Full 2026 MAB Convention Schedule
Friday September 11, 2026
- 8:30 AM - 12 PM: Board Meeting
- 3:30 PM: Convention Registration
- 4:00 PM - 5:15 PM: Tactile Art
- 4:00 PM - 8 PM: Vendor Area Open
- 5:30 - 6:30 PM: Pizza Buffet
- 6:30 PM - 7 PM: Opening Ceremonies - Little Shell Tribe
- 7 PM: Silent Auction Opens
- 7:15 PM: Live Auction
Saturday September 12, 2026
Please note: Breakfast is on your own. There is a restaurant on site
- 8:30 AM - 11:45 AM: 2026 MAB State Business Meeting
- 12 PM - 1 PM: Lunch
- 1 PM: Lunch Keynote Presentation:
- Magnify Your Knowledge of the Visual System - Kathy Garza
Afternoon Breakout Sessions
- 2 PM - 2:45 PM: The Confidence Code: Building Unshakeable Self-Trust in a World That Doubts You - Bobbie Maloy
- 2 PM - 2:45 PM: MonTECH Services - Michelle Allen
- 3 PM - 3:45 PM: Low Vision Workstation Ergonomics - Shannon Payne
- 3 PM - 3:45 PM: White Cane Safety while traveling independently - Laurel Henry
- 4 PM - 4:30 PM: Summer Orientation Program Panel
- 4 PM - 4:30 PM - White Cane ordering and sizing techniques - Angela Tab
- 4:45 PM- 5:30 PM: Humanware >
5:30 PM: Banquet Dinner
- 6 PM: Banquet Dinner Keynote:
- From Independence to Empowerment: How the Words We Use Shape the Soul - Kathy Garza
- 7:30 PM: Music - Cash and Company
Sunday September 13, 2026
- 8:30 AM - 9:15 AM: Memorial Service - Little Shell Tribe
- 9:30 AM: Board meeting - Installation of Officers