ACB Focus: Education and Employment (2021)

20210717 - Saturday School: Teaching through the years

~~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 Recorded during the 2021 ACB National Convention on July 17~~

20210722 - So you want to be an entrepreneur

~~“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 Recorded during the 2021 ACB National Convention on July 22~~

20210722 - Helen Keller and the Lions

~~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. Recorded during the 2021 ACB National Convention on July 22~~

20210722 - Global tales

~~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 Recorded during the 2021 ACB National Convention on July 22~~

20210722 - tips and tricks for nailing that job interview

~~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 Recorded during the 2021 ACB National Convention on July 22~~