ACB Convention 2017
Welcome to the 56th Annual American Council of the Blind Conference and Convention at the Golden Nugget in Reno Nevada.
Archives of the convention will be posted to the ACB Events feed at http://acbradio.org/acb-events.
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The following is a schedule of the sessions that will be streamed live.
Please note all times listed are in the pacific time zone.
If you are visiting this page and the session you wish to listen to is currently being broadcasted live all you have to do is click on that session and be taken to the stream it is being broadcasted on.
This applies to the sessions that are being streamed live only.
Saturday July1, 2017
1:15 P.M. 411 from the Information Access Committee
7:00 P.M. ACB General Session Opening Ceremonies
Sunday July 2, 2017
8:00 A.M. General Session
2:45 P.M. Future of Older Blind Programs from Alliance on Aging and Vision Loss and the Rehab Task Force
Monday July 3, 2017
Tuesday July 4, 2017
8:00 A.M. General Session
5:45 P.M. Candidates Forum
8:00 P.M. Friends in Art Showcase
Wednesday July 5, 2017
8:00 A.M. General Session
1:15 P.M. Board of Publications Writing that wins Awards
2:45 P.M. 2017 ACB Membership Seminar
Thursday July 6, 2017
8:00 A.M. General Session
7:00 P.M. ACB Banquet
The following sessions are being recorded and will air at a later time when available.
Sunday July 2, 2017
Library Users of America
The Future of Riding, Uber and Lyft meet Self Driving Cars
Get up Close and Personal with the Orbit 20
Friends in Art Prose and Poetry Reading
Monday July 3, 2017
Guide Dog Users inc Program
SASI Hearing Health and Isolation
Mock Trial Regarding the Rights of Guide Dog Handlers
Tuesday July 4, 2017
GDUI Program
Passport to New Worlds
LUA BRL AABT FIA and IAC Program
Audio Description Accessibility and Technology
Audio Description Advocacy
Wednesday July 5, 2017
WCC Sister Power Breakfast
GDUI Luncheon and Meeting
GDUI Program