20260309 Legislative Seminar - Afternoon

Originally Broadcasted March 9, 2026, on ACB Media 6

· Autonomous Vehicle Panel

o Many of us in the blind and low vision community are excited for the potential opportunities brought about by autonomous vehicles. This panel discussed the policies being created at the state and federal level that impact access to autonomous vehicles.

§ AVIA, Jeff Farrah

§ Waymo

§ Zoox, Rachel Rathore

o Responding to the Administrative and Legislative Branches

o Knowing exactly how to speak to the federal government, whether it is through an official agency notice or through conversations with our Congressmembers, can be difficult. We want to know how best to approach such opportunities. Our two speakers have experience in applicable agencies and on Capitol Hill and walked us through best practices in such advocacy.

§ Jennifer Mathis, Bazelon CenterMichael Barnett, Powers Law

· Sponsor**’**s Presentation

· Federal Panel

o Several representatives of different agencies shared with us current agency work that impacts on the lives of people who are blind or have low vision. There was also time for Q\&A.

§ Kimie Eacobacci, NCD

§ Sachin Pavithran, U.S. Access Board

§ Molly Burgdorf, FCC

§ Alex Taday, DOT

§ Jason Yasner, NLS

· Hill Etiquette and Closing

o We always like to close the Legislative Seminar with time to talk about how to best conduct yourself when visiting Capitol Hill. We went through the “Do’s and Don’ts” of how to act when visiting your congress members.

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