Agenda:

8:00 pm ET – Welcome and Opening Remarks | Shawn Calloway, Co-Chair, Diversity and Inclusion Committee

8:05 pm – The Commitment to Proactively Prioritizing Diversity and Inclusion | Mark Riccobono, President, National Federation of the Blind

8:15 pm – Introduction from Our New Talent Hire Coordinator | Janice Glenn Kershaw

8:20 pm – Highlighting Our Collective Efforts 

Moderator: Colin Wong, Co-Chair, Diversity and Inclusion Committee with participation from

Deaf/Blind Division, LGBTQAI+ Group, African-American Group, Latin X, Asian and Pacific Islander group, and middle East and North Africa (MENA) group 

Description: Facilitated Panel with each working group introducing themselves and then highlighting upcoming events. 

9:00 pm – Open ‘chat with host’ functionality to field specific questions from attendees.

9:15 pm – Update from Our Survivor Task Force | Daphne Mitchell, Member, Survivor Task Force

9:25 pm – Capturing Our Authentic Experiences in Writing | Gary Wunder, Editor, Braille Monitor

9:30 pm – Open Forum for Q/A

10:00 pm – Adjourn

Topic: Diversity and inclusion open call 

Time: Mar 8, 2021 08:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) 

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