Brian Charlson
- Introducing the new BSCB logo – David Kingsbury and Diane Croft
- Transportation update – Rick Morin
- Rebuilding the BSCB’s Central Mass. Chapter –
Sharon Strzalkowski - Council of Citizens with Low Vision International
(CCLVI) – Leslie Spoon and Christine Chaikin - CCLVI scholarship winners at the 2017 ACB National
Conference and Convention - An explanation of structured negotiations
- Ski for Light – Judy Dixon
- National White Cane Safety Day – Bob Hachey
- Announcing the 2017 BSCB Fall Conference – David
Kingsbury - Legislative Committee update – DeAnn Elliott
- disabilityinfo.org, a site listing disability
services in Massachusetts – John Rochford - “Braille Challenge Maybe”
- Presidential update – Brian Charlson
- Susan Glass discusses BADIE, a contest
for students to write about their experiences with audio description - Christine Chaikin tells us about Insightful
Publications
- Impressions of the ACB 2017 Conference and
Convention – Brian Charlson - Introducing the Bay State Scholarship winner, and
the winner of the Marcia Nigro Dresser Memorial Scholarship - ACB President’s Report – Kim Charlson
- Introducing the Orbit Reader, an affordable
low-cost refreshable braille display from Orbit Research - Coping with Vision Loss – Jim Badger and Sharon
Strzalkowski
- Preview of the national ACB Conference and
Convention – Brian Charlson - BSCB Membership Chair Mary Haroyan talks about
rebuilding the BSCB Central Mass. Chapter - Announcing the second Our Space Our Place coding
camp – Cheryl Cumings
- Announcing “Movie Night” – Dianna Leonard
- BSCB Students President Daisy Russell talks about
her upcoming trip to Nicaragua - Anne Donna serves up a dish of alphabet soup
- Keynote speaker at the 2017 BSCB annual banquet
- Bonnie Adams and Kathy Devin discuss plans for a
local chapter of ACB Diabetics - What’s new at the Talking Information Center –
John Shea - BSCB President Brian Charlson talks about the
World Blind Union - Awards presented at the 2017 BSCB annual banquet –
Cheryl Cumings
- Susan Glass announces the BADIE contest winners
- Opportunities in the midst of political change –
Massachusetts state Senator Michael Barrett
- Report from BSCB President Brian Charlson
- Convention Coordinator Frank Ventura previews our
upcoming BSCB Spring Conference - Sharon Strzalkowski talks about learning to play
the recorder
- Bob Hachey discusses the accessible set top
box from Verizon - What’s ahead for ACB and BSCB – Brian Charlson
- Newly appointed Membership Chair shares her ideas
for growing BSCB membership