2022 Annual Meeting Review

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10/13/22 • 29 min

On this episode of Change Makers, we are live from APH’s 154th Annual Meeting. Held October 5–7 at the Hyatt Regency Louisville in Downtown Louisville, Ex Officio Trustees (EOT) , EOT Census Assistants, Online Ordering Assistants, and other attendees came together to share news, ideas and inspiration.
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Jeff Fox (Narrator)
Sara Brown, APH Public Relations Manager
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Change Makers: A Podcast from APH - 2022 Annual Meeting Review

Transcript

Jeff Fox00:00:00.479

Welcome to Change Makers , a podcast from APH. We're talking to people from around the world who are creating positive change in the lives of people who are blind or have low vision. Here's your host.

Sara Brown00:00:15.550

Hello and welcome to Change Makers . I'm APH's Public Relations Manager, Sara Brown . And today we are recapping our 154th Annual Meeting held October 5 through the 7th at the Hyatt Regency in Do