~~Practical and Legal Issues for Government Employees: Issues and Challenges for today: Members of ACBGE and AAVIA discussed current challenges, practices and law bearing upon the provision of reasonable accommodations to workers with visual impairments. Participants addressed the process of obtaining assistive technology and reflected on the frustrations and the triumphs people face every day. Presenters: ♠ Renee Zelickson, ACBGE President, and Social Security Administration Employee, Chicago, IL ♠ Pat Sheehan, ACB Board Member, and Veteran Affairs Employee, Silver Spring, MD Co-sponsored by: AAVIA and ACBGE

• Recorded during the 2021 ACB National Convention on July 20~~

~~State Commissioners and the Future of Blind Rehabilitation: Ever wonder what State Commissioners dream about for the future of blind rehabilitation; or what they might agree and disagree with in ACB’s Rehabilitation Issues Task Force White Paper? Attendees joined us to find out what they think about rehabilitation now, and future trends they’d would like to see. Panelists: ♣ Joe Xavier, Director California Department of Rehabilitation, Sacramento, CA ♣ Daniel B. Frye, JD., Administrator, Services for the Blind and Vision Impaired, New Hampshire Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation, Concord, NH ♣ Raymond E. Hopkins, Commissioner Virginia Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired, Richmond, VA

• Recorded during the 2021 ACB National Convention on July 19~~

Welcome to the Transportation and Advocacy Track of the ACB Focus Podcast Series.