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Registration
Registration typically opens in mid-May, please come back around that time for more information.
ACB Registration Fee: TBD
ACB Next Generation Registration Fee: There is a $10 fee to register with ACB Next Generation and this will enter you into our door prize drawings, all of which will be drawn during our convention events (need not be present to win but we’d love to celebrate you in real time if you are).
If you are not a member of ACB, you might want to join and take advantage of the discounted registration rate and the ability to register early, especially if planning to attend in Omaha and wishing to secure one of our fabulous tours.
To register, you must login to your member account at https://members.acb.org/. If you do not remember your login and password, you may select “password reset” or call the Minneapolis office at 612-332-3242. Once logged in to the members site, select the link labeled “convention.” If you have not created a member account at https://members.acb.org/, select the link labeled “Create an Account” and provide the information requested. After creating an account, you can log in, but it may take up to 24 business hours before you will be able to complete a convention registration, as the Minneapolis office needs to link your member account to our database. Once you have selected the “ACB Convention” link on the members main page, it will open on an introduction page you should read, then proceed to your preferences page. Please verify your contact information shown. On this page you will also select whether you will be attending the convention virtually or in-person. If you choose to be a virtual attendee, you will not be shown sessions that are only available to in-person attendees (tours, for example). If you choose to be an in-person attendee, you will be shown all virtual and in-person sessions. If you need assistance in registering, telephone registration will be available by calling Janet Dickelman at 651-428-5059.
Since the conference and convention is being held in Schaumberg, Illinois, all times referenced for the convention will be in Central Daylight Time (CDT or CT)
At any time you may use this page to browse through all the meetings, programs, seminars and workshops being offered. Each day’s general session also appears along with the agenda for that day.
Joining ACB Next Generation
Brenda Dillon Memorial Walk
TBD – April/May 2023
2023 ACB Next Generation Program
Thursday, June 22
2:30-3:15pm CT (Virtual)
What is Advocacy?
Join us for part one of our advocacy series. Together we will define advocacy and our panelists, ACB Next Generations’s Greg Lindberg and Vika Trussell, ACB of Oregon’s James Edwards and ACB/s Advocacy and Outreach Specialist Swatha Nandhakumar, will share various ways you can advocate at any place, any time, and in any situation, as well as starting to break down the legislative process. Come to part two, Monday, July 3rd at 2:30pm CT as we further explore how to advocate for yourself.
Panelist: Greg Lindberg, Media Content Manager, Enrollment Marketing and Communication for Saint Leo University,, Wesley Chapel, FL
Panelist: Vika Trussell, ACB Next Generation Public Relations Committee Co-Chair, Peachtree City, GA
Panelist: Swatha Nandhakumar, ACB Advocacy and Outreach Specialist, Alexandria, VA
Panelist: James Edwards, ACB of Oregon Immediate Past President and Legislative Committee Chair, Lakeside, OR
Thursday, June 22
5:30-6:45pm CT (Virtual)
ACB Next Generation Meet and Greet
Framily: Friends who are family – Whether you’ve been with NextGen from the beginning or you’re hearing about us for the first time, come hang out and mingle with new and old friends to kick off this year’s convention; you might even win a door prize!
Saturday, June 24
1:00-2:15pm CT (Virtual)
You’ve Got the Job, Now What?
Have you been looking for a job or seeking out a promotion and were unsure of how to negotiate for the accommodations you require to be successful? Have you felt like you deserved a promotion but didn’t know what to do next? Whether it’s figuring out what accommodations are needed, how to take those brave steps to move yourself up in your company, or how to set yourself up for a successful career, come join a Retail Technology Sales Representative seeking out her next promotion, a newly hired Account Support Specialist working with her employer to make her job accessible, and a Tax Examiner at the US Treasury Department who has now settled into his new role. Co-sponsored with the ACB Employment Committee.
