Council Connection

This month on Council Connection: BSCB President Brian Charlson previews our fall convention, Susan Glass talks about this year's BADIE contest for students, and Christine Chaikin, President and founder of Insightful Publications, discusses her company's products. The post Council Connection – September, 2017 appeared first on Bay State Council of the Blind.

This month on Council Connection: BSCB President Bryan Charlson regales us with tales from the 2017 ACB Conference and Convention, we meet two of this year's ACB Scholarship winners, and ACB President Kim Charlson presents the ACB President's Report at the opening general session of the 2017 ACB Conference and Convention. The post Council Connection – August, 2017 appeared first on Bay State Council of the Blind.

This month on Council Connection: Venkatesh Chari of Orbit Research talks about the company and its products, including a low-cost braille display soon to be released in the United States. Jim Badger and Sharon Strzalkowski conduct a panel on coping with vision loss. The post Council Connection – July, 2017 appeared first on Bay State Council of the Blind.

This month on Council Connection: BSCB President Brian Charlson shares his thoughts on the upcoming ACB National Conference and Convention in Sparks, Nevada; Mary Haroyan announces a planning meeting to rebuild BSCB's Worcester chapter; and we learn about this year's coding camp, sponsored by Our Space Our Place. The post Council Connection – June, 2017 appeared first on Bay State Council of the Blind.

This month on Council Connection: Movie Night with the BSCB Students, plans for a trip to Nicaragua, a taste of alphabet soup, and the keynote speaker at the 2017 BSCB banquet. The post Council Connection – May, 2017 appeared first on Bay State Council of the Blind.

This month on Council Connection: Bonnie Adams and Kathy Devin discuss plans for a diabetics affiliate in Massachusetts, John Shea with an update on innovations at the Talking Information Center, Brian Charlson tells us why the World Blind Union is important to visually impaired people in the United States, and the BSCB Awards presented at the 2017 annual banquet. The post Council Connection – April, 2017 appeared first on Bay State Council of the Blind.

This month on Council Connection: Susan Glass announces the BADIE contest winners Democratic state Senator Mike Barrett shares strategies for advocating in the presidency of Donald Trump The post Council Connection – March, 2017 appeared first on Bay State Council of the Blind.

This month on Council Connection: President Brian Charlson discusses issues of concern at the ACB mid-year legislative session , BSCB Convention Coordinator Frank Ventura talks about our upcoming spring conference, and Sharon Strzalkowski tells us about the challenges of learning to play the recorder. The post Council Connection – February, 2017 appeared first on Bay State Council of the Blind.

Bob Hachey discusses Verizon's recently released text-to-speech option for their cable settop boxes; BSCB President Brian Charlson reveals what's ahead for BSCB in 2017; and BSCB Membership Chair Mary Haroyan introduces her committee and discusses strategies for membership development. The post Council Connection – January, 2017 appeared first on Bay State Council of the Blind.

This month on "Council Connection": Brian Charlson shares holiday traditions and memories, and Jennifer Harnish and Sharon Strzalcowski lead a pannel on dealing with group situations. The post Council Connection – December, 2016 appeared first on Bay State Council of the Blind.