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Tyson Ernst is a name that is becoming very  well known in ACB and this Mover and Shaker joins us this Sunday to talk all things ACB Radio and his leadership role shepherding ACB’s Veterans affiliate. From convention planning and coordinating and all the other support he offers to ACB  Radio he helps make all the affiliate conventions memorable and flow easily.  Tyson will give us the opportunity to get to know him as the fascinating person that is so memorable on his community tech training calls as well as all the fun calls he either hosts or participates in. 

Then in our second hour Aira Guru and our own beloved Jeanine Stanley comes to talk with us about all the ways Aira is supporting our community including; social distancing, getting out and moving, job seeking and educational assistance and of course the many ways that Aira can make HOLIDAY SHOPPING easier. Jeanine and Aira agents will also be joining me for a very special community call this Thursday evening. Team viewer, Quick support and other partner support will also be discussed. Thursday Jeanine will also bring ACB a Special Aira Holiday announcement. 

Sunday Edition airs on ACB Radio Mainstream at 1pm eastern and can be found on most podcast catchers by searching: ACB Sunday Edition. 

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Sunday Edition: Couples…. Tim and Cheryl Cumings, Jeff and Carrie Bishop And in a SUNDAY EDITION EXCLUSIVE Janet Dickelman introduces us to the man who graciously shares her with ACB!

A few of you have reached out to me for a link to last weeks Sunday Edition. With all the election drama and fatigue it is very understandable that many missed a show I am so PROUD of. Janet and Terry are so much fun and being able to get to know them as a couple was such a treat.

Jeff and Carrie have a loving and fun energy… Then Tim and Cheryl share their stories with such flair.

John joins me to talk about BITS and tell us a little about his life, career and ACB journey. A fascinating conversationalist I think we will have lots to talk about.

This week we celebrate the success of the Penn state Convention. President Christine Hunsinger and her team will be on hand to tell us all about the planning process and pulling it all off! Tom Burgunder headed the conference Planning and Program Team checking back to be sure that we all did what we were expected to do and keeping up with contacts outside of PCB. He also kept pushing us to get those exhibit hall venders set up to inform us and sell products when the conference was not using Live Event.
Mary Ann Grignon, who is our Firsst Vice President, heads the fund raising team, and is instrumental in the activities of the peer engagement team. Her team worked out the details on the auction. The peer engagement team did public speaking workshops and had a first timer event which we hoped would encourage people who had not been so familiar with what we do to become active in the organization. Sue Lichtenfels, our immediate Past President, had so many good ideas for the conference and found so many presenters that the conference would have been a lot shorter without that work. She also organized the documents that we sent out to all who signed up, and she kept that technical schedule up to date so we knew who had to be contacted and when. Sue also came up with after conference entertainment for each evening that was just so much fun.
Last but not least, Doug Hunsinger, my husband, worked tirelessly to create a professional sounding product for ACB Radio to air.

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Additionally I will be Joining Tuesday Topics on Election Night for a night of NONpartizen discussion and watching of the returns. Thanks to Paul for the opportunity.

Start spreading the news… This week we highlight the success of NEW YORK.

The virtual convention was a hit. The programming progressive and entertaining. Ann Chiappetta and President Karen will walk us through the highlights and the planning process.

Then as most of you have seen on the lists New York has had a breakthrough in the advocacy surrounding Accessible Pedestrian Signals. This past week a judge ruled and LORI and Torry will tell us all about the decision and the years of advocacy leading up to it.

ACB has so many small teams that we never really know about working behind the scenes and the DYNAMIC Duo of Clark and Jo Lynn is one of them. They are joining us this Sunday to talk all things National Parks, Getting out and getting moving and of course we have to talk a little about voting. There will be time for a few questions. They are fun and incredibly hard working and when they are working together their projects shine!!

Join us Sunday and learn not only how cool these two are but how we all can get out and moving for FREEE (yes folks I typed free) in our Nations beautiful nparks.

Ardis is a force to be reckoned with in the ACB Membership generation arena as well as a captivating motivational speaker. Get to know the woman behind the leadership calls and messages and how she continues to inspire us all to grow our beloved organization.

National Park Service and Audio Description

Audio Description Project website: www.acb.org/adp National Park Service: www.nps.gov Obtaining NPS passes: https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/passes.htm Unidescription Project: www.unidescription.org

Voting Issues/advocacy: www.acb.org/voting

National Coming Out Day recognizes the individual journeys part of the LGBTQ community. What better way to recognize the pride and how far the journey has taken us then by talking with Blind Pride International members and allies. BPI turned 20 this year, and members join Sunday Edition to talk about why it is important to remember the strides so many before us have taken to make the world a safe and accepting place. We will also talk about the importance of being able to COME out and live proudly.

Halloween closes out the month of October, but the month opens up celebrating the beauty, diversity, and richness of Hispanic Culture. After a well-respected IRC Luncheon presentation and the beautiful ACB-Voices article celebrating Hispanic Heritage, Gabriel Lopez Kafati brings members of that wonderful panel we met at convention, as well as other proud Hispanic friends in a roundtable celebratory conversation. Gabriel and friends will share the unique aspects of being blind or visually impaired persons living in the US. If you have not had the chance to read Gabriel’s article, head to www.acbvoices.org and join so you can enjoy all the wonderful member stories on ACB Voices.

National White Cane Day; On October 15th, the world takes a swipe at recognizing the Blind and Visually impaired. Sunday Edition invites all ACB Members to call in and share their experiences and triumphs. Use the Zoom Link below to join the live broadcast.