Panelist: Steven Salas, Tax Examiner – US Treasury Department, Austin, TX
Panelist: Kim Paulk, Retail Technology Sales Representative, New York, NY
Panelist: Lillian Goodman, Accounting Support Specialist, Hillsboro, OR
Saturday, June 24, 2023
5:30pm-7:30pm CT (Virtual)
ACB Next Generation and ACB Students Convention Pep Rally
Who’s got spirit? We do! Let’s get fired up for the 2023 ACB Conference and Convention. Join ACB Next Generation and ACB Students for our Convention Pep Rally. Enjoy meeting new friends, fun icebreakers, and learn about all our amazing events, as well as important information you will need to make your convention experience, whether virtual or in person, a great one. Bring your favorite snacks and get ready to cheer, 2023 will be a great year. We can’t wait to share our spirit with you! Co-sponsored with ACB Students.
Panelist: Amanda Selm, ACB Next Generation President, Louisville, KY,
Panelist: Olivia O’Connell, ACB Students President, Commerce Township, MI
Panelist: Kenneth Semien, Sr, ACB Next Generation and ACB Students Board Liaison, Beaumont, TX
Panelist: Tatyana Tolliver, ACB Students 2nd Vice President, St. Louis, MO
Panelist: Koni Sims – ACB Get Up and Get Moving Campaign Committee member, Sioux Falls, SD
Panelist: Leslie Spoone – Certified Aerobics and Personal Trainer – Orlando, FL
Panelist: Matt Selm, ACB Voting Task Force member, Louisville, KY
Saturday, July 1
1:00-2:15pm (Hybrid)
Confidently Communicate with Care
Communication takes time and practice. Did you know you can not, not communicate? The first step to communicating effectively is to focus on ourselves and the way we talk and listen to each other. Join us as we learn about communication styles and methods at all levels, from exchanges in a professional setting, to advocating for your individual needs. As communicators we’re always a work in progress and by joining us today we hope you will be inspired to better communicate and be better heard.
Panelist: Zelda Gebhart ACB Board of Publications Director, Edgeley, ND
Panelist: Leslie Spoone, Certified Aerobics and Personal Trainer, Orland, FL
Panelist: Greg Lindberg, Media Content Manager, Enrollment Marketing and Communication for Saint Leo University,, Wesley Chapel, FL
Saturday, July 1
4-5:15 pm (In Person)
ACB Next Generation Meet and Greet (In Person)
Framily: Friends who are family – Whether you’ve been with NextGen from the beginning or you’re hearing about us for the first time, come hang out and mingle with new and old friends to kick off this year’s convention; you might even win a door prize!
Sunday, July 2, 2023
1:00-2;15pm (In Person)
Organize Yourself: How to Get and Keep Your Ducks in a Row
Ever watch someone seem to get everything done, all the time, without breaking a sweat? Wonder how they work, take care of the kids, travel, volunteer for everything, and seem to meet every deadline? How do they do it? Join us as we learn the methods that Kenneth Semien, Sr, Michael Babcock, and Hindley Williams, use to get everything done and not lose their marbles.
Panelist: Kenneth Semien, Sr, ACB Director, Beaumont, TX
Panelist: Michael Babcock, Founder of Payown Media, LLC., Coquille, OR
Panelist: Hindley Williams, ACB Next Generation Director, Towson, MD
Monday, July 3
2:30-3:45pm CT (Hybrid)
Advocate for Yourself Any Place, Any Time, and in Any Situation.
Did you know that you are already advocating? Even during small conversations about blindness, or asking for accessible items, you are advocating. Join ACB Next Generation’s own Greg Lindberg and Vika Trussell to hear more on how they advocate while traveling independently, with a guide dog, and within their daily life and at work. You too can be an advocate for yourself and others in this community.
Panelist: Greg Lindberg, Media Content Manager, Enrollment Marketing and Communication for Saint Leo University,, Wesley Chapel, FL
Panelist: Vika Trussell, ACB Next Generation Public Relations Committee Co-Chair, Peachtree City, GA