[nfbmi-talk] FW: MCB Activity List Commission meeting 9/18/09

Tue Sep 8 22:55:50 UTC 2009

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From: Michigan Comm for the Blind Vision 20/20 List
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Sent: Tuesday, September 08, 2009 5:09 PM
To: MCB2020-L at LISTSERV.MICHIGAN.GOV
Subject: MCB Activity List Commission meeting 9/18/09

     MICHIGAN COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND

ACTIVITY LIST

September 2009 Edition (including events dated September 1 and after)

September 8 MCB Consumer Involvement Council Meeting, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00
p.m., Victor Building, second floor conference room, 201 N. Washington
Square, Lansing.  To participate by teleconference, call 877-873-8017 and
enter passcode number 5167756.  The CIC, made up of representatives from
organized consumer groups and current agency clients provides formal
consumer input to the Commission for the Blind Board.  For more information,
contact MCB Liaison Marla McClure at (269) 337-3770.*

September 17      MCB Image & Identity Team Meeting, 9 a.m. to noon,
Conference Room F, Third Floor, Victor Building, 201 N. Washington Square,
Lansing.  To participate by teleconference, call 877-873-8017 and enter
passcode 7502991. This group focuses on ways to increase awareness of the
Michigan Commission for the Blind and its programs and services, such as
through collaboration with other organizations, publications, the MCB
website, media, community events, and more. The committee is open to anyone
who would like to participate, including MCB staff, consumers, community
partners, and others interested in these topics. For more information,
contact Susan Turney (MCB) at (517) 241-8631.*

September 17      Capital Area Michigan Works! Fall Job Expo at the Lansing
Center Ballroom, 333 East Michigan Avenue, in Lansing, 2:30-6:00 p.m. MCB
will have a booth at this event to provide information about MCB services
for employers and consumers, as well as to provide information about
opportunities in the field of blind rehabilitation. Contact Susan Turney at
517-241-8631.

September 18 (Friday)   MCB Commission Meeting, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in
Marquette at the Landmark Inn, 230 North Front Street, and audio streamed
live on the MCB website at www.michigan.gov/mcb.  For more information,
contact Sue Luzenski (MCB) at (517) 335-4265.*

October 7-8 Michigan Optometric Association 41st Annual Fall Seminar at the
Lansing Center in Lansing.  MCB will host a booth at this event to provide
optometrists with information on MCB services to share with their low-vision
patients.  For more information on MCB's participation at this event,
contact Susan Turney, MCB, at 517-241-8631.

October 8-11      Michigan Council of the Blind and Visually Impaired
(MCBVI) 36th Annual Convention, October 8-11, 2009, at the Howard Johnson
Plaza Hotel, 255 28th Street SW, in Wyoming (near Grand Rapids). For more
information, contact MCBVI President Joe Sibley at (616) 724-1650. 

October 13  MCB Service Delivery Design Team Meeting, SILC Offices, 417
Seymour Street, Lansing, 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.  The Service Delivery Design
Team meets to discuss MCB services and improve delivery of quality services.
The group comprises MCB staff, consumers and other partners.  The meetings
are open to all who wish to participate.  To participate by teleconference,
call 877-873-8017 and enter access code 3204437.  If you plan to participate
in the meeting, please contact Lisa Marchione (MCB), Chair, at (517)
335-4261 one week before the meeting.*

October 21-23     Michigan Rehabilitation Conference, October 21-23, 2009,
in Grand Rapids at the Amway Grand Plaza in Grand Rapids.  For more
information, visit http://michiganrehabilitationconference.org/, or contact
Harry Smith, Conference Coordinator, at (517) 484-5588 or hsmith2 at maro.org .

October 28  MCB Cultural Diversity Team Meeting (rescheduled) in Kalamazoo
at the MCB Training Center, 1541 Oakland Drive, and by teleconference from
10 a.m. to 3 p.m.  This committee works to ensure that MCB services are
available to all eligible individuals in Michigan's diverse population. All
MCB staff, partners, and stakeholders are welcome to participate on the
committee, and the committee is seeking new members. To participate by
teleconference, call 1-877-336-1828 and enter access code 8434886. For more
information, contact Debbie Wilson (MCB) at (810) 760-2035.*

November 6-8      National Federation of the Blind of  Michigan (NFBMI)
State Convention at the Radisson Hotel Grand Rapids Riverfront.  Details
will be available at www.NFBMI.org. For more information, contact Fred
Wurtzel, President, NFB of Michigan, at 517-485-0326.

November 15-20    MCB Mini Adjustment Program in Grand Rapids.  This
weeklong event will provide MCB clients with training in a variety of skills
of blindness, e.g., cane travel, Braille, adaptive kitchen skills, dealing
with time and money, and adaptive computer technology.  For more
information, contact Shig Toda (MCB) at (269) 337-3601.*

December 8  MCB Service Delivery Design Team Meeting, SILC Offices, 417
Seymour Street, Lansing, 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.  The Service Delivery Design
Team meets to discuss MCB services and improve delivery of quality services.
The group comprises MCB staff, consumers and other partners.  The meetings
are open to all who wish to participate.  To participate by teleconference,
call 877-873-8017 and enter access code 3204437.  If you plan to participate
in the meeting, please contact Lisa Marchione (MCB), Chair, at (517)
335-4261 one week before the meeting.*

December 10 MCB Image & Identity Team Meeting, 9 a.m. to noon, Conference
Room F, Third Floor, Victor Building, 201 N. Washington Square, Lansing.  To
participate by teleconference, call 877-873-8017 and enter passcode 7502991.
This group focuses on ways to increase awareness of the Michigan Commission
for the Blind and its programs and services, such as through collaboration
with other organizations, publications, the MCB website, media, community
events, and more. The committee is open to anyone who would like to
participate, including MCB staff, consumers, community partners, and others
interested in these topics. For more information, contact Susan Turney (MCB)
at (517) 241-8631.*

December 11 (Friday)    MCB Commission Meeting and Honor Roll Awards
Presentation from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in East Lansing at the Kellogg
Center, 55 South Harrison Avenue.  For more information, contact Sue
Luzenski (MCB) at (517) 335-4265.*

January 12, 2010  MCB Consumer Involvement Council Meeting, 9:00 a.m.-12:00
p.m., Victor Building, second floor conference room, 201 N. Washington
Square, Lansing.  To participate by teleconference, call (877) 873-8017 and
enter passcode number 8101876.  The CIC, made up of representatives from
organized consumer groups and current agency clients provides formal
consumer input to the Commission for the Blind board.  For more information,
contact MCB Liaison Marla McClure at (269) 337-3770.*

April 29-30, 2010 Michigan Chapter, Association for Education and
Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired Annual Conference,
Marriott at Laurel Park, Livonia.  For more information, contact Lynnette
Norton at 313-291-4625 or nortlyn at comcast.net.

* The meeting site is accessible.  Individuals attending the meeting are
requested to refrain from using heavily scented personal care products in
order to enhance accessibility for everyone.  People with disabilities
requiring additional accommodations (such as materials in alternative
format) in order to participate in the meeting should call the number listed
for that event at least five business days prior to the meeting.

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