9:00 AM – NFB BOARD MEETING

Open to all

1:00 – 4:00 PM – NOPBC ANNUAL DIVISION MEETING

Welcome

Address by the 2025 Distinguished Educator of Blind Students

Skills for Success – This panel will include a teacher of blind students, an Orientation & Mobility instructor, & staff from an NFB training center

Educational Opportunities from the NFB – Karen Anderson

Meet the New Editor of the Braille Monitor – Chris Danielsen

The Blind Parents Group – Lisamaria Martinez

Crossing the Bay Bridge – Sandy Halverson

We Are Not All College Bound: How Randolph Sheppard Can Be a Wonderful Option for Our Children – Belinda Banks & Pam Schner

Kid Power Panel

What’s New at the National Library Service for the Blind?

Parent Power: Meet Our 2025 Parent Leadership Class

Elections

Adjourn

At the end of the Annual Meeting there will be special instructions regarding the Braille Book Fair

4:30 – 6:30 PM – BRAILLE BOOK FAIR

A book lover’s dream! Browse table after table of FREE new and used Braille and print/Braille books. Volunteers will box your books and deliver them to the post office for Free Matter shipment to your home.

7:30 PM – FAMILY EVENT—BREAKFAST FOR DINNER

Join us for networking and fellowship. We’ll have dinner at a nearby IHOP on Canal Street. We’ll gather in the lobby and walk over together.