Tuesday Topics will once more take to the various platforms where it can be heard. By then hurricane Erin will be long past concern but there will probably be other depressions to depress us by then. How should people who are disa4 handle emergency preparedness. What do those words even mean! What ought we to do in order to get ready for an emergency. Hurricanes, earthquakes, floods, wild fires and tornados are just some of the likely candidates for emergency creation. If evacuation is required how should people who are blind respond. Should we register with county programs? Should we go to shelters? What do we have the right to expect at shelters? What about guide dogs? What about medication? What does being prepared look like for people who are blind? Those are some of the questions we will explore next time on Tuesday Topics!

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Tuesday Topics, for the first time, experienced technical issues at the beginning and at the end. Our podcast, when it becomes available, will include as much as we can. We were disappeared six minutes before nine PM and that cannot be recovered. We will be back bigger and better than ever next week and apologize to everyone for the difficulties we had this week. From 7 to 9 PM on Tuesday August 19 we will once more take to the internet and clubhouse and alexa devices and phones and ACB link and lots of other spots we are not even aware of. When did you perceive yourself as different as a blind person? This question applies mostly to folks who were born blind or lost vision very early. It also applies to people who lose their vision! When did you feel like you were no longer "normal". What triggered that feeling for either group? Was there a time when you perceived yourself as inferior to those who did not have a visual impairment? Why was that? What about you felt less than "cool"? Did others encourage your sense of difference? How did they do it? What did you do about this sense of lessness? Does it still exist? Has ACB helped? Has ACB hindered your sense of self? These are some of the questions we want to explore next week but we need your input!

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Tuesday Topics will be exploring new technology. What were some of the new items seen for the first time at our convention this year? What did people buy and why? Can we see any trends in the new technology? When there are several products that are somewhat similar, how should we evaluate the differences? We would welcome it if some tech people came to talk about new products. We are more interested in those of you who were persuaded to buy tech and how you are liking what you got!

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Virtually every program on ACB Media has had Scott Thornhill on as a guest. Tuesday Topics which will be live at 7 Eastern on August 5 is now finally rectifying that situation. Obviously we will spend some time talking about Scott's past and his vision loss. We will also ask that he share with us some of the information he provided to the Board of ACB at their pre-convention meeting. What is engagement and why is it important? Can individual members or affiliates do anything to increase the engagement of ACB. What is Colby Garrison's new role? What is the idea of a "communications" position. How can ACB best operate in times where many of our values may have to be expressed in different ways? I hope Scott will tell us about the new shared resource that allows us to communicate directly with members of Congress.

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On JULY 29 at 7 PM eastern time Tuesday Topics will once more take to the internet. Once again we will be asking both our team and you to take a leap into your past and share with us the most amazing thing that has happened to you in your life. Is there one event or occurrence that has been just the most amazing and life-changing thing that has ever happened to you? That is our question! It could be something frightening! It could be something just plain awesome! Whatever the event or situation, we want the Tuesday Topics team and you, our participants, to share it with us! We are expecting to hear about a bunch of amazing things as July ends! How good the program will be will depend on you!

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For the second week in a row we will consider the convention. there were several folks who wanted to speak but didn't get a chance. We will also explore some of the questions that came up in the first show in more detail. There are some serious questions about how the convention should be handled! Should we separate the business of ACB from the convention and just do programs and training? Should we put more into the hybrid? How should our convention rules be changed to account for some of the anomalies that happened this year? Can we do that? Should we consider a constitutional or bylaw change that might fix some things? Should we try to end affiliate voting next year in St. Louis? There are lots of questions to ask and answer and we will approach them on the show this evening.

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Tuesday Topics will once more take to the "air" on Tuesday July 15 from 7 to 9 PM. I hope our whole crew will be with us to explore with you the good, the bad and the ugly of the American Council of the Blind convention. What were the high points? What could have been better? Were virtual arrangements, effective? How were tours? What about in person experiences? How was the hotel? What did you like most about Dallas? What did you dislike the most about it? What changes should ACB make next year in the way they run conventions? Do you have comments about the virtual segment of the convention? The success of this show will depend on you!

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As was suggested at the end of our last program, we are going to complete our convention preparedness show by looking at the state of ACB through the eyes of ACB'S current Vice Presidents. David Trott from Talladega Alabama and Ray Campbell from Springfield Illinois will be our guests. Ray has decided not to run for the Board this time. He has served his full terms as Second Vice President of ACB. This will give Ray a chance to reflect on the current state of ACB and on the changes he has seen. David Trott is our First Vice President and, before that, was ACB'S treasurer. He brings to our show experience and knowledge about where ACB is and where ACB is going. You will get a chance to ask these leaders about what the state of the game is and how they see the future of ACB. This will be our last Topics till after the convention so I hope many of you will join us to reflect on the state of ACB!

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The ACB convention is rapidly approaching and we thought it might be fun to invite a few of ACB'S special interest affiliates to tell folks about what they have planned for the convention and other things they are doing. It is our plan to have the Braille Revival League, Library Users of America, Families and the Council of Citizens with Low Vision. Remember our convention extends over two weeks. The first week includes virtual presentations. The second week we will be in a hybrid situation in Dallas Texas. We will hear about planned presentations from these groups and, later in the program, if other special interest folks are there, we will give them a chance to tell us what they are doing! Library Users, the Braille Revival League, Families and CCLVI all have virtual and hybrid events that deserve your attention. If you register for special interest affiliates at convention some are offering door prizes. If you have already registered you can go back and add with no penalty!

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It has been a while since Tuesday Topics looked at artificial intelligence. We know that it is becoming more and more crucial for people who are blind. Meta glasses, copilot, and new components on new iPhones are just some of the changes that are happening. Blind Information Technology Specialists are sponsoring a three day training program in Dallas at our convention. Jeff Bishop, BITS President, will be with us to tell us about that and other AI activities. What has changed in the last year? How are people liking the new versions of the meta glasses? How do people feel about the other new glasses that are becoming available? How effective is AI at making what we do better and what can we expect in the future? These are just some of the questions we will explore as Tuesday topics once more focuses on artificial intelligence! There is a new book that has just been released by the National Braille Press concerning using AI. It is written by Judy Dixon who is, on Tuesday, on her way to Germany. She is expecting to join us for part of our show from the airport.

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