As always, Sunday Edition welcomes your comments, requests, and suggestions. Please reach out by sending me a note at:

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Join Sunday edition today as we speak with… Terry and Frank Pacheco... Rick and Linda Swan... And Mark Hanohano and his husband Franco. It’s a pre-recorded show so there won’t be any call in comments or questions. But I’ll be back live next week!

Last week seems at times to be ripped from a bad political thriller but the credits never roll. Sunday Edition always strives to bring ACB conversations that enrich our advocacy and education, and that cover all matters that affect our community. This week I have reached out to a very informed subject-matter expert, as well as two of our own esteemed members to discuss RBG and her accomplishments, the court past, present and future including court stacking and the possibility the court will have to determine another Presidential election. We will discuss the Nomination of the seat RBG left vacant. By the time Sunday Edition airs, President Trump will have announced his pick.

Just four short (or agonizing) years ago Republicans deemed it unconscionable to allow sitting president to nominate during a election year and yet they seem determined to move forward no matter how hypocritical it looks. Possible ramifications to Roe/Wade, protections for aging and disabled persons, and LGBT rights that have been earned

The Notorious (and I believe GLORIOUS) RBG, AKA Ruth Bater Ginsburg fought tirelessly for over 50 years for the equality of all citizens focusing on the rights of women and marginalized communities. Appointed by President Clinton her presence on the Court has left historic advances for All Genders Her strategic cases in the 1970s opened the door for not only women but for disabled and LGBTQ issues to advance to equality. thanks to the tireless work of RBG issues our community has advocated for were recognized and held to the standards of all being created (and acted in action) treated EQUAL.

Steve Mendelsohn, President of AAVIA, scholar and author, and Chris Prentice will join me to discuss all this and answer questions from member call-in. Additionally I am so pleased to welcome Professor Kim Ford-Mazru director of the law program at UVA.

Kim Forde-Mazrui joined the law faculty of the University of Virginia in 1996, and was promoted to full professor in 2001. He teaches Constitutional Law, Employment Discrimination, Criminal Law, and Race and Law. His scholarship focuses on equal protection, especially involving race and sexual orientation. His publications have considered what role race should play in placing children for adoption; whether and how to select racially and other demographically diverse juries; whether affirmative action policies that employ race-neutral means are constitutional; whether America is morally obligated to remedy past discrimination; and whether racial profiling and other discriminatory practices by law enforcement are adequately deterred by current constitutional doctrines. His scholarship has also examined the parallels between historical arguments against interracial relationships and contemporary arguments against same-sex relationships, as well as the role of tradition as a justification for banning same-sex marriage. His articles have been published in several prestigious law journals, including the University of Chicago Law Review, the California Law Review, the Michigan Law Review, Vanderbilt Law Review, and the Georgetown Law Journal. The hallmark of Forde-Mazrui's approach is to take seriously the conflicting perspectives on controversial issues, and to offer constructive proposals to move society beyond current, often intractable, debates.

I would like to thank and acknowledge the support,, help and resources of : Mr. Scott Marshall, Jim Kracht, Peter Altchul and of course Steve and Chris. They all aided me in my in-depth research to bring ACB a conversation that will inform and help us all to understand beyond the sound-bytes and media/political static.

Sunday Edition airs live on ACB Radio Mainstream at 1pm eastern with replays at 10pm Sunday night as well as 7am Monday morning.

Sunday Edition can also be found on all your favorite podcast catchers by searching ACB Sunday Edition.

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Sunday Edition; Remembering Charlie Crawford. And Claire Stanley Introduces the I.R.P.S. Next Steps

Terry and FrankPacheco, Penny Reader and Claire Stanley Join me this Sunday to talk about an amazing member of ACB who has recently left us. Charlie Crawford was a force to be reckoned with. He was a strong advocate, leader and friend. They will share memories both personally and ACB history related. Then they will stay with me as I open the show for you all to call in to share tributes and memories of a man who will be greatly missed and long loved and remembered.

If you have a story, memory or tribute you want to share about Charlie please use the Zoom info below and join Terry, Frank, Penny and Claire in This celebration of a life well lived! I was all set to speak with Claire about one of the many hats she wears:

I- Information R-Referal P- and Peer S- Support

This ACB. Committee has been working for months to be the resource for all of our members on the support and reliable information aspect of ACB community and out reach. When we open the show Claire will give us a brief update and a few up-coming events.

Sunday Edition Airs Live on ACB Radio Mainstream at 1pm eastern with replays at 10pm and Monday morning at 7am. Podcast coming soon.

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We warmly invite you to celebrate Charlie with us this Sunday!

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In Movers and Shakers Cindy Hollis brings Nat Ratcliffe (the new ACB Membership intern), Meka White and Kaila Allan to introduce the membership and community team. The E’s of Cindy’s philosophy have been growing our organization by leaps. Since the beginning of the pandemic. The resulting community building in calls and now the community stream on ACB Radio have shown ACB to be the organization built on and ever growing community.

We will get to know not only the structures in place that facilitate but some of the personalities behind the hosting. Nat comes on board with tremendous energy and a lot of experience these last few months. Meka seems to have her finger on the pulse while Kaila is so awesome with her support.

Lets get to know them and their lives while celebrating the successes and growth.

Then In The Spotlight highlights another Amazing Affiliate Convention. Peggy Garrett and her team presented a memorable state virtual convention last weekend. She will bring a few people instrumental in the planning of Texas’s convention.

Questions for the show or our guests can be sent to [email protected]

Sunday Edition airs on ACB Radio Mainstream Every Sunday at 1pm eastern with a replay Sunday Nights at 10pm eastern